Showjumping: International wins for Irish Sport Horses Unex Omega Star & Goodwins Loyalty

Tim Gredley (GBR) & Unex Omega Star (ISH). Photo credit: Erin Gillmore

Great Britain’s Tim Gredley and the Irish Sport Horse Unex Omega Star claimed the €80,000 Spangenberg CSI3* Grand Prix yesterday (Sunday). 2014 has been a good year for the pair who also received the Suncast $25,000 leading horse and rider bonus at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, a number of months ago.

Irish Sport Horse performed well in Spruce Meadows with Kilkenny born Goodwins Loyalty (ISH) and Ireland’s Kevin Babington winning the ‘Friends of the Meadows Cup’ $33,500 Derby.

See below for a full list of Irish-bred International Showjumping results:

Falsterbo (SWE) CSIO5* 10^th to 13^th July 2014

Falsterbo Longines Grand Prix – 1m60 Two Rounds €200,000

8^th Touchable (ISH) – 2001 mare by Touchdown (ISH) out of Irco Rain (ISH), by Irco Mena (SWB). Bred by Dr. Noel Cawley, Co. Kildare. Owner: Miss L Humphries. Rider: Jessie Drea (GBR)

Falsterbo Gigantprint Derby – 1m50 Table A with Jump Off €75,000

3^rd Mo Chroi (ISH) – 1997 mare by Cruising (ISH) out of Into the Blue (ISH), by Mister Lord (TB). Bred by Claire McDonnell, Co. Wicklow. Owner: Minister for Defence. Rider: Capt. Michael Kelly (IRL)

11^th Clarkes Ferro (ISH) – 2005 gelding by S Creevahg Ferro ex Siebe (KWPN) out of Khan Diamonds (AID), by Diamonds Are Trumps (ID). Bred by Matthew McBreen, Co. Cavan. Owner: Kingsroed Trading AS. Rider: Dag Ove Kingsrod (NOR)

Spruce Meadows V (CAN) CSI5* 10^th to 13^th July 2014

Grand Prix by Rolex – 1m60 Table A with Jump Off

3^rd Suma’s Zorro (ISH) – 2004 mare by Ard VDL Douglas (KWPN) out of Vixens Frolic (ISH), by Horos (USA) (TB). Bred by Susan Lanigan-O’Keeffe, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Joanne Sloan-Allen & Sameh EL Dahan. Rider: Sameh El Dahan (EGY)

Investors Group Cup – 1m50 Table A with Jump Off €57,000

10^th WKD Pepperpot (ISH) – 2002 mare by Heritage Fortunus (HANN) out of Kilkenny Trump (ISH), by Diamonds Are Trumps (ID). Bred by Thomas Hughes, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Mrs J P Sloan-Allen + Dr. Sameh El Dahan. Rider: Sameh El Dahan (EGY)

Ashcor Technologies Cup – 1m55 Table A with Jump Off €23,000

3^rd Suma’s Zorro (ISH) – 2004 mare by Ard VDL Douglas (KWPN) out of Vixens Frolic (ISH), by Horos (USA) (TB). Bred by Susan Lanigan-O’Keeffe, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Joanne Sloan-Allen & Sameh EL Dahan. Rider: Sameh El Dahan (EGY)

7^th Mark Q (ISH) – 2002 gelding by O.B.O.S. Quality 004 (OLD) out of Abbey Emerald (ISH), by Positively (TB). Bred by John & Barbara Walshe, Co. Carlow. Owner: Kevin Babington & Deirdre Bourns. Rider: Kevin Babington (IRL)

Friends of the Meadows Cup (Derby) – 1m45 Table A Against the Clock €23,000

1^st Goodwins Loyalty (ISH) – 2004 mare by OBOS Quality 004 (OLD) out of Goodwins Belle (ISH), by Candle King (ISH). Bred by Larry Costello, Co. Kilkenny. Owner/Rider: Kevin Babington (IRL)

Spangenberg (GER) CSI3* 10^th to 13^th July 2014

Spangenberg Wikus/Bohler Uddeholm Grand Prix – 1m55 Table A with Jump Off €80,000

1^st Unex Omega Star (ISH) – 2002 gelding by Quick Star (SF) out of High Jump Tarroy (SF), by Quatoubet  Du Rouet (SF). Bred by Alan Robertson, Co. Tyrone. Owner: Unex Competition Yard Ltd. Rider: Tim Gredley (GBR)

Steinhagen (GER) CSI1* 11^th to 13^th July 2014

Christian Brunnen Grand Prix €10,000

7^th Murchu (AES) – 2004 gelding by Last News (USA) (TB) out of Derravarragh Express (ISH), by Rakish Paddy (ID). Bred/owned by John Murphy, Co. Mayo. Rider: Michael G Duffy (IRL)