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This week, the 2025-edition of the Traverse City Tournament of Champions kicks off at Flintfields Horse Park. The Traverse City Tournament of Champions features two of North America’s premier five-star competitions: The $340,000 CSI5*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ on 14 September and the $340,000 CSI5* American Gold Cup on 21 September.

On the entry list for this week's CSI5*-W show, which kicks off the North-American League of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2025/2026-season, are many big names including world no. one Kent Farrington, world no. seven McLain Ward (USA), Lillie Keenan (USA), Karl Cook (USA), Daniel Bluman (ISR), Conor Swail (IRL), Daniel Coyle (IRL), Mario Deslauriers (CAN) and Abdel Said (BEL) – to mention just a few.

The 2025/2026 North-American League will consist of seven legs across North America, with seven East U.S. riders, three West U.S. riders, two Canadian riders and two Mexican riders qualifying for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, in April 2026.

After Traverse City, the North-American League moves on Washington (USA), Toronto (CAN), Los Angeles (USA), Thermal (USA), Puebla (MEX) and Ocala (USA).