United States
Kent Farrington
Birth date :
20 December 1980
20 December 1980
43 years
Categories :
Jumping
One of the top ranked riders in the world
Farrington’s first notable Grand Prix win was at Saugerties in 2004 with Madison; the following year Madison was named AGA’s "Horse of the Year" and Farrington “Trainer of the Year". Subsequent accomplishments include: winning team gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara and the King George V Gold Cup at CSIO Hickstead on Uceko, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows and team bronze in Caen for the FEI World Equestrian Games both with Voyeur, and the Rolex Grand Prix in Geneva with Gazelle.[5] Farrington was the first American to win the Rolex International Jumping Riders Club Rolex Top Ten Final in 2015 and he earned Team Silver with Voyeur at the Río 2016 Summer Olympics, both aboard Voyeur. In April 2017, Farrington took over as World Number One on the Longines rankings and held the top position until March 2018