Farrington delivers under pressure for first World Cup title in Fort Worth

Kent Farrington (USA) finished the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final the way he began it: with a victory.

Farrington cliched the first World Cup title of his career Sunday afternoon at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas with a clear effort in the final round of jumping aboard his partner of five years, Greya.

He finished on just 4 total penalties from three days of competition and four rounds of jumping. Daniel Deusser (GER) finished second on 7 penalties with Otello de Guldenboom, followed by Katie Dinan (USA) and Out of the Blue SCF with 9 penalties.

“The World Cup Final is special to me, because that’s what I grew up watching. I didn’t have access to high level shows, but we had video tapes of the World Cup Final, and I would get that every single year,” Farrington said. “I would watch it so much that I would burn through the tape on cassette, so to be here winning it today is really special for me, and I’m very proud to have my name on the trophy.”

Farrington led the competition at every stage. He won the opening speed round with Toulayna before also topping the second round’s jump-off competition with Greya.

“I think it’s important [to note] that I rode two horses here that brought me to this victory. I couldn’t have done it without Toulayna on Day One, who also won,” he said. “I have two exceptional mares, and they put me in a position that I am here to win this title.”

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