Uniondale, NY – April 29, 2018 – New York’s McLain Ward and Clinta emerged as champions of the Longines Masters of New York’s main event today, the Longines Grand Prix. After an exciting first round of the weekend’s main event, 14 out of the 30 elite-level riders moved on to the second round, the jump-off. The winning duo dominated the final class of the Longines Masters Series, as McLain posted an impressive time of 34.92 seconds and were closely followed by Peder Fredricson and Erynn Ballard. The highlight of the four-day competition, the Longines Grand Prix, is presented by Longines, Title Partner and Official Timekeeper of the Longines Masters Series in Paris, Hong Kong, and New York. “It’s always nice to win on your home soil in the U.S. and extra special in New York. I can remember years ago when I was a young kid, I won a grand prix at the Garden and that was very special because it was the home state and the home city. It was very special today here,” said McLain Ward, following his victory. The American Grand Slam had prize money of $382,800. With this historic win, McLain Ward is now the new contender for the Grand Slam Bonus of €1 million if he wins the Longines Grand Prix in Paris and Hong Kong in Season IV. Earlier in the final day of competition, Serena Marron won the Masters Three Devialet Grand Prix 1.15m, and following four days of intense competition in the Masters Three division, Summer Paulos (USA) captured the Leading Riding Title with three podium finishes, including two victories. The Masters Two Sam Edelman Grand Prix 1.45m was nail-bitingly close, as Madison Goetzmann bested Mario Deslauriers by a meager 0.15 seconds to win. Over the course of the last four days, fans welcomed the international competition’s arrival to a new city. Between jaw-dropping show jumping, curated high-end shopping, memorable after parties, larger than life pieces of art, and unprecedented access to the best riders and horses in the world, show jumping enthusiasts gathered at NYCB LIVE, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to be a part of the American Grand Slam and grand finale of the historic Season III of the Longines Masters Series.