Your Leg 8 and 9 Fantasy Teams Are Official

Fans completed the final selections to define the last Fantasy Teams of Season 5.

Published

16 MAY 2026

Est. reading time

3 min

The final two Fantasy Teams of Season 5 are now complete following three days of fan voting across each leg.

From the Qualifier to the Team Competition and Grand Prix, fans evaluated performances and selected the riders who defined the closing stretch of the season.

The final rosters reflect consistency, impact and the performances that stood out most across both Kentucky and Monterrey.

Kentucky Fantasy Team

Here are your selected riders from Leg 8:

Kent Farrington added another statement win to his Season 5 campaign, capturing his third Major League Show Jumping Grand Prix victory of the year. This time, it came aboard the nine year old Descartes SR, who was making his 5* Grand Prix debut and looked every bit ready for the big stage.

Mark Bluman opened the week on top, taking the 5* qualifier win aboard Landon De Nyze. The victory marked his second 5* qualifier win of Season 5 as Bluman continues to deliver week after week.

Olympic Champion Christian Kukuk started his Kentucky week in strong form with a double clear performance that earned third place in the 5* qualifier. Cool, consistent, and always in the mix, Kukuk once again showed why he remains one of the sport’s biggest threats.

Thaisa Erwin stayed flawless for Team Maccabi United in Kentucky, delivering another double clear effort to help the team secure silver at Leg 8. Through every team appearance in Season 5, Erwin has yet to lower a rail for Maccabi United.

Abdel Saïd delivered when the pressure peaked in Kentucky. After producing a clear round in round one for the Trelawny Trailblazers, Saïd returned for the gold medal jump off and locked in the Leg 8 victory with another clutch performance.

Kentucky marked the league’s return from the winter break and set the tone for the final stretch.

Selections from this leg reflected riders who re-established momentum at a critical point in the championship race.

Monterrey Fantasy Team

Here are your selected riders from the Finals:

Mark Bluman and Ubiluc delivered when it mattered most in Mexico. The pair jumped double clear as the anchor combination for Maccabi United, sealing the Leg 9 victory and locking in the overall season championship in style.

Lillie Keenan stayed red hot in Monterrey, producing another clutch double clear performance for the Trelawny Trailblazers in the bronze medal match. Fresh off her double clear effort in Kentucky the week before, Keenan once again stepped up under pressure to secure the bronze for her squad.

Chris Pratt set the tone early with a win in the 5* qualifier and never let off the gas all week long. He carried that momentum straight into Sunday’s Grand Prix, adding another clear round to cap off a standout performance in Mexico.

Rodrigo Pessoa put together one of the strongest weeks of the season in Mexico. After jumping double clear to finish third in the 5* qualifier, Pessoa returned on Saturday with another flawless performance to capture his first ever Major League Show Jumping Grand Prix victory.

Erynn Ballard came out flying in Mexico, jumping double clear to take second in the 5* qualifier. She kept the momentum rolling through the week and added two more victories to her resume, winning both the 5* individual speed class and the 5* winning round.

Monterrey brought the season to its conclusion under maximum pressure.

With titles on the line and double points in play, selections highlighted riders who delivered when it mattered most.

A reflection of the full season

Across both legs, fan voting captured the combinations that defined the final chapter of Season 5.

From the return in Kentucky to the championship-deciding performances in Monterrey, these selections represent the riders who stood out when the stakes were highest.