SJ Breeding: Three top four results for Irish Sport Horse Gatsby at Wellington CSI5*W.

Darragh Kenny (IRL) & the Irish Sport Horse stallion Gatsby at Wellington CSI5*W. Photo credit: Erin Gilmore.

It was a highly successful weekend for Irish Sport Horses. The Irish combination of Darragh Kenny and Gatsby recorded three top four placings at Wellington CSI5*W while Kilkenny’s Marion Hughes rode her home-bred Heritage HHS Fortuna to victory in the Dubai CSI3*W Longines Speed Stakes.

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

Wellington, FL (USA) CSI5*W 28^th January to 1^st February 2015

Suncast – 1m50 Table A with jump off €75,000

3^rd Gatsby (ISH) – 2004 stallion by Simba (KWPN) out of Daisy Cruise (ISH), by Cruise On (ISH). Bred by Dr Cormac McKay, Co. Tyrone. Owner: Toffolon Partners LLC. Rider: Darragh Kenny (IRL)

1m45 Table A Against the clock €30,000

4^th Gatsby (ISH) – 2004 stallion by Simba (KWPN) out of Daisy Cruise (ISH), by Cruise On (ISH). Bred by Dr Cormac McKay, Co. Tyrone. Owner: Owner: Toffolon Partners LLC. Rider: Darragh Kenny (IRL)

Spy Coast Farm – 1m45 Table A Against the clock €30,000

2^nd Gatsby (ISH) – 2004 stallion by Simba (KWPN) out of Daisy Cruise (ISH), by Cruise On (ISH). Bred by Dr Cormac McKay, Co. Tyrone. Owner: Toffolon Partners LLC. Rider: Darragh Kenny (IRL)

8^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)

Dubai (UAE) CSI3*W 29^th to 31^st January 2015

Longines Speed Stakes – 1m40 Table C €15,600

1^st Heritage HHS Fortuna (ISH) – 2001 mare by Heritage Fortunus (HANN) out of Dreaming Of U (ISH), by Cavalier Royale (HOLST). Bred by Thomas A Hughes, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Marion Hughes & Team Z7. Rider: Marion Hughes (IRL)

Dubai Equestrian Welcime Stakes – 1m35 Table A with jump off €12,000

2^nd HHS Pinky (ISH) – 2004 mare by O.B.O.S. Quality 004 (OLD) out of China Town (ISH), by Diamonds Are Trumps (ID). Bred by Thomas A Hughes, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Team Z7. Rider: Marion Hughes (IRL)

Gulf News Dubai Cup Grand Prix Qualifier – 1m50 Table A Against the clock €36,000

6^th HHS Pinky (ISH) – 2004 mare by O.B.O.S. Quality 004 (OLD) out of China Town (ISH), by Diamonds Are Trumps (ID). Bred by Thomas A Hughes, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Team Z7. Rider: Marion Hughes (IRL)

Treffen (AUT) CSI3* 29^th January to 1^st February 2015

Grand Prix Qualifier – 1m50 Two Rounds €25,000

2^nd Castlefield Eclipse (ISH) – 2002 mare by O.B.O.S. Quality 004 (OLD) out of Furisto Clover Hill (ISH), by Furisto (HANN). Bred by Pat Nihill, Co. Clare. Owner: Fasana Jocelyne. Rider: Paul Estermann (SUI)