Marcus Ehning is the Master of the H.M. The Queen’s Cup CSIO 5* at Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain – October 03, 2026 – Ten years later, Marcus Ehning (GER) has once again won the €56,800 H.M. The Queen’s Cup – KAR Sport Horses Trophy CSIO 5* – Generalitat de Catalunya Award, a class that was brought forward by more than two hours to avoid the heavy rain forecast for tonight. In 2016, the German rider won in the Olympic arena of the Real Club de Polo with Funky Fred, and today he repeated the feat riding Stargold.

Ehning completed the course in an impressive 70.55 seconds, finishing more than one second ahead of France’s Nicolas Sers (FRA) aboard Komet des K Z. Spain was once again represented on the podium thanks to Álvaro González de Zárate (ESP), who finished third with Casa Diva PS.

Final Results – €56,800 H.M. The Queen’s Cup – KAR Sport Horses Trophy CSIO 5* – Generalitat de Catalunya Award

1) Marcus Ehning (GER) & Stargold – 0 – 70.55

2) Nicola Sers (FRA) & Komet des K Z – 0 – 71.83

3) Álvaro González de Zarate Fernandez (ESP) & Casa Diva PS – 0 – 72.09

Source: Press Release from CSIO Barcelona

Photos: © RCPB / Nacho Olano

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