new document for seventy fifth anniversary

The Mars Badminton Horse Trials prize cash has gone up by almost £45,000 for its seventy fifth anniversary yr.

The whole prize pot for the 2024 Gloucestershire five-star is £425,000 – a rise of 12% (£44,700) on the 2023 purse. The winner will take residence £117,600, £12,600 greater than first prize final yr.

“We’re very a lot trying ahead to welcoming everybody – riders, homeowners, officers, spectators, sponsors, tradestand holders and contractors – to Badminton’s large birthday,” stated occasion director Jane Tuckwell.

“We’re delighted to have the ability to improve the prize cash throughout the board, as befits such a prestigious event.

“We’ve got some thrilling plans to make this a very memorable event and are significantly delighted that it coincides with Mars’s first occasion as title sponsor.”

Mars has been a presenting sponsor of Badminton since 2020 and will step as much as title sponsor for 2024. This makes the agency the third ever title sponsor in Badminton’s historical past.

An announcement from the occasion added that there can be an “further edge” to the competitors in 2024, on condition that it’s an Olympic yr. As in earlier Olympic years, Badminton is supporting British Equestrian funding.

“Badminton is the competitors all riders intention for and competing there has undoubtedly performed an enormous half in my profession,” stated Ros Canter, who received the 2023 occasion aboard Lordships Graffalo earlier than the pair went on to grow to be European champions.

“I feel we’re all actually excited to be a part of its historical past this yr.”

Precedence reserving for Badminton Horse Trials tickets is out there, and normal launch from tomorrow (10 January).

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Lucy is an skilled information journalist, reporter and presenter. Since becoming a member of the Horse & Hound group in 2015, Lucy has reported from main world sporting occasions together with the Tokyo Paralympic Video games and a number of European Championships, in addition to Badminton, Burghley and London, to call a couple of. She has lined present affairs and sports activities information throughout the total spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, in addition to human and equine welfare, business information and court docket instances.