Show Jumping Riders Announced for $200,000 Central Park Grand Prix, presented by Rolex CSI 3*

Kent Farrington, Number One rider in the U.S., and Olympic Gold Medalists McLain Ward and Laura Kraut to lead all-star list of athletes competing in Inaugural Central Park Horse Show presented by Rolex

For Immediate Release
 

New York, NY - August 26, 2014 - The Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex and produced by The Chronicle of the Horse, is excited to announce riders for the $200,000 Central Park Grand Prix. The Jumping event, to be held on Sept. 18th, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at the Trump Rink in New York City's Central Park, will showcase some of the world's top show jumpers in a $200,000 FEI world ranking class. The Grand Prix will be set against a backdrop of skyscrapers in one of the world's most iconic venues, Central Park, and will be the first live prime-time broadcast of a show jumping event in the U.S. on a rated sports network, NBC Sports. 
 

Olympic double gold medalist McLain Ward is on the list to compete. Photo � Sportfot.

Riders for the event are as follows:

Kent Farrington

McLain Ward

Laura Kraut

Charlie Jayne

Jessica Springsteen

Georgina Bloomberg

Brianne Goutal

Conor Swail

Todd Minikus

Quentin Judge

Richie Moloney

Candice King

Shane Sweetnam

Darragh Kerins

Darragh Kenny

Daniel Bluman

Peter Leone

Kirsten Coe

Lauren Tisbo

Danielle Goldstein

Meagan Nusz

Molly Ashe Cawley

Paige Johnson

Catherine Pasmore

Cara Raether

Amanda Derbyshire
 

The United States' number one rider, Kent Farrington, will compete at the Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex. Photo � The Chronicle of the Horse.

For more information, please go to www.centralparkhorseshow.com. For tickets, please go to centralparkhorseshow.tix.com. 

 For VIP tables, please contact Anne Caroline Valtin at vip@centralparkhorseshow.com.

Discounted Hotel rooms are available at the JW Marriott Essex House at the following link: http://bit.ly/1nRumC6.

Information for The Central Park Horse Show can be found at www.centralparkhorseshow.com, "Like" the new Central Park Horse Show Facebook page and follow them on Twitter at @CPHorseShow, and on Instagram at @CPHorseShow!

ABOUT ROLEX

Leading brand of the Swiss watch industry, Rolex, headquartered in Geneva, enjoys an unrivalled reputation for quality and expertise the world over. Its Oyster watches, all certified as chronometers for their precision, are symbols of excellence, performance and prestige. A pioneer in the development of the wristwatch as early as 1905, the brand is at the origin of numerous major watchmaking innovations, such as the Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch, launched in 1926, and the Perpetual rotor self-winding mechanism introduced in 1931. Rolex has registered over 400 patents in the course of its history. A truly integrated and independent manufacturing company, Rolex designs, develops and produces in-house all the essential components of its watches, from the casting of the gold alloys to the machining, crafting, assembly and finishing of the movement, case, dial and bracelet. Rolex is also actively involved in supporting the arts, sports, exploration, the spirit of enterprise, and the environment through a broad palette of sponsoring activities as well as philanthropic programmes.

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