new file for seventy fifth anniversary

The Mars Badminton Horse Trials prize cash has long gone up through just about £45,000 for its seventy fifth anniversary 12 months.

The full prize pot for the 2024 Gloucestershire five-star is £425,000 – an building up of 12% (£44,700) at the 2023 handbag. The winner will take house £117,600, £12,600 greater than first prize closing 12 months.

“We’re very a lot taking a look ahead to welcoming everybody – riders, homeowners, officers, spectators, sponsors, tradestand holders and contractors – to Badminton’s giant birthday,” stated tournament director Jane Tuckwell.

“We’re overjoyed as a way to building up the prize cash around the board, as befits this sort of prestigious instance.

“We’ve got some thrilling plans to make this a in point of fact memorable instance and are specifically overjoyed that it coincides with Mars’s first tournament as name sponsor.”

Mars has been a presenting sponsor of Badminton since 2020 and will step as much as name sponsor for 2024. This makes the company the 3rd ever name sponsor in Badminton’s historical past.

A observation from the development added that there can be an “further edge” to the contest in 2024, for the reason that it’s an Olympic 12 months. As in earlier Olympic years, Badminton is supporting British Equestrian investment.

“Badminton is the contest all riders purpose for and competing there has for sure performed a large section in my occupation,” stated Ros Canter, who gained the 2023 tournament aboard Lordships Graffalo earlier than the pair went directly to transform Eu champions.

“I feel we’re all in point of fact excited to be a part of its historical past this 12 months.”

Precedence reserving for Badminton Horse Trials tickets is to be had, and basic unlock from day after today (10 January).

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Lucy is an skilled information journalist, reporter and presenter. Since becoming a member of the Horse & Hound group in 2015, Lucy has reported from main world carrying occasions together with the Tokyo Paralympic Video games and more than one Eu Championships, in addition to Badminton, Burghley and London, to call a couple of. She has lined present affairs and sports activities information around the complete spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, in addition to human and equine welfare, trade information and court docket instances.