Andrew Nicholson has risen up the world eventing rankings to number two position, after his big win at Badminton. Michael Jung still leads on 644 points, and Andrew is on 535. Right behind him is USA’s Phillip Dutton on 531 with Sir Mark Todd on 495 in fourth place.
Tim Price is also right up there on 411 and in eighth place. Maxime Livio (458), Christopher Burton (445), Oliver Townend (416), Boyd Martin (395) and Nicola Wilson (391) make up the rest of the top ten.
Jonelle, despite not competing while she is pregnant, is still 11th on 373. The next best-placed Kiwi is New Zealand-based Donna Edwards-Smith, 24th on 287 points.
There are plenty of other New Zealanders in the top 100. Jock Paget is 31st, Caroline Powell 33rd, Samantha Felton 50th, Clarke Johnstone 61st, Blyth Tait 80th and Dan Jocelyn 94th.
Virginia Thompson, Andrew Daines and Hayley Frielick sit just outside the top 100 and all have a great chance of adding to their points this weekend in the three-star competition at the Melbourne 3-Day Event.
In show jumping, Kent Farrington (USA) leads from Daniel Deusser (Germany) and McLain Ward (USA). Sharn Wordley is the top-ranked New Zealander, sitting in 70th place followed by Bruce Goodin (225), Samantha McIntosh (246) and Daniel Meech (1128). Katie Laurie (1185) and Samantha Morrison (1230) are the best-placed riders based in this hemisphere.
Germany’s Isabell Werth leads the dressage rankings, followed by Kristina Broring-Sprehe and Dorothee Schneider. Wendi Williamson is ranked 157th, with John Thompson 163rd and Julie Brougham 183rd. Abbie Deken is 218th with Vanessa Way 261st. Other New Zealanders ranked in the top 1000 include Jody Hartstone (282), Bill Millar (284), Penny Castle (335), Kate Tobin (515) and Kallista Field (683).
