Which riders achieved the most placements?

It's no secret that during international competitions, the same names often appear on the podium. But which riders, who competed with more than 25 horses, achieved the most placements in the past 365 days? Let’s take a closer look at the top three.

Sophie Hinners

At the top of the list is Germany’s Sophie Hinners. Over the past year, she competed with 35 different horses and was placed in 51.5% of her international starts. This earned her a total prize money of €529,274. Her biggest success came with the SWB gelding Iron Dames Singclair (Singular LS La Silla x VDL Cardento | SWB), who excels at the 5-star level. Other key horses contributing to her success include Special Life (I'm Special de Muze x Narew xx | SWB) and Kanturo Bh (Canturano I x Arko III | KWPN).

Richard Vogel

Second place also goes to a German rider, Richard Vogel. Competing with 28 horses in the past year, he was placed in 50.4% of the events, earning a remarkable €1,732,026 in prize money. His top horses include United Touch S (Untouched x Lux Z | Westf), Cepano Baloubet (Chaman x Stakkato's Highlight | BAD-WÜ), and Cydello (Cascadello I x Forsyth FRH | Hann).

Marie Demonte

In third place is France’s Marie Demonte. She competed with 30 horses and achieved placements in 48.7% of her international starts, resulting in €152,266 in prize money. Her main partners are Epona Du Quesnoy (Ogrion des Champs x Nabab de Reve | SF), Flashing de Riverland (Kannan x Allegreto | SF), and Glasgow de Riverland (L'Arc de Triomphe x Diamant de Semilly | SF).

Further down the list, we see many other well-known names like Pius Schwizer, Virginie Thonon, and Victor Bettendorf. Check out the full top 10 below.

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