{"id":18644,"date":"2026-04-13T11:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helsinkihorseshow.fi\/?p=18644"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:14:24","slug":"farrington-delivers-under-pressure-for-first-world-cup-title-in-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helsinkihorseshow.fi\/en\/news\/farrington-delivers-under-pressure-for-first-world-cup-title-in-fort-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Farrington delivers under pressure for first World Cup title in Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Daniel Deusser (GER), Kent Farrington (USA), and Katie Dinan (USA), on the podium at\u00a0the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup\u2122 – Third Final Competition. Photo FEI Shannon Brinkman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Kent Farrington (USA) finished the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup\u2122 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By FEI Catie Staszak<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe World Cup Final is special to me, because that\u2019s what I grew up watching. I didn\u2019t have access to high level shows, but we had video tapes of the World Cup Final, and I would get that every single year,\u201d Farrington said. \u201cI 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\u2019m very proud to have my name on the trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farrington led the competition at every stage. He won the opening speed round with Toulayna before also topping the second round\u2019s jump-off competition with Greya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s important [to note] that I rode two horses here that brought me to this victory. I couldn\u2019t have done it without Toulayna on Day One, who also won,\u201d he said. \u201cI have two exceptional mares, and they put me in a position that I am here to win this title.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pressure packed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sunday\u2019s Third Final Competition\u2014reserved for the top 30 athletes after the first two rounds\u2014was as thrilling as the sport could offer. Course designer Anderson Lima (MEX) set the stage for a pressure-filled final day with his artfully colorful and technical tracks, the first of the two jumping rounds featuring an eye-catching Longhorn-shaped wall and a challenging double of verticals with a water tray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Dinan and Out of the Blue SCF. Photo FEI Shannon Brinkman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Dinan, Rene Dittmer (GER) and Richard Vogel (GER) moved up the leaderboard with impressive clear efforts, while three-time World Cup Champion Steve Guardat (SUI) and Kevin Staut (FRA) saw their positions fall with a rail apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farrington had more than a rail in hand entering the round, but when the plank fell at the sixth fence on course, it left him just three penalties ahead of Deusser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 20 then advanced to a second and final round, which posed more challenges, from a wall of mural planks to a short oxer-vertical line against the rail and a power-required oxer at the end of the triple combination. Dinan jumped clear again, and Deusser gave himself his best chance at a second career title with another faultless effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy expectations were high. That\u2019s why I\u2019m coming here,\u201d said Deusser, the 2014 title holder. \u201cI had a very good start on Day One, [but] one rail down pushed me back a little on Day Two. Today, I have to say, [Otello de Guldenboom] really tried his heart out. He really did his very best, and I have to say I\u2019m very proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Deusser and Otello de Guldenboom. Photo FEI Shannon Brinkman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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To win it all, Farrington and Greya would have to keep every rail up, and the fans sensed the pressure. It was silent in the stands as the pair set off in the arena toward the first fence, but when they landed off the last obstacle, the crowd erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was hoping to go [into the last round] with a rail in hand. That didn\u2019t happen,\u201d Farrington said. \u201cI\u2019m very confident in my horse, so I was hoping she would perform like she did, and she delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom [when I was] a little kid, I\u2019ve always put a lot of pressure on myself, and at a certain point, there\u2019s no more pressure to put on,\u201d he added. \u201cI just focus on my task at hand, be in the present, be one with my horse, think about what I have to do and not worry about the end result in that moment. I\u2019m just in the present, riding the course with my horse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All-American heroes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The United States brought nine athletes to these Finals on home soil, and they impressed throughout the week. All nine riders advanced through to Sunday, with six making the very final round. Ultimately, the Americans bookended the podium. To Farrington\u2019s immediate left was Dinan, who at just 32 years old, has already competed in seven World Cup Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A year ago, Dinan and her mare Out of the Blue SCF finished eighth in Basel (SUI) and were the only pair to produce a double-clear effort on the day. They were double-clear once again Sunday in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m in awe of my horse,\u201d Dinan said. \u201cShe was spectacular every day, jumping clear on Thursday, Friday, and both rounds today. I owe everything to her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coached by 2007 World Cup Champion Beat M\u00e4ndli, Dinan\u2019s placing was even more meaningful, given she achieved it in her home country\u2014and with a horse that was bred in the United States, by Spy Coast Farm in Lexington, KY.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a mare that was born in the U.S. and did her whole young horse career in the U.S. She\u2019s gone to Europe for shows, but everything was all U.S.-based,\u201d Dinan said. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to represent my country like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just blocks from Dickies Arena is Farrington Field, an American football stadium that the World No. 2 jumping athlete encountered upon his arrival to Fort Worth. The venue is named after an athletic director named Evan Stanely Farrington, but there might now be additional significance. As Farrington sat before his trophy, he acknowledged there may have been a bit of foreshadowing in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI did see Farrington Field,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought that was a good sign when I got here.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FEI World Cup\u2122 Finals 2026 Fort Worth (USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FULL RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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