FEI WORLD CUP FINALS
16–20 April
Edited by Jennifer Donald
@jen_donald
KING EDWARD added yet another jewel to his gleaming crown by successfully defending his FEI World Cup Final title with Henrik von Eckermann. At the end of three days’ jumping in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, King Edward was the only horse to go through the three classes without lowering a single pole. He won the speed class, he won the jump-off class and on the final night, he won the tworound decider.
As the only pair to complete the five rounds on a clean sheet, this valiant chestnut was spared a jump-off as the outright winner of the finale. He is the first horse to win back-to-back World Cups since Shutterfly did so in 1998/1999, joining an illustrious list that also includes Milton and ET.
But it was not totally plain
