Riyadh Takes Centre Stage as Global Show Jumping Superstars Close Out the 2025 Longines Global Champions Tour Season
Mdmar – LGCT – Riyadh
The stage is set for one of the most thrilling weekends of the year as the Longines Global Champions Tour Finals return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 30 October – 1 November. With the 2025 Championship podium positions still on the line, anticipation is at fever pitch as 51 world-class riders from across the globe prepare to battle it out in the desert capital.
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As the curtain closes on another spectacular LGCT season, the Riyadh Finals promise elite sport, drama, and emotion in equal measure – all under the floodlights of the King Abdullah Financial District. The world’s best will go head-to-head for championship glory, crucial ranking points, and a share of the remarkable prize purse exceeding €10.5 million for LGCT Championship, GCL Championship and LGCT Riyadh classes.
The Battle for the 2025 Title
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The Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Riyadh will determine who takes Gold, Silver and Bronze in the 2025 LGCT Championship, marking the culmination of a season that has spanned iconic cities including New York, Paris, Shanghai, Monaco, and Rome.
As Gilles Thomas has already been crowned the 2025 LGCT Champion of Champions it’s the battle for the final podium positions that is still anyone’s game. Among the star-studded line-up are some of the biggest names in show jumping, including Harrie Smolders, the ever-cool Dutchman who has already etched his name into LGCT history, last year’s championship runner-up Christian Kukuk, Mr Consistent Andreas Schou, flying Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten, Irishman Denis Lynch and two-time LGCT Champion Scott Brash
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They’ll be joined by Daniel Deusser, 2024 LGCT Champion Max Kuhner, two time LGCT Champion Edwina Tops-Alexander, Katrin Eckermann, and Janne Friederike Meyer Zimmermann – all previous LGCT Grand Prix winners and formidable contenders capable of turning the championship race on its head in the final leg.
As always, consistency, speed, and split-second precision will define who emerges victorious on the grand stage in Riyadh.
Elite Field Set for an Epic Showdown
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This year’s Finals will feature an exceptional line-up of global talent representing 20 nations.
Among the many stars confirmed to compete are: Henrik von Eckermann (SWE), Pieter Devos (BEL), Simon Delestre (FRA), Abdel Said ( BEL ), Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli (SWE), John Whitaker (GBR), Nicola & Olivier Philippaerts (BEL), Michael Pender (IRL), Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) and many more.
Fans can also look forward to cheering on home favourites Abdullah Al-Sharbatly, Abdulrahman Al Rajhi, Ramzy Al-Duhami, and Khaled Al-Mobty, as they proudly represent Saudi Arabia on home soil in front of an electric local crowd
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The action in Riyadh will also determine which rider secures the final golden ticket to the GC Prague Playoffs next month, where the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix will bring the curtain down on another unforgettable season.
Jan Tops, Founder and President of the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL, said: “The Finals in Riyadh are always a defining moment in our season – where everything comes down to precision, consistency, and courage. The quality of this year’s riders & horses is exceptional, and the atmosphere promises to be electric. We are proud to bring world-class sport to Riyadh once again and look forward to an incredible climax to the 2025 season.”
An Unmissable Sporting Spectacle
With championship glory, qualification for the GC Playoffs, and record prize money all on the line, the Longines Global Champions Tour of Riyadh is set to deliver a spectacular conclusion to the 2025 season. Fans around the world can follow all the action live on GCTV and through the official social channels.
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The “Mdmar” website which was Founded by Khaled Makhlouf in 2007 for horse and equestrian races is keen to cover and follow all competitions related to horses, from show jumping, Horseracing, speed and endurance races, and purebred Arabian horse beauty shows, which belong to the Arab Gulf countries at home and abroad in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain
