King, Replay Win Kubota Grand Prix
Kyle King and Replay Touch van de Stapelheyde took the $100,000 highlight jumper class in a jump-off at Thermal, California.
Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Equestrian
Kyle King and Replay Touch van de Stapelheyde won the $100,000 Kubota Grand Prix on October 31, 2026, completing the jump-off in 37.622 seconds. The class was part of National Sunshine Series 1 at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California.
Why it matters
The win came in a 38-entry field that narrowed to 12 riders for the jump-off, with King and Replay beating the previous leading time of 37.847 seconds. It adds a notable result to the Sunshine Series season at a California venue.
King and Replay finished the jump-off in 37.622 seconds, bettering the earlier 37.847-second mark set by Amanda Gomez and Guibet P. The field of 38 entries was cut to 12 jump-off riders, and the $100,000 class prize was the event's largest award.
The players
Kyle King
Kyle King is a show jumping rider who won the Kubota Grand Prix aboard Replay Touch van de Stapelheyde.
Amanda Gomez
Amanda Gomez is a show jumping rider who finished second in the Kubota Grand Prix with Guibet P and won the Champion Shavings U25 overlay.
The details
The highlight jumper class was held at Desert International Horse Park, where Gomez also took the $5,000 Champion Shavings U25 overlay and the Frank & Elieen Leading Lady Rider Award. Facility improvements, including newly paved roadways, were completed at the park in summer 2026.
Timeline
Summer 2026: Facility improvements, including paved roadways, were completed at Desert International Horse Park.
October 31, 2026: King and Replay won the $100,000 Kubota Grand Prix.
Season Trajectory
The result is one stop in the National Sunshine Series 1 season held at Desert International Horse Park, a winter circuit that has made Thermal a recurring destination for top show jumping riders. Placings at this stop feed into the series standings that shape rider rankings for the rest of the season.
For riders and fans tracking the Sunshine Series, King and Replay's jump-off time moves them up the leaderboard for this stop. Fantasy and standings followers should check the full results for the complete placings beyond the top three.
The takeaway
Jump-off results at Thermal are decided by fractions of a second, so the margin between first and second can change the standings. Riders tracking the series should check full placings after each stop.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Chronofhorse.
