Oslo, Rome, Amenia and Coapexpan by the Numbers

Four shows, 349 combinations and one horse sitting on top of all of them. King Edward goes to Oslo with an Elo of 793, the highest of any horse entered anywhere this weekend. James Kann Cruz is just three points behind in Amenia, where Kent Farrington's Toulayna sits on 783.

The World Cup's Western European League opens in Oslo. The Longines Global Champions Tour sets up in Rome. The Highlands Cup runs in Amenia, New York, and Club Hipico Coapexpan hosts in Mexico. Here is how each field stacks up on its record at five-star and championship Grand Prix level.

Reading the numbers

Oslo: the champion and his favourite

Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward carry the best numbers of the weekend into the World Cup opener. They have 35 clears from 65 rounds at this level, a 54% clear rate on courses where the average horse goes clear 25% of the time. Six wins, 18 podiums.

Harrie Smolders and Monaco are the nearest challenger on paper: Elo 771, clear in 47% of 60 rounds, with 4 wins and 20 podiums.

Gregory Wathelet won the Oslo World Cup leg in 2024. He brings Bond Jamesbond de Hay, who has the best clear rate of any horse with ten or more rounds this weekend: 17 clears from 27, or 63%.

The host nation has 18 entries. The best-rated Norwegian pairing with data at this level is Johan-Sebastian Gulliksen and Equine America Harwich VDL: Elo 689, 10 clears from 32 rounds and four podiums.

Rome: Van der Vleuten has the depth

The Rome field is the biggest of the weekend at 106 combinations from 18 nations. Maikel van der Vleuten and Beauville Z N.O.P. top it on Elo at 767 and own the strongest record by a distance: 26 clears from 58 rounds and three wins. No horse in Rome with 20 or more rounds has a better clear rate.

Peder Fredricson and Alcapone des Carmille sit second on 764 with four podiums and no win yet at this level. Esi Rocky is the small-sample threat: four clears from six rounds for Anastasia Nielsen, and a win.

Italy has 17 entries on home ground. The highest-rated is Emanuele Gaudiano with Chalou's Love PS on 707.

Amenia: Sweetnam against Farrington

Amenia has the tightest fight at the top. Shane Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz rate 790, the highest Elo the horse has ever had. They have 25 clears from 45 rounds and 22 podiums, the most of any combination this weekend.

Kent Farrington and Toulayna are seven points back on 783, the highest rating the horse has had. They match the 56% clear rate, with 10 clears from 18 rounds, two wins and five podiums. Farrington also has Descartes SR, clear in four of five rounds.

The Blumans give Israel two horses on 746. Corbie V.V. matches James Kann Cruz's 56% clear rate for Daniel Bluman. McLain Ward and High Star Hero round out the top five. The US has 39 of the 98 entries.

Coapexpan: Swail's to lose

Conor Swail has the three highest-rated horses entered. Casturano leads on 740 with 12 clears from 24 rounds and two wins. The best-rated horse from any other rider is Quinley on 672.

Mexico has 29 of the 47 entries. Federico Fernandez and Romeo have the deepest home record: 32 rounds, eight clears and a win. Kristaps Neretnieks and Valour are the outsider with numbers behind them, six clears from 12 rounds and a win.

The weekend's top five

Rounds, clear rates and wins are career figures for each horse and rider combination at CSI5*, major championship 1.60m Grand Prix and World Cup level. Only combinations entered this week are counted. Elo is a horse-level rating.