{"id":230161,"date":"2026-04-13T19:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230161\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:17:23","slug":"equestrian-event-with-insane-prize-pool-draws-out-big-names-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230161\/","title":{"rendered":"Equestrian Event With Insane Prize Pool Draws Out Big Names in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"59\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/gcarabianstour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Global Champions Arabians Tour<\/a> (GCAT), the world\u2019s premier Arabian horse championship series, hit Miami, Florida, where the celebrities were out in force.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5c\">The GCAT is an exclusive, high-stakes international championship show designed to showcase the beauty, form, and movement of Purebred Arabian horses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01kp40ztprsm6s2yd1mq.jpg\" alt=\"A horse is showcased at the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami.\" title=\"A horse is showcased at the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami.\" width=\"0\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"5m\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A horse is showcased at the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami. | Arabian Insider<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">Over this past weekend, the event transformed Miami Beach into a world-class equestrian stage, welcoming over 100 horses and handlers from across the globe to compete for crucial GCAT points and a share of the Americas circuit&#8217;s $2.7 million prize fund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">It also was quite the party featuring surprise sets by 50 Cent and Sean Paul, and a Closing Ceremony performance by Jason Derulo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01kp40t77yq33wggph06.jpg\" alt=\"50 Cent\" title=\"50 Cent\" width=\"0\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"63\"\/><\/p>\n<p>50 Cent performed at the opening night of Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami Beach on Friday, April 10, 2026. | John Parra\/Getty Images for Global Champions Arabians Tour<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">Other big names in the sports world showed up, including influencer and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/bulls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Bulls <\/a>Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen\u2019s ex-wife Larsa Pippen, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/miami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a> star and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/saints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> Super Bowl champion Jonathan Vilma, and professional golfer Paris Hilinski. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Larsa certainly stood out in this red dress:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01kp418tsrdxf11whk9t.jpg\" alt=\"Larsa Pippen at the Global Champions Arabian Tour Miami.\" title=\"Larsa Pippen at the Global Champions Arabian Tour Miami.\" width=\"0\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6k\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Larsa Pippen at the Global Champions Arabian Tour Miami. | John Parra\/Getty for Global Champions Arabians Tour<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">Meanwhile, Vilma was back in Miami where he played for some of the best \u2018Canes teams from 2000-2003.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_0,h_0\/c_fill,w_16,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01kp41e486a5d6h32c8z.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Vilma\" title=\"Jonathan Vilma\" width=\"0\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6y\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Vilma at the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami. | John Parra\/Getty for Global Champions Arabians Tour<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">Also, the likes of DJ Khaled, Bethenny Frankel, Kiki Barth, Mario Carbone, the Mayor of Miami Steven Meiner, Daymond John, Romero Britto, Stephanie and Masoud Shojaee, Terrence J, Oliver Trevena, Miami Beach Commissioner Joe Magazine.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">It was quite the weekend.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">\u201cMiami Beach has once again proven to be an extraordinary stage for the Global Champions Arabians Tour,\u201d said Faleh Al Nasr, Chairman of the Global Champions Arabians Tour. \u201cThe energy, the international audience, and the level of competition we witnessed this weekend reflect exactly what GCAT stands for. To see this sport brought to life in such an iconic destination, alongside world-class hospitality and entertainment, is incredibly meaningful as we continue to grow our presence across the Americas.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Global Champions Arabians Tour (GCAT), the world\u2019s premier Arabian horse championship series, hit Miami, Florida, where the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-230161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}