Kent Farrington, who was untouchable at last month’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Fort Worth, Texas (USA) after winning the first two legs of the three-part seasonal highlight and holding on to claim the title with his two superstar mares Toulayna and Greya, is back out in front in the Longines Rankings. The two-time Olympian and Team USA silver medallist at Rio 2016 has squeezed ahead of former world number one Scott Brash (GBR) by the slimmest of margins, with just 19 points between the two rivals for the top spot.

Chicago-born Farrington, who now bases himself in Wellington, Florida, has been perched on Brash’s heels ever since the Scotsman overtook him at the helm in February, closing the gap between them to 196 points in the end-March rankings after winning the US$1,000,000 Wellington feature with Greya on the last weekend of the month. Moving into April, and Farrington’s sensational run in Texas allowed the 45-year-old to lift the magnificent Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ trophy for the first-time ever. And he then capped off an incredible month by topping the feature Kentucky Invitational in Lexington on 25 April with the Mexican-bred 5* Grand Prix first-timer Descartes SR, who went on to finish third in the Monterrey 5* feature a week later. 

“Of course, I’m incredibly excited to be back at world number one. It’s a great honor for me and my entire team, who make this possible with an exceptional group of horses. I’m truly grateful to ride such amazing horses and to work alongside such a talented group of people. With such a strong field of competitors, I look forward to the continued battles in the sport.” – Kent Farrington, Longines Rankings world number one.

The American previously held the top spot for a year from May 2017, and then reclaimed the Longines world number one armband in May of last year from Sweden’s long-time leader Henrik von Eckermann. Farrington held onto it for nine months until relegated by Brash in February and now, with 3,511 points and his string of incredible horses peaking at just the right moment, he is back in charge. 

Brash, who has headed the Longines rankings three times in a storied career that includes two Olympic gold medals with Team GBR, sits second on 3,492 points, 254 clear of Germany’s 2025 European champion Richard Vogel, stable in third on 3,238. Tokyo 2020 individual champion Ben Maher (GBR), who shared team gold in London 2012 and Paris 2024 with Brash, holds onto fourth with 2,966, while Belgium’s European team gold medallist Gilles Thomas is also unmoving in fifth on 2,959.

France’s Nina Mallevaey retains sixth and the world number one female crown on 2,955, ahead of Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam, whose tally of 2,924 keeps him in seventh. Paris 2024 individual gold medallist Christian Kukuk is up a place to eighth with 2,905 points, with Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat (2,745) and the USA’s McLain Ward (2,735) back into the top-10 in ninth and 10th. Ward and Farrington remain the only two US athletes to have sat on the top of the Longines world rankings. 

The full Longines Rankings list is published here.