Kent Farrington with numerous top wins now leads in Jumping World Rankings
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Kent Farrington is now the new world number one, taking the lead on the world rankings with 3,269 points.
Kent Farrington on Greya winning at WEF (Photo by Sportfot)Farrington has had a string of strong performances on home soil in Wellington and Lexington.
His most recent triumph, a commanding win at the CSI5* in Lexington, Ky., has earned him crucial ranking points, propelling him to the top of the World Rankings.
After months of chasing Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann, Farrington finally owns the coveted World No. 1 spot.
The US now has riders leading in both Jumping, with Farrington. and in Eventing, with Boyd Martin.
This is the second time in Farrington’s career that he has led the global standings.
He first reached the No. 1 spot in May 2017, overtaking McLain Ward.
Farrington held the leading position for a full year before ceding it to the Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders in May 2018.
To date, Farrington and Ward remain the only American riders to have held the top spot in the World Rankings.