Irish Bred Horse Success
Magnificent Irish-bred Ballaghmor Class adds to legacy with five-star Maryland triumph
Ballaghmor Class (ISH) and Oliver Townend (GBR) Photo: Shannon Brinkman The Irish-bred gelding Ballaghmor Class (ISH) has cemented his place as one of the greatest horses in Eventing history, after claiming his fourth five-star competition victory in the early hours of this morning at MARS Maryland, Fair Hill in the USA. The 17-year-old grey, bred…
Winning start to Horse Of The Year Show for Commandant Geoff Curran
Irish army rider Commandant Geoff Curran produced a dominant display to win The Dick Turpin Stakes, as international competition began at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. Puissance champion at HOYS in 2022 and 2023, and bidding for a hat-trick this year, he added another title to his collection by landing the one-round…
Irish Equestrian Success
“We like mud!” Irish eventers dig deep to win Nations Cup final
Ireland winners of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ at Military Boekelo 2024 Austin O’CONNOR riding ISAZSA , Susie Berry riding CLEVER TRICK , Padraig MCCARTHY riding POMP N CIRCUMSTANCE , Aoife CLARK riding SPORTSFIELD FREELANCE, Team Ireland take the win for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup in Boekelo (NED) . L-R: Padraig McCarthy and Pomp…
Runner-up finish for Ireland’s Darragh Kenny in €2Million Rolex Grand Slam at Spruce Meadows
Daniel Deusser (GER), Martin Fuchs (SUI), and Darragh Kenny (IRL) shared the podium in the €2Million CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix, presented by Rolex at Spruce Meadows Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and the 17-year-old stallion VDL Cartello recorded a brilliant runner-up finish in Sunday’s €2Million CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix, presented by Rolex at Spruce Meadows in Canada…