Earlier this week, it was announced with appropriate fanfare that the iconic grounds of Hamburg are on the agenda for the new show jumping concept, the Premier Jumping League. Today, the organization of the new jumping series announced its kickoff: Las Vegas.
16 teams will compete during the PJL for the annual $100 million prize purse! From April 15 to 17, 2027, the Las Vegas Boulevard will host the kickoff of this competition series.
“As riders, we naturally know all too well how fantastic our sport is, but there are still so many opportunities to introduce show jumping to people who have never come into contact with it before,” says American rider Lillie Keenan.
“Las Vegas is a city that knows how to put on a show like no other and is rapidly becoming a hotspot for elite sports. While it is a brand-new venue for show jumping, we should embrace that. The PJL aims to bring our sport to a new and much more diverse audience, which can only be a good thing for everyone. It’s going to be an unbelievably fancy way to kick off this very first season.”
Following Las Vegas, the tour will travel toward the East and subsequently West Coast of America. In June, Europe is on the calendar in St. Tropez. Afterward, it moves on to August in the United Kingdom, Hamburg and Italy in September, and Portugal in October. The final will be hosted in November in the United Arab Emirates.
