The Grand Prix ring features top show jumping riders from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe competing for high-stakes prize money and a slot in the World Cup Finals. The event is one of the four World Cup Finals qualifiers to be held at the Indio Desert Circuit this year and it will be televised on ESPN 2 at a later date. The World Cup Finals is an international competition held in a different part of the world every year in April. This year's World Cup Finals will be held in Goteborg, Sweden. HITS Desert Horse Park features competition Wednesday through Sunday from 8am until approximately 4pm.
Parking is free at the new parking lot on the show grounds.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation headquartered in Riverside, California, will provide volunteers as ticket takers on Sunday, February 11 and will receive a percentage of the total ticket proceeds at the end of the six-week horse show.