Fifteen Qualifiers done, five to go. Next up, in two weeks, is the Fork at Tryon (12 Sep). In the meantime, we thought we’d summarize the Series scores so far and what it’s taken to win.

First up, finishing scores: 

The best Qualifier score came from California’s Tommy Greengard & Joshuay MBF. In fact, the top three Series scores have come from West Coast events, including the only sub-30 finishes. 

Tommy & Joshuay produced their table-topping result by finishing on their dressage score (aka, getting an FOD) – one of just three combinations in the Series so far to do so.

The three FODs in the Series so far:

1. Tommy Greengard & Joshuay MBF- 26.9 at Aspen Farms (Qual 13)
2. Jessica Phoenix & Fluorescent Adolescent - 40.4 at TerraNova (Qual 6)
3. Brooke Burchianti & Cooley Space Grey - 46.0 at TerraNova (Qual 6)

Of all 256 Qualifier runs, Tommy Greengard & Joshuay and Tamie Smith & Mai Baum make up the just 1% who finished on a sub-30 score. Here’s a breakdown of all 256 finishing results:

Next, dressage scores:

With Will Coleman, Off The Record produced his best ever international dressage score (21.8) en route to winning Qualifier 10, the Cosequin® Lexington CCI4*-S (Kentucky). Off The Record’s previous best had stood for five years - a 21.9 from the 2020 Great Meadow CCI4*-S.

It’s his new PB that tops the Series dressage table so far:

The top three dressage scores on the table – delivered by Will & Off The Record, Tamie Smith & Mai Baum, and Phillip Dutton & Possante – make up the 1% of Series tests in the 25-or-lower scoring bracket. Here’s how all 256 panned out:

Lastly, winning profiles:

Winning scores across the 15 Qualifiers have ranged from 26.9 to 52.3 while the first-phase scores of winners have all been sub-37.

Looking at the detailed winning scores, six Series winners have knocked a rail in the show jumping phase and one even won with a frangible penalty (11 points) across the country. Thirteen different athletes have won a Qualifier; Caroline Pamukcu and Jessica Phoenix each took home two Series victories. 

The current leaderboard

Those two wins by Caroline and Jess helped put them both in the top three on the all-important leaderboard standings. The top three spots will bring home the money so it’s a handy place to be this far into the Series.

Once all Qualifiers are wrapped up, here's how the prize money is divvied.

• 1st place:  $25,000
• 2nd place: $15,000
• 3rd place: $10,000

Then, there's an additional $200,000 up for grabs at the Morven Park CCI4*-L Final this fall.

Series Standings after the First 15 Qualifiers:

See the full series standings, and how the leaders got to the top, here.

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