Phillip Dutton’s 1-2 finish at The Event at TerraNova last weekend means he heads into 2025 as the leader of the US Equestrian Open standings with 75 points (read our full report from TerraNova here)
The CCI4*-S at TerraNova incorporated the third round of the US Equestrian Open of Eventing, a new Series launched in August 2024 as part of US Equestrian’s new branded competition series - the US Equestrian Open - which will feature the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of dressage, eventing, and jumping.
More than $1 Million prize money
Each discipline’s series consists of qualifying events leading up to a Final that ultimately names a US Equestrian Open champion. The prize money will total more than $1m across the series finals with each discipline final hosted at three different premier venues across the country and globally broadcast on ESPN.
“The launch of the US Equestrian Open series has been a priority for us. There’s a purpose-driven need for equestrian sport to produce a more commercially significant and identifiable championship model within the United States, particularly focused around the Olympic disciplines,” said David O’Connor, US Equestrian’s Chief of Sport.
“We've seen new and creative branded series introduced across other mainstream sports, such as golf and tennis, which have experienced tremendous success, both from an athlete and spectator perspective. As an organisation, we felt strongly we needed to move the needle forward in our sport by providing access to significant prize money and standing behind a unique model for each discipline, which encourages participation at the highest levels.”
US Equestrian Open of Eventing
The US Equestrian Open of Eventing will include multiple qualifying events throughout 2024 and 2025, with the US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final taking place at Morven Park in the CCI4*-L from 9th – 12th October 2025. US Equestrian will award $200,000 in total prize money at the final, and competitors will qualify through results at the designated CCI4*-S competitions.
So far qualifying competitions in 2024 have taken place at CCI4*-S level at Morven Park, Bouckaert and TerraNova with the series resuming at Bouckaert from 6th – 9th March 2025.
