Buck Davidson and Ballynoecastle RM at Rolex.
Last month we reported that four U.S. riders — Buck Davidson, Marilyn Little, Phillip Dutton and Will Faudree — were sitting in the top 30 of the HSBC FEI rankings. This month’s rankings show these four riders have now moved into the top 11. Buck moved up one spot and is now sitting just behind Michael Jung — Ze Terminator himself! — in fifth place. Marilyn moved up from 16th to sixth place. Phillip moved from 18th to 10th place, and Will moved from 17th to 11th place. New Zealand and the U.S. are tied for the highest number of riders in the top 10 with three each. Unsurprisingly, Andrew Nicholson still leads the rankings, but William Fox-Pitt is closing in — only 48 points now separate the members of eventing’s biggest rivalry. Jock Paget rounds out the top three.
| Rank | Previous | FEI ID | Athlete | NF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10000193 | NICHOLSON, Andrew | NZL | 648 |
| 2 | 2 | 10000230 | FOX – PITT, William | GBR | 600 |
| 3 | 4 | 10016860 | PAGET, Jonathan | NZL | 421 |
| 4 | 3 | 10005015 | JUNG, Michael | GER | 398 |
| 5 | 6 | 10000238 | DAVIDSON JR., Bruce O. | USA | 353 |
| 6 | 16 | 10002167 | LITTLE, Marilyn | USA | 335 |
| 7 | 13 | 10005138 | TOWNEND, Oliver | GBR | 310 |
| 8 | 32 | 10012976 | NICOLAS, Astier | FRA | 295 |
| 9 | 15 | 10004013 | SMITH, Donna | NZL | 292 |
| 10 | 18 | 10000156 | DUTTON, Phillip | USA | 286 |
| 11 | 17 | 10005691 | FAUDREE, Will | USA | 282 |
| 12 | 5 | 10009695 | KLIMKE, Ingrid | GER | 275 |
| 13 | 11 | 10005675 | PANIZZON, Vittoria | ITA | 273 |
| 14 | 19 | 10014877 | ALLISTON, James | GBR | 272 |
| 15 | 8 | 10000553 | TODD, Mark | NZL | 270 |
