Photo: Ben Maher.
Horse Guards Parade Ground will be the extraordinary and iconic backdrop to what is set to be an awesome and crucial round of the 2014 Championship race and a flagship event for the Tour as it returns to the UK for the second time.
The historic site, which attracts millions of visitors and tourists every year to watch the Changing of the Queen’s Guard, will see top-level international equestrian sport for the first time ever.
Nine out of the Top 10 riders in the world, including Team GB’s Olympic show jumping gold medallists, will be competing.
The Longines Global Champions Tour is a short walk from Westminster tube and will start from around 11.00am to 19.00pm. For more details about the Longines Global Champions Tour, please visit http://www.globalchampionstour.com/.
WHEN:
Thursday 14th August (08.00am – 19.00pm)
Friday 15th August (09.30am – 18.00pm)
Saturday 16th August (08.00am – 19.00pm)
WHERE:
Horse Guards Parade Ground
The Household Division, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX
WHAT:
27 of the top 30 show jumping riders in the world will come together to battle for the Longines Global Champions Tour of London Grand Prix presented by Qatar, in a rare coming together of the very best riders in the sport of show jumping at the Horse Guards Parade Ground.
Two years after Team GB’s gold medal triumph at the London Olympics, world No. 1 Scott Brash, World No. 2 Ben Maher, and legendary British riders Nick Skelton and Michael Whitaker will be in action.
The glamorous event will see thousands of fans and hundreds of VIPs, including Royals and celebrities, watching the sport only a stone’s throw from the back garden of No. 10 Downing Street and a few hundred metres from Buckingham Palace.