Kent Farrington
Kent Farrington (born December 28, 1980 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American show jumper .
He has won more than 60 grand prizes in his career to date and is one of the youngest Americans to win over US $ 1,000,000 in sports. One of his greatest individual successes is fifth place at the 2016 Olympic Games .
Career
Farrington, who started riding when he was 8 years old, initially rode pony races before finding show jumping. He won gold with the team at the North American Young Rider Championships. In 1992 he won the National Pony Club Championships, in 1998 he won the Eisers / Pessoa National Equitation Medal and in 1999 the Washington International Equitation Medal .
In the same year he went to the stable of the show jumper Timothy Grubb , for whom he worked for two years. In 2001 he moved to Leslie Burr Howard's stable , shortly afterwards he won the Maxine Beard Award .
He has been self-employed with Kent Farrington LLC since 2002 . Its headquarters are in Greenwich, Connecticut , and there is also a facility in Wellington, Florida . His students include the show jumper Mavis Spencer, adopted daughter of the actress Alfre Woodard and the screenwriter Roderick Spencer .
In 2005 and 2006, his mare Madison was named Horse of the Year for the American Grand Prix Association. In 2006 he took part in the World Cup finals for the first time .
He started with Uceko in 2011 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara (Mexico) . In July 2014 he narrowly missed victory with Voyeur in the Grand Prix of Aachen , as the fastest rider he finished second with four penalty points in the jump-off.
At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, he and Gazelle were part of the US team that won the bronze medal here. In the following year he took part in the Olympic Games for the first time, won silver with the team and, as the best American, came fifth in the individual ranking.
He reached the peak of his career in 2017: After being in second place in the world rankings for two months in 2015 and 2016, Kent Farrington was world number one for the first time in May 2017. He held this position until April 2018. Due to a fall, he was unable to participate in tournament sports from February to May 2018. Since he was unable to get his mare Gazelle into championship form in time, he was removed from the shortlist for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon. In July 2019 he won the Grand Prix of Aachen endowed with 1,000,000 euros for the first time .
Horses (excerpt)
- current:
- Gazelle (* 2006), bay Belgian warmblood mare, father: Kashmir van Schuttershof, mother's father : Indoctro
- Creedance (* 2007), KWPN - Fox gelding, father: Lord Z, mother's father: Notaris
- former competition horses:
- Voyeur (* 2002), bay KWPN gelding, father: Tolano van't Riethof, mother's father: Goodwill; last used at the CHI Geneva 2017
- Uceko (born June 25, 2001), KWPN gray gelding, father: Celano, mother's father: coriander; last used in international sport in 2018
- Up Chiqui (born June 1, 1997), Belgian warmblood , chestnut gelding, father: Quidam de Revel , father of mother: Chin Chin, owner: William Dobbs, Alex Boone & Kent Farrington
- Top Gun , Schimmel, Owner: Iron Horse Farm
- Madison , bay KWPN mare, owner: Bill Weeks
Awards
- Eisers / Pessoa National Equitation Medal (1998)
- Washington International Equitation Medal (1999)
- Maxine Beard Award (2001)
- Trainer of the Year (2005 & 2006)
- 2nd place - Rider of the Year (2005 & 2006)
successes
Championships
- Olympic games:
- 2016, Rio de Janeiro : with Voyeur 2nd place with the team and 5th place in the individual ranking
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World Equestrian Games :
- 2014, Caen : with Voyeur 3rd place with the team and 32nd place in the individual ranking
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Pan American Games :
- 2011, Guadalajara: with Uceko 1st place with the team and 27th place in the individual ranking
- 2015, Toronto: 3rd place with the team and 36th place in the individual ranking with Gazelle
- North American Championships:
- 1st place, team, young riders
Further successes (selection)
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Devon , 2 × 1st place at the US Open (CSIO *****)
- 1st place in the King Georges V Gold Cup (Grand Prix of the CSIO 5 * Hickstead ) 2011 with Uceko
- 1st place in the Big Ben Challenge at the CSI 4 * -W Toronto 2012 with Uceko
- 2013:
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the Nations Cup tournament in Wellington FL (CSIO 4 *) with Blue Angel
- 1st place in the World Cup competition in Bridgehampton NY (CSI 4 * -W) with Zafira
- 1st place in the World Cup competition in Washington DC (CSI 3 * -W) with Blue Angel
- 2014:
- 1st place in the Wolvertem Grand Prix (CSI 3 *) with Willow
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * 'North American' in Calgary- Spruce Meadows with Voyeur
- 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Dublin (CSIO 5 *) with Uceko
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Barcelona (CSIO 5 *) with Uceko
- 2015:
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Hamburg (CSI 5 *) with Voyeur
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * 'National' in Calgary-Spruce Meadows with Voyeur
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Dublin (CSIO 5 *) with Uceko
- 1st place in the Top Ten Final at the CSI 5 * Geneva with Voyeur
- 2016:
- 1st place in the world cup jumping at the Deeridge Farms in Wellington FL (CSI 3 * -W) with Uceko
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of a CSI 3 * in Tryon NC with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the Royal Windsor Horse Show (CSI 4 *) with Creedance
- 2nd place in the Nations Cup of Rome (CSIO 5 *) with Voyeur
- 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Rotterdam (CSIO 5 *) with Creedance
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * 'Pan American' in Calgary-Spruce Meadows with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * 'North American' in Calgary-Spruce Meadows with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of St. Moritz (CSI 5 *) with Creedance
- 1st place in the North Salem World Cup (CSI 4 * -W) with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Lexington KY World Cup (CSI 4 * -W) with Voyeur
- 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Creedance
- 2017:
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of a CSI 5 * at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington FL with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Windsor (CSI 5 *) with Sherkan d'Amaury
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Madrid (CSI 5 *) with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * 'North American' in Calgary-Spruce Meadows with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Valence (CSI 5 *) with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * from Tryon NC with Gazelle
- 1st place in the World Cup competition in Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Voyeur
- 1st place in the Geneva Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) with Gazelle
- 2018:
- 2nd place in the Grand Prix of La Baule (CSIO 5 *) with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * 'National' in Calgary-Spruce Meadows with Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Valence (CSI 5 *) with Gazelle
- 2019:
- 2nd place in the Grand Prix of two CSI 5 * tournaments at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington FL, each with a Gazelle
- 1st place in the Grand Prix of Aachen (CSIO 5 *) with Gazelle
(As of July 21, 2019)
Web links
- Website of Kent Farrington (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Result of the Grand Prix of Aachen 2014
- ↑ Pan-American Games 2015: Jumping gold for Canada and USA , FEI press release , July 26, 2015
- ↑ FEI world ranking list show jumping
- ↑ No World Equestrian Games for Kent Farrington , Dominique Wehrmann / St. Georg, July 9, 2018
- ↑ FEI horse database: Voyeur
- ↑ FEI horse database: Creedance
- ↑ FEI horse database: Voyeur
- ↑ FEI horse database: Uceko
- ↑ Major achievements of Kent Farrington on the FEI website
- ^ FEI results database: Kent Farrington
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Farrington, Kent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American show jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |