Best season, ever: Top campaigns

With Oliver Townend closing in on the record for most British Eventing wins in a single season, we check out some of the other top campaigns

Source: BE Stats Centre, powered by Equiratings

MOST BRITISH EVENTING WINS IN 2022

1. OLIVER TOWNEND – 34
2. PIGGY MARCH – 26
3. ROS CANTER – 15
4. TOM MCEWEN – 15
5. EMILY KING – 12
6. IZZY TAYLOR – 12
7. SAM ECROYD – 12
8. WILLS OAKDEN – 11
9. LAURA COLLETT – 10

2017

The last year when Oliver Townend topped the charts for number of BE wins in a season, which was also the last time he won 30 or more times.

7

Oliver has achieved 30 or more victories in a single season 7 times since 2013.

WHICH RIDERS HAVE ACHIEVED THE MOST BE WINS IN A SINGLE SEASON SINCE 2013?

• 2013 – Oliver Townend (32)
• 2014 – Oliver Townend (32), Piggy March (30)
• 2015 – Oliver Townend (36)
• 2016 – Oliver Townend (34)
• 2017 – Oliver Townend (34), Izzy Taylor (33), Nicola Wilson (30)
• 2019 – (Piggy March (36), Izzy Taylor (32)
• 2022 – Oliver Townend (34*)

*Correct as of 22/08/22

4

The number of riders to achieve 30 or more BE victories in a single season since 2013, with Izzy Taylor (2017 and 2019) and Nicola Wilson (2017) achieving the feat along with Oliver and Piggy.

36

Piggy March (2019) and Oliver Townend (2015) currently hold the joint record (36) for most BE wins since 2013.

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Article originally published in British Eventing Life Autumn 2022

Photos: Adam Fanthorpe.