IRELAND’S Denis Lynch snatched the Golden Whip trophy with a Grand Prix victory at Norten-Hardenberg in Germany on Sunday, collecting the 15,000 euro winner’s prize. Written by Colin McClelland Piloting Thomas Straumann’s 15 year-old gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof, the Tipperary rider outpaced Brazil’s Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and the 11 year-old Zerlin M by just [...]
IRELAND finished joint fourth in the three-star Drammen Nations’ Cup in Norway on Friday on a team total of 16 faults, alongside France. The competition was won by an experienced Netherlands team on just four faults, with Denmark second on eight faults and Italy third with 12 faults. Eight nations competed. Highlight of the Irish [...]
IRISH show jumping team manager Robert Splaine tonight (Thursday) announced his team to compete in the three-star Nations’ Cup at Drammen in Norway this afternoon. The Irish foursome will line out as follows: Capt. Brian Cournane/Javas Keltic Mist (ISH) Michael G Duffy/ Felix XXVIII Capt. Geoff Curran/Mullaghbane (ISH) Paul O’Shea/Skara Glen’s Sienna Splaine said: “Drammen [...]
THOUGH a disappointing team result for Ireland in the first 2015 Nations’ Cup at Lummen in Belgium, we saw a new star emerge in the shape of 29 year-old Greg Broderick with the Irish Sport Horse MHS Going Global. Making their five-star debut in the top level of the Furusiyya league, the Thurles-based rider and [...]
LIMERICK’S Paul O’Shea led Irish dominance of the Drammen Grand Prix in Norway on Sunday with a decisive win. Riding Skara Glen’s Sienna, O’Shea was one of eight through to the jump-off, but opened up a gap of over four seconds in the final round to relegate Norway’s Iselin Gjendemsjo and Woulon L to the [...]
NINETEEN year-old Bertram Allen chalked up yet another honour for Ireland on Friday when he outclassed a 55-strong international field to win this evening’s feature speed class at the five-star show in Madrid. Written by Colin McClelland The Wexford teenager, ranked tenth in the world, piloted Quainton Stud’s 11 year-old gelding Quiet Easy 4 to [...]
WEXFORD’S Bertram Allen took fifth and Offaly’s Darragh Kenny claimed sixth place in one of the most nail-biting Grand Prix finishes of the 2015 Global Champions Tour in Madrid on Saturday night. With only four clear first rounds on the board from a start list of 50, Allen on the 17 year-old Romanov and Kenny [...]
IRELAND will launch its 2015 top level Nations’ Cup campaign at Lummen in Belgium tomorrow (Friday) with the team of Denis Lynch, Cameron Hanley, Greg Broderick and Billy Twomey. Drawn fifth to jump of eight of the world’s best show jumping nations taking part at Lummen, the Irish quartet are facing their country’s first points-scoring [...]
OFFALY native Darragh Kenny flew over from his adopted US home to compete in the Longines Global Champions’ Tour five star Antwerp show this weekend, and took a 6,000 euro win on Saturday morning’s the speed class. Riding the 13 year-old Limmerick Irish Sport Horse mare Belle Rock, Kenny was 13th to jump in a [...]
Judy Reynolds set a new Irish international Grand Prix Kür(Freestyle to Music) record score of 75.775% when placing sixth with Joe & Kathleen Reynolds’ 13-year-old Jazz gelding Vancouver K at the four-star show in Hagen, Germany today [Sunday, April 26, 2015]. The previous record score of 75.725% was set by Irish Olympian Anna Merveldt and [...]
ARMY rider Capt.Michael Kelly continued his recent run of solid form with a win in the French Grand Prix at Chantilly this evening (Sunday). The 31 year-old piloted the Irish Sport Horse Drumiller Lough to a 6,000 euro victory after setting a very fast time in the 13 horse jump-off. The only rider to come [...]
IN HIS first ever World Cup Final, Wexford’s 19 year-old Bertram Allen was third overall at Las Vegas tonight (Sunday) in one of the tightest finishing scores ever seen in the famous competition. Written by Colin McClelland Starting with one penalty point on his card this evening, Allen and the 11 year-old grey mare Molly [...]
IRELAND’S Bertram Allen snatched the 8,000 euro trophy in today’s big feature class in the five-star Saut Hermès show at the Grand Palais arena in the heart of Paris. Fourth to jump of 39 riders, the 19 year-old set a blistering pace on Billy Twomey’s 17 year-old stallion Romanov, and his time of 50.95 seconds [...]
IRELAND’S Denis Lynch was just over half a second short of taking victory in Saturday’s major speed class at the Saut Hèrmes show in Paris. Riding Thomas Straumann’s bay gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof, the Tipperary show jumper settled for the runner-up purse of 12,300 euro, while Netherlands winner Maikel van der Vleuten pocketed 20,300 [...]
SETTING a new high in Irish sporting achievement, 19 year-old Bertram Allen has today (Tuesday) entered the top ten of the world’s best show jumping riders. In the official Longines World Rider Rankings, which measure the monthly performances of over 2,000 riders internationally, Wexford-born Allen has today for the first time achieved tenth position, putting [...]
Balmoral Thursday Showing Results
Yearlings 21 COLT or GELDING, foaled in 2016, thoroughbred and non thoroughbred, entered in their respective stud book, likely to make a high class performer. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 53 Gibson, Mr Desmond ROLEX 2nd 60 O Gorman, Mr Kieran MURPHY 2 3rd 58 Martin, Mrs Pat CLOVER CHOICE 4th 55 Kirkpatrick, Mrs [...]
Balmoral Results Wednesday 10th May 2017
28 MARE or GELDING, 4 years old, capable of carrying over 14st [89kg]. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 137 Tierney Mrs Daphne BLOOMFIELD BADGER 2nd 134 McElligott, Richard F PUSHKIN 3rd 136 Rothwell, Mr. Derry GREENHALL HUNTSMAN 4th 139 Williams, Mr Ian MARLFIELD 5th 138 Wallace, Mr Trevor APPLE JACK 29 MARE or GELDING, 4 [...]
Knotts Bakery Sponsor Young Event Horse Championship
The RUAS are delighted to announce that Knotts Bakery is continuing their sponsorship of the Young Event Horse Championship at Balmoral Show 2017. There will be four year old and five year old classes which aim to identify high calibre horses bred in Ireland with the potential to become top class eventers. The Knotts Bakery [...]
RUAS Launch Four Day Balmoral Show
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) today launched the 149th Balmoral Show in partnership with Ulster Bank. This year’s Show will provide an exciting mix of food, farming excellence and showmanship alongside an exhilarating entertainment schedule from 10th – 13th May 2017. With many new additions to the Show, news of a fourth day is proving the most [...]
Dublin Horse Show Officially Launched
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD officially launched the Dublin Horse Show today June 15th at the RDS, Dublin. The participation of many Rio-bound gold medal hopefuls at this year’s Dublin Horse Show means a change from the traditional August dates to July 20-24 for this summer institution. Despite the earlier date, [...]
