Kent Farrington on Myla won the $63,000 Qualifier at the Major League Show Jumping in Toronto

Details: August 22, 2025; By Staff Writers

TORONTO, Canada--World no. 1 Kent Farrington on Myla won the CSI5* 1.50m $63,000 Grand Prix Qualifier under the lights on Thursday evening, Aug. 21 at the Major League Show Jumping in Toronto

Kent arrington on Myla Mackenzie Clark Kent Farrington on Myla (Photo by Mackenzie Clark)Toronto marks the second stop on the calendar of the fifth season for MLSJ.

Farrington beat Jordan Coyle of Ireland on Ariso by just over a half a second over the course set by Olaf Petersen Jr.,

Farrington finished clean in 31.05 seconds and Coyle was clean in 31.59.

Twenty-year-old Skylar Wireman was third on Barclino B, clean in 32.53 seconds.

Coming off a Grand Prix win riding Greya at the season opener in Traverse City just two weeks ago, Farrington returned to win again in Toronto – this time on Myla.

“Myla’s natural foot speed across the ground is incredibly fast, which is a big advantage in a small arena,” Farrington said. “Running is our normal speed – so for me – I don't really worry about the time allowed. If I do my normal tempo, it’s usually going to be good enough.”

THE HOLSTEINER mare last won on the world’s biggest stage at CHIO Aachen in Germany this July before rejoining the North American circuit.

“She's just 10 years old, which on the trajectory of an international horse is on the front side of their career,” said Farrington, who took over the world no. 1 title earlier this year. “She's already had some top results and great wins. She's been a big contributor to me getting back to world number one.”

Farrington’s own Team KPF sat fourth coming into MLSJ Toronto.

The eight points he earned on Thursday moved his team to second, just two points off the Roadrunners’ lead at the top of the week.

Of the new format that earns MLSJ team riders points in the CSI5* Qualifier and Grand Prix, Farrington said, “I think that that's the future of The League. It’s great for the whole team to have more camaraderie, for team owners to have more support in all classes, and I think it aligns the best athletes and the best horses to have a contribution to the team.”

The trouble with the team format in MLSJ is that members of the team change all the time, so there's no way of telling who's earning points for which team in the team competition, but the top money and world ranking points in 5* classes are drawing more top riders.