Anyone hoping for the best seats to next year’s FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas can have a chance to purchase all-session tickets before they go on sale to the general public by joining the event’s World Cup Club. Membership in the World Cup Club is free, and it only takes a moment to join.

The FEI World Cup Finals in both show jumping and dressage will return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22, 2007. The 2006 Finals are being held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (dressage), and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (jumping). After the record-breaking success of the 2005 Finals in Las Vegas, ticket demand for the Finals’ return to the U.S. next year is at an all-time high.

Following the expiration of an exclusive ticket renewal period for those who purchased series seats for the 2005 Finals, members of the World Cup Club will have their own exclusive time period from June 1-15 when they can purchase priority seating before tickets go on sale to the general public on June 16.

“The World Cup Club was created to provide equestrian fans with an opportunity to be on the inside as we make plans for the 2007 Finals,” said Pat Christenson, President of Las Vegas Events, Inc., producer of the FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. “In addition to the opportunity to buy series seats before they go on sale to the general public, there are many other benefits, including chances to win VIP hospitality passes, invitations to the President’s Reception and riders draw, and special discounts on official World Cup merchandise. I can’t think of any reason why any equestrian fan wouldn’t join!”

This will mark the fourth time that Las Vegas is hosting the FEI World Cup Finals and the second time ever, following the initial time in Las Vegas in 2005, that the world’s premier annual championships in the two Olympic equestrian disciplines of jumping and dressage are held concurrently.

“Our hosting of the show jumping and dressage Finals together proved to be captivating for American fans, as well as for those from around the globe,” Christenson added. “We look forward to the return of the Finals to Las Vegas in 2007, and our goal will be to surpass the success that we enjoyed in 2005.”

Those interested in joining the World Cup Club can do so online at the official Las Vegas FEI World Cup website at www.worldcuplasvegas.com. It only takes a few minutes to join and the benefits start almost immediately.

“The 2005 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas changed the perception of equestrian sport in the United States,” said John Long, CEO of the United States Equestrian Federation. “LVE showcased the entertainment potential of our sport by producing an incredible event that combined the excitement and glamour Las Vegas has to offer as the Entertainment Capital of the World with competition from the top riders in the world. It was spectacular, and it was a standing room only crowd. The USEF is thrilled to have the dual FEI World Cups back in Las Vegas in 2007.”

Full event recaps from 2005 and more information on the 2007 Finals can be found online at the official Las Vegas World Cup website at www.worldcuplasvegas.com.


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