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On April 26-29, 2018, the Longines Masters Series will ride into New
York for the exciting debut of the all-new Longines Masters of New York
and the thrilling culmination of the three-part international series.
When the grand finale arrives
at the newly renovated NYCB Live, home of the Nassau
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, it will bring with it the glitz and
the glamour of the series’ first two stops in Paris and Hong
Kong and the unparalleled first-class equestrian sport for
which the Longines Masters has become known.
“EEM is above all the realization of a dream. That of living a
passion, equestrian sport, and magnifying it by offering the
most beautiful sights worldwide,” said Christophe Ameeuw,
the CEO and Founder of EEM, the group behind the
Longines Masters. “Our added value is the desire to surprise
our audiences, riders, and spectators alike, to awaken the
passions and to dream thanks to avant-garde events mixing
performance and pleasure.”
Throughout the four-day Longines Masters of New York,
more than 50,000 fans are expected to visit and enjoy live
music, one-of-a-kind artwork, delectable cuisine, luxurious
shopping in the event’s Prestige Village, and exceptional,
high-caliber equestrian competition, featuring many of the
world’s top ranked equestrian athletes in the CSI5* events,
as well as many of the most competitive CSI1* and CSI2*
athletes in their own events.
Among the expected top-ranked athletes are Olympic
medalists McLain Ward, Lucy Davis, Laura Kraut, Beezie
Madden, and the number one rider in the world, Kent
Farrington. They will join many of the best riders of the
New York region, including Georgina Bloomberg, Brianne
Goutal, and Jessica Springsteen, in contesting the heartpounding
CSI5* international show jumping events.
The featured CSI5* events kick off on Friday night, April
27, with the Longines Speed Challenge, giving spectators
a chance to witness the world’s top-ranked equestrian
athletes as they contest the faults converted speed class
in what’s sure to be an exhilarating race against the clock.
On Saturday, the featured competitions continue with the
Masters Power Six Bar during the day, and the second leg
of the inaugural Riders Masters Cup on Saturday evening,
April 28.
The new, innovative team style show jumping competition
of the Riders Masters Cup pits the United States and Europe
against one another in a unique and thrilling format, which
debuted with the first leg at the Longines Masters of Paris in
December.
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