The Jumping International de La Baule, second event of the Rolex Series, ended this afternoon with the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix Ville de La Baule, which was the highlight of this prestigious international horse show. 

At the end of an eleven-men jump-off, the American Kent Farrington and GREYA delivered the fastest of the four double clear rounds, beating American Karl Cook, who placed second on CARACOLE DE LA ROQUE, and Belgium Grégory Wathelet, who placed third with BOND JAMESBOND DE HAY, by a few thousandths of a second. The public was kept on the edge of their seat for the entire afternoon and clearly excited to see who would succeed Karl Cook and add their name to the Rolex Series list of winners. 

In an electric atmosphere and under the blue skies of La Baule, fifty couples representing fifteen nations took the start of this Rolex Grand Prix Ville de La Baule. Max Kühner, riding ELEKTRIC BLUE P, was the first who managed to avoid the traps of the course designed by Grégory Bodo. Ten other riders managed to do the same and joined a spectacular jump-off. Among the finalists were Karl Cook, winner of the Rolex Grand Prix of Roma, Steve Guerdat, the current European champion, and France's Kevin Staut. 

Back on the course, Max Kühner opened the show with ELEKTRIC BLUE P, scoring 8 points. Karl Cook was the first to score a double clear in 34.21 seconds. His mare CARACOLE DE LA ROQUE, a former mount of Frenchman Julien Epaillard, who currently ranks 4th in the world, rode with disconcerting speed. However, Kent Farrington had not thrown the towel. He got on the course just after Karl Cook and stole the show thanks to his 10-year-old mare GREYA, with a clear round in 34.09 seconds. No one managed to overtake them, not even Grégory Wathelet with his fabulous BOND JAMESBOND DE HAY, nor Pius Schwizer on SCARLINA DE TIJI Z, both also double clear.