Source: GCT edited news release

Marcus Ehning, already winner of the World Cup earlier this year, today won the biggest single prize in any of the Olympic equestrian disciplines.

As the leader of the GCT rankings he received a cheque for 300'000 Euro this evening in Rio de Janeiro. But as if that was not enough he also won the Grand Prix and the award for the show's best overall rider. In total Marcus has netted 430'000 Euro this weekend.

In the Grand Prix he had to finish in the top three to deny Marco Kutscher the title and he did it by coming top of a seventh horse jump off by a fraction of a second. Denis Lynch was second again after Valkenswaard on All Inclusive, Edwina Alexander took third on Cevo Itot de Chateau and Carlos Ribas was fourth with Ronaldo.

Earlier, Simon Delestre won a speed class and it is becoming a regular thing to talk to him after the GCT speed classes.   Today he won the opening Accumulator class on this year's undisputed GCT Queen of Speed Orphee D'Illion. The tiny mare, who is a quiet,easy-going individual at home, turns into a tiger in the ring - she scored a maximum 65 points in a blistering 44.51, beating Italy's Juan Carlos Garcia and Paulin by over a second.

Leopold Van Asten and VDL Groep Quinara were third and Christian Ahlmann was fourth with Perry Lee .

Afterwards Simon and his groom explained that because Orphee is so small she needs to have plenty of fight in the ring. “She is a little crazy there, but at home she could not be more easy” said a clearly delighted rider.