{"id":363148,"date":"2026-01-11T20:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chronofhorse.com\/?post_type=article&p=363148"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:37:24","slug":"video-vogel-and-united-touch-s-deliver-masterclass-in-world-cup-of-basel","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.chronofhorse.com\/article\/video-vogel-and-united-touch-s-deliver-masterclass-in-world-cup-of-basel\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Vogel And United Touch S Deliver World Cup Masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Germany\u2019s Richard Vogel and his superstar United Touch S delivered yet another show jumping masterclass Sunday in Switzerland, claiming an emphatic victory in the $387,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup of Basel CSI5* over a field stacked with some of the world\u2019s best riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swiss course designer G\u00e9rard Lachat\u2019s first-round track whittled the starting field of 40 down to just seven riders, with rails scattered all over the course. The only jump not to come down in the opening round was Fence 1, a 1.57-meter vertical, while the combination and a delicate 1.62-meter plank at Fence 13 claimed the most victims. Athletes were unanimous in their appraisal of his course as being \u201cbig and technical with fences coming up very quickly,\u201d demanding razor-sharp focus from athletes from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kim Emmen and N.O.P. Imagine, the Dutch pair who on Friday won the $235,500 Longines Grand Prix of Basel, set the early standard in the jump-off with a fast, clear round and a time of 41.55 and looked to be setting themselves up for a double victory in the St Jakobshalle arena. <\/p>\n\n\n

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World No. 6 Richard Vogel of Germany and United Touch S ate up the jump-off to win the $387,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup of Basel CSI5* on Jan. 11 in Switzerland. FEI\/Martin Dokoupil Photo <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Two of the class favorites, Martin Fuchs (Switzerland) and Julien Epaillard (France), came next but each had a rail, keeping Emmen\u2019s prospects alive with just two riders\u2014including Vogel\u2014left to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Touch S entered the arena looking a picture of serenity and calm in the moments before he set the stadium alight. Vogel, currently ranked No. 6 in the world, showed off all of the stallion\u2019s assets, \u201chis, stride, his scope, his ability and character\u201d in a round that had onlookers gasping in disbelief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair effortlessly went a stride less than their rivals in the first two distances, a curving seven stride line from the oxer at Fence 10, to the oxer at Fence 11, which they negotiated in six strides and again the formidable partnership omitted a stride from here to parts \u2018b\u2019 and \u2018c\u2019 of what was the combination at Fence 12. Anyone who didn\u2019t count the strides would likely not have noticed that they had eaten up the ground to such an extent, as the 14-year-old Westphalian (Untouched\u2014Touch of Class, Lux Z Z) owned by Julius-Peter Sinnack did it with such ease while remaining relaxed and composed throughout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their turn back from the vertical at Fence 13 to the intricate Emmental cheese wall at Fence 16, the pair sliced well inside the hoof prints left by their rivals and jumped at an eye-watering angle to hit the split time over a second up on Emmen. With three fences left to go\u2014and knowing that they had already done enough\u2014Vogel hit cruise control and let \u201cUnited\u201d clear the last three fences without pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They broke the beam in 40.12 seconds to applause from the appreciative spectators, and Vogel, beaming from ear to ear, pointed down at his mount repeatedly, directing the praise to his horse of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch their winning round, courtesy of FEI.tv:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n