Four former champions, including Reigning World Cup Champion Marcus Ehning of Germany, head the list of 44 competitors from 17 nations entered in this year’s Jumping Final. Other past winners in the field include Thomas Frühmann of Austria (1992), Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil (1998, 1999, 2000), and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany (2005). In addition to his win last year, Ehning also won the Final in 2003 meaning that the winners of all three previous Jumping Finals held in Las Vegas (2000, 2003, 2005) are back this year.

In Dressage, 1992 Champion Isabell Werth of Germany is the only former champion in this year’s starting line-up. The six-time Olympic Medalist heads the list of 18 qualified riders from 10 nations entered in this year’s World Cup Final. She is competing on Warum Nicht FRH, the mount on whom she placed second to Anky Van Grunsven last year. Van Grunsven, the eight-time World Cup champion from The Netherlands, is skipping this year’s Final after giving birth to a baby daughter last month.

The complete rider entry list for Jumping follows:

The complete rider entry list for Dressage follows:

Started in 1979, the FEI World Cup Jumping Final is an annual international showdown among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The 2007 event will mark the seventh FEI World Cup Jumping Final to be held in the United States, following Finals in Baltimore in 1980, Tampa, FL in 1989, Del Mar, CA in 1992 and the three in Las Vegas in 2000, 2003 and 2005. In the 28 finals held through 2006, United States riders have emerged with the most titles, having won the championship seven times.

First held in 1986, the FEI World Cup Dressage Final has been held in the U.S. only twice, in 1995 in Los Angeles and 2005 in Las Vegas. The Netherlands has dominated the competition, winning eight times, followed by Germany with six. The United States won its first title in 2003 when Debbie McDonald rode Brentina to the Championship. Brentina is owned by Parry and Peggy Thomas of Las Vegas, for whom the Thomas & Mack Center, the venue for the World Cup Finals, is named.

Las Vegas Events, Inc. (LVE), producer of the 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007 FEI World Cup Finals, was founded in 1983. LVE has grown with Las Vegas as the city emerged as one of the world’s top special event and resort destinations. A private, not-for-profit organization, LVE is funded by hotel room tax and serves as the exclusive major special events agency for the city. Since 1991, Las Vegas Events has produced, presented or supported more than 390 events, which have driven more than 3.3 million visitors to the area, resulting in an economic impact of more than $2 billion.

Further information on the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Dressage Finals, including how to order tickets, is available on line at the official Las Vegas World Cup website at www.worldcuplasvegas.com.