The Belgian team came out on top in the super-tough first round of the €2.3 million Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final 2015 at Real Club de Polo in Barcelona (ESP) today. With only eight places up for grabs for Saturday’s second and deciding round, there was a ferocious battle between the 19 competing nations, [...]
Longtime partners, and perennial crowd favorites, Rich Fellers (USA) and Flexible yesterday topped a field of 25 to claim the victory of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League class at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia. By Esther Hahn Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted a record-breaking number of spectators to [...]
Allen fourth in Dutch five-star jump-off, Hanley wins at Millstreet WEXFORD’S Bertram Allen was 6,000 euro richer after a fourth place in the mean feature class at Valkenswaard’s five-star show on Friday, while Mayo’s Cameron Hanley took just under 8,500 euro for a win at Millstreet in Co. Cork. Riding the nine year-old Belmonde, Allen [...]
ROBERT Splaine, Ireland’s show jumping team manager, has tonight (Monday) announced his squad for the European Show Jumping Championships due to take place at Aachen in Germany from August 19-23rd. The Irish European squad will be: Bertram Allen/Molly Malone V Greg Broderick/MHS Going Global (ISH) Darragh Kenny/Sans Soucis Z Denis Lynch/All Star 5 Cian O’Connor/Good [...]
CORK’S Billy Twomey kicked off another good day (Saturday) for Ireland at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse show with a lunchtime win in the Accumulator class aboard Joe Flynn’s Irish Sport Horse stallion Ardcolum Duke, shading Dutch runner-up Johnny Pals and Urjul van Generhese by just under two seconds on time for the 4,600 euro [...]
YOUNG Rider Tom Foley scored an impressive win at the three-star show in Tryon, USA last Wednesday, while Olympic medallist Cian O’Connor was victorious the following day at Arnhem’s three-star in the Netherlands. Written by Colin McClelland Nineteen year-old Foley, riding Spy Coast Farm’s mare Beluga, was the only one of 39 starters to break [...]
CORK’S Shane Sweetnam came very close to delivering a fourth major win for Ireland this weekend when he placed second in the four-star Grand Prix in Spruce Meadows, Canada on Sunday. The 34 year-old, piloting Spy Coast Farm’s stallion Chaqui Z, registered one of just five double clears in the contest, but was just over [...]
TIPPERARY’S Greg Broderick picked up some more prize money at the five star show in St. Gallen on Saturday when finishing third in the Longines speed class on the Irish Sport Horse Mhs Automatic. Written by Colin McClelland Having won the first class of the show, and picked up a second place in yesterday’s speed [...]
IRELAND has had two Grand Prix successes in the last 24 hours, with Richie Moloney victorious at the new four-star show in Tryon, North Carolina, and Darragh Kenny claiming third place on Sunday afternoon at Switzerland’s five-star competition at St. Gallen. Written by Colin McClelland Kilkenny-born Moloney, riding Equinimity LLC’s stallion Carrabis Z, was last [...]
IRELAND’S team for Friday’s top-level Furusiyya Nations’ Cup in St. Gallen, Switzerland was announced by Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine on Thursday evening. Drawn to jump in the advantageous eighth position of eight teams competing, Ireland’s foursome will line out as follows: Shane Breen with Golden Hawk Greg Broderick with MHS Going Global [...]
History was made on Sunday at the World Equestrian Festival Aachen in Germany when Connolly’s RED MILLS Brand Ambassador Scott Brash, riding Hello Sanctos, won the first equestrian Major of the year, the Rolex Grand Prix, and his second stage of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. Scott Brash is the first rider to [...]
CORK’S Anthony Condon and the nine year-old bay stallion Aristio led an Irish whitewash of the big feature class at the three-star show in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday night. Condon won the jump-off competition and the 3,000 euro first prize, but four other Irish riders also featured in the top ten of the 54-strong field. [...]
IRISH rider Cian O’Connor proved to be the class act in this afternoon’s (Monday) two-star 1m45 Grand Prix in Opglabbeek, Belgium, when he overcame a 50-strong field on board Coco 11. Written by Mike Dunne Of the ten combinations who went into the jump-off, only four managed a second clear, and the Meath rider was [...]
IRISH riders Paul Kennedy and Cameron Hanley featured among the placings in this afternoon’s (Sunday) 45,000 euro three-star Grand Prix in Ciekocinko, Poland. Kennedy, on Cartown Danger Mouse, was one of only three clears in the opening round from 32 starters, and though he picked up four faults in the second round, his time was [...]
CLEAR rounds from Bertram Allen, Greg Broderick and Cian O’Connor ensured a third place for Ireland at the French Nations’ Cup in La Baule on Friday. Written by Colin McClelland The Irish foursome, drawn first to jump of eight teams in the top level competition, saw Cian O’Connor and his new mount Good Luck draw [...]
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, [...]
