The Real Club Pineda de Sevilla opens its gates on Friday, September 18, 2026, for the opening leg of its Autumn Tour (Ruta de Otoño), featuring a CSN4* national show-jumping competition that brings equestrian sport to southern Spain.
According to official scheduling details, Friday’s action gets underway at approximately 9:00 AM at the Seville venue. The opening day’s marquee event is the 1.40-meter class, which has attracted an initial field of 39 entries. Participation numbers swell across the lower technical heights on the opening card, with the 1.30-meter class registering 84 entries and the 1.20-meter test drawing 102 starting combinations, alongside a parallel social competition featuring four additional events.
The weekend’s spotlight falls on national contenders. Jesús Garmendia, currently ranked fifth in the national rankings, headlines the 1.40-meter class alongside Mariano Martínez Bastida, who sits ninth nationally, according to tournament records. Martínez Bastida arrives in Seville fresh off a campaign at the recent CSN5* in Moura, where he secured victory in the 1.45-meter class riding Poseidón V/D Molendreef and finished second aboard Ciceko C.
Local representation is equally robust.
Prize Money and Competition Format Across Two Weekends
The opening CSN4* weekend encompasses nine official classes spread across three days of competition from September 18 through September 20, distributing a total of 28,045 euros in prize money. Following Friday’s opening technical tests, the competition elevates on Saturday with the Small Grand Prix set at 1.35 meters. The weekend culminates on Sunday, September 20, with the Grand Prix at 1.45 meters, which carries the program’s highest individual purse of 9,460 euros.
Organizers have structured the broader Autumn Tour across two consecutive weekends of competition. Following the conclusion of the CSN4* opener, the venue transitions to a CSN5* meeting scheduled from September 25 to 27. That second weekend elevates the maximum fence heights to 1.50 meters, features 12 official classes, and offers 44,725 euros in direct prize money.
The National League Showdown
Beyond individual class victories, the second weekend serves as the fifth and final leg of the Liga Nacional de Saltos, organized by the Real Federación Hípica Española (RFHE). Following previous legs held in Valencia, Valladolid, Heras, and Gijón, the Seville finale will crown the season champions in both the Gold League (Liga Oro) and the Silver League (Liga Plata-Trofeo Verisure).
Standings heading into the final leg show Inés Hernández leading the Gold category, while Kevin González de Zárate holds the provisional lead in the Silver division. To underline the stakes of the finale, the RFHE has allocated an additional 70,000 euros in final classification bonuses—comprising 55,000 euros for the Gold category and 15,000 euros for the Silver division—bringing the total economic offering of the two-week Autumn Tour to 142,770 euros when combining class purses and final league bonuses.
Combined, the two-weekend Autumn Tour features 21 official classes, drawing 135 riders and 248 horses for the initial weekend alone, cementing Pineda’s position as a focal point for Spanish equestrian sports through the month of September.
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