Duel at the top of Longines Rankings

There are no major changes in the International Equestrian Federation Rankings, with Harrie Smolders in second behind leader Kent Farrington, on 3298 points to 3013 for the Dutch rider.Third is McLain Ward on 2903 points ahead of Kevin Staut on 2893 in what could be a head to head right through to the World Cup in Paris. French rider Peder Fredricson on 2811 points, remains in fifth place.
Fredricson, Henrik von Eckermann (2728) has overtaken Italy’s Lorenzo De Luca who is down to seventh (2703 points).The top ten finishes with Holland’s Maikel van der Vleuten on 2685 points, Simon Delestre on 2640 and Steve Guerdat on 2630 points.Of the other Azzurri, Alberto Zorzi moves up two places (16° to 14° ) in the hunt for a top ten.
In the top 50, Emanuele Gaudiano is in 48° with 1760 pts, followed by Piergiorgio Bucci in 70° with 1500 pts, Luca Maria Moneta 83° place on 1363 pts and Emilio Bicocchi, 94° on 1295 pointsThe complete ranking: https://data.fei.org/Ranking/Search.aspx?rankingCode=S_WRphoto: Kent Farrington USA Rio 2016 photo Richard Juiliartwww.fei.org