Kenny and Cartello bag five-star GP in Monterrey
Dual Olympic stallion secures maiden elite GP win five weeks before retirement Emotions were high in Monterrey overnight as Darragh Kenny was rewarded for an all-or-nothing approach to secure a maiden five-star Grand Prix for his double Olympic partner VDL Cartello, just weeks ahead of the 17-year-old’s retirement from top-flight show jumping. Kenny and the horse that made “so many of my dreams come true at high levels,” have been successful all around the world, individually and as part of the Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team competing in Nations Cups, most recently being part of Michael Blake’s squad at the Olympics in Paris, four years after reaching the individual final in Tokyo. But a five-star Grand Prix had been missing from the veteran stallion’s CV until the early hours of this morning Irish time, when the duo beat off some of the greats of their sport to land the […]
Howley a five-star Mexican dish again
Mansini motors in Monterrey while Derwin leads Irish 1-2 in Spain Richard Howley has secured a second five-star victory in a matter of weeks in Mexico, after delivering with Mansini Ltd in the 1.45m ranking class of the Major League Show Jumping series in Monterrey today (Sunday). On a day when a legend of Irish show jumping, the great Con Power died, it was fitting that the Irish were doing the business around the globe, as Frano Derwin was also victorious, edging out Max Wachman in a thrilling three-star class in Spain. Howley was successful at five-star level with Zodiak Du Buisson Z in Coapexpan last month and he was at it again, this time at the La Silla complex, as Mansini Ltd scored with an electric jump-off round. The Enniscrone pilot and his 15-year-old partner galloped to a clear round in 41.06 seconds, which was almost a second a […]
Irish eventers win Boekelo Nations Cup in stunning style
Albert’s crew excel in show jumping to blow elite field away Dag Albert has hailed a fantastic team effort in testing conditions after the Agria Irish Eventing Team blitzed an elite field to win the four-star FEI Eventing Nations Cup at Boekelo today. Albert’s squad of Aoife Clark on Sportsfield Freelance, Susie Berry on the Vincent Cousins-bred Irish Sport Horse Clever Trick, Pádraig McCarthy with Pomp N Circumstance and Austin O’Connor with Iazsa concluded with a total of 102.6 penalties, to prevail comfortably from USA (116.1), as Germany claimed bronze on 131.9. A tremendous effort in yesterday’s cross-country catapulted the Charles Ancona Green Jackets to the top of the 11-nation table ahead of this afternoon’s show jumping phase and they made no mistake, Clark confirming the famous victory with a professional four-fault round. Clark’s beaming smile told a tale and when she joined her teammates and Horse Sport Ireland High […]
More top-flight success for Pender in Barcelona
McMahon and Moloney also among international winners Mikey Pender has provided the Underwriting Exchange Ireland Show Jumping team with a huge boost ahead of tomorrow’s inaugural Longines League Of Nations final in Barcelona, by winning the prestigious five-star Grand Prix with Irish Sport Horse HHS Calais late last night. Kildare man Pender, who is the ranked fourth in the FEI world rankings for U25 show jumpers, and the Bravo Hughes-owned Calais, bred in Kilkenny by Ita Brennan, are part of chef d’equipe, Michael Blake’s five-strong squad bidding to secure overall team honours having topped the standings at the end of the qualification series. Daniel Coyle with Legacy, Denis Lynch and Vistogrand, Mark McAuley riding GRS Lady Amaro (ISH) and Cian O’Connor with Fancy De Kergane complete the squad. Pender and Calais were part of the team that secured a runner-up finish for Ireland at Spruce Meadows last month and they […]
Olympics in stars for Zodiak and Howley
Five-star Mexican triumph headlines another strong week for Irish athletes Richard Howley is excited about what the future might hold and admits to harbouring Olympic dreams after combining with the ultra-talented Zodiak du Buisson Z to deliver a stunning victory in the $339,500 five-star Grand Prix in Mexico on Monday morning Irish time. It was an outstanding result for Howley and in particular, for his nine-year-old gelding son of Vdl Zirocco Blue. This is a horse that is close to the heart of the Sligo native, having been produced along with his wife Morgan Kent, and the team at HK Horses since his purchase as a foal. Howley took over the ride from Kent last year and Zodiak has continued to progress. They were victorious three times earlier this year, most notably in a five-star Longines League Of Nations Grand Prix Qualifier in Abu Dhabi last November. Producing the goods […]
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