hauteliving.com reports that you are likely to find the richest man in the world, the second-richest man in New York and one of the most influential musicians of all time gathered for an evening in Central Park. What would bring these people together that normally would be at one of those think-tank summits like Davos or the Allen & Co. mogul-fest in Sun Valley? Come early fall you’re more likely to find them at Wollman Rink in the middle of Central Park watching a horse show instead of being part of a big pow wow.
In recent years three incomparable one-percenters—Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Bruce Springsteen—have been making their way to the Wollman Rink the last week in September for the now-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show (RCPHS). They come to support their daughters—Jennifer Gates, Georgina Bloomberg and Jessica Springsteen, all avid equestriennes—as they compete in the show’s top jumping and dressage events.
The U.S. Open will be back this year featuring show jumping, dressage, hunter and Arabian competitions, with more riders, more events and the promise of an even greater audience, both at the Rink and on television. Georgina Bloomberg, who won the show’s first Grand Prix, will return as well. Having competed throughout the U.S. and abroad, Bloomberg says she found the New York show provided a particularly special experience. To read the article in its entirety, click here.