Seven Irish Sport Horses qualify for Lanaken Finals

A TOTAL of seven Irish Sport Horses have qualified for Sunday’s finals in the World Breeding Championships at Lanaken in Belgium.

In the six year-old class, two Irish Sport Horses – Alberta Mist and Ard Ginger Pop – currently hold first and second places after the first two qualifying competitions, a remarkable achievement for the Irish Sport Horse studbook.

A total of 705 horses from all over the world are taking part in this weekend’s championships, the most hotly-contested breeding event in the international show jumping calendar.

The Irish Sport Horse finalists tomorrow are as follows:
Seven Year Olds:
MHS Washington (ISH) with Laura Renwick (GBR)
Talks Cheap (ISH) with Eoin McMahon (IRL)

Six Year Olds:
Alberta Mist (ISH) with Greg Broderick
Ard Ginger Pop (ISH) with Marlon Modolo Zanotelli (BRA)
Drumiller Houdini (ISH) with Francis Connors (IRL)

Five Year Olds:
Cruicerath Flexianna (ISH) with Eddie Moloney (IRL)
KMR Twilight (ISH) with Cormac Rafferty (IRL)

In 2013 Ireland produced a world champion at Lanaken, when Tipperary’s Greg Broderick steered the Irish Sport Horse Arraghbeg Clover to victory in the Five Year-Old Show Jumping Final. Ard Ginger Pop placed second in last year’s Five Year Old Final.

The Irish  Chef d’Equipe at Lanaken this year is Comdt. John Ledingham.

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Greg Broderick, competing on Alberta Mist, during the 5YO Jumping Final at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show last year.