Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 (Calgary, AB) — Spruce Meadows will make history next month by offering a $5 million prize purse in the ‘Masters’ grand prix, the BIGGEST single-day event sporting payout in Canada this year, and the largest ever in show jumping.
The final-day award, part of Spruce Meadows’ 50th Anniversary celebrations, is an astonishing $2 million more than the previous year’s, making the upcoming CPKC ‘International’, presented by Rolex, another one for the Spruce Meadows record books.
While other Canadian sports offer larger tour, multi-day or cumulative prizes, the $5 million (CAD) on offer September 7 is understood to be the largest for a single-day event in 2025.
Meanwhile, a general admission ticket to the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, on from Sept. 3-7, is just $25 for adults and free for children under 8, and includes access to a number of competitions and a wide range of family friendly events. Limited VIP options are also available via the Spruce Meadows website.
The not-to-be-missed ‘Masters’ finale competition will also determine if Swiss ace Martin Fuchs, with super-steed Leone Jei, can win his third consecutive CPKC ‘International’, presented by Rolex.
With a victory under his belt at July’s Rolex Grand Prix Major in Aachen, Germany, a win at Spruce Meadows would also put Fuchs, 33, on course to become the second-ever rider in history to take the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, which requires three consecutive wins at four of the world’s Rolex Grand Slam Majors.
Two consecutive Rolex Grand Slam Major wins would also land him with a 500,000 Euro bonus.
“We have introduced a number of exciting new elements at Spruce Meadows this year to celebrate our 50th Anniversary,” said President and CEO Linda Southern-Heathcott. “It was important to me, as a former rider, and a lifelong advocate for show jumping, to make sure we were doing something extra special for the sport that has always been the lifeblood of Spruce Meadows.
“We have an incredible roster of corporate partners that have enabled us to award more than $200 million in prize money since our inception in 1975. That support has extended to this special year, making it possible for us to offer an award that brings us into the realm of many of the biggest sporting prize pots on the globe, with more than $11 million (CAD) being awarded across the 2025 tournament season.
“That’s pretty exciting for a former cattle feedlot in the Canadian foothills and I hope Calgarians, Albertans, and anyone with a love for show jumping, will consider joining us for an unforgettable 2025 ‘Masters’.”
In addition to show jumping, the ‘Masters’ entertainment roster will also feature the RCMP Musical Ride, the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Blacksmiths World Championships, fine art and local shopping, live music and performances, children’s activities, and much more.
