Scott Brash won the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final last year, can he repeat his win today? Photo (c) Jenny Abrahamsson.
Tonight, the 2015 Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final kicks off in Geneva and WoSJ has reached the last rider in our presentation; world no. one Scott Brash.
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Name: Scott Brash
Born: 23.11.1985
Represents: Great Britain
Number on world ranking: 1 (ranking no. 179)
2015 highlights: Brash wrote history this year by becoming the first and only rider to win the three equestrian majors consecutively (Geneva, Aachen and Spruce Meadows), claiming the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping title and a €1,000,000 bonus. Scott has been ranked as the best rider in the world for the majority of 2015, with the exception of April when Daniel Deusser took over as rank one. Brash has won some huge Grand Prix classes during 2015; the CSI5* Longines Global Champions Tour in Miami, the CSI5* American Invitational, the CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix in Aachen, the CSI5* Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, the CSI5* Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Estoril and the CSIO5* CP International Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows.
Championship record: Olympic team gold at the London Games in 2012, European team gold at the Championships in Herning in 2013 as well as individual bronze, and he was third in the World Cup Final in Lyon in 2014.
Top 10 Final record: Winner in 2014 with Hello Sanctos.
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