The Seamus Casey-bred Thomascourt Ballypatrick (ISH) scored a third place finish in Sunday’s $32,000 Hermès CSI3* 1.50m Classic to close week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Florida.Ridden by Charlotte Jacobs (USA), the 10-year-old gelding jumped double clear,…
Irish-bred horses were in brilliant form in today’s three-star Grand Prix at Abu Dhabi in the UAE, where BBS McGregor (ISH), bred in Kilkenny by Marguerite Ryan, and formerly ridden by Jack Ryan, took victory in the feature three-star Grand…
Kildare’s Mikey Pender and the Marion Hughes-bred mare HHS Los Angeles (ISH) scored a brilliant runner-up finish in Sunday’s five-star Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix at Madrid in Spain. Last to go in a 13-horse jump-off. Pender completed…
The 2024 Goresbridge Go For Gold Select Event Horse Sale produced exceptional results, with new records set including a top-priced lot of €57,000. Held at Barnadown Equestrian Centre and the Amber Springs Hotel, and with bidding on site and online,…
The Sean Kelly-bred Brookfield Quality (ISH) ridden by Tom McEwen (GBR), finished in third place overall at the 5-star Etoiles de Pau in France. A clear round in the final Show Jumping phase saw them finish on a score of…
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…
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…
Ireland’s Mickey Pender scored one of the biggest wins of his career late last night (Saturday), as he took a magnificent victory in the €300,000 five-star Longines Grand Prix at the League Of Nations Final in Barcelona, Spain. It was…
Ireland’s proud record at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for young horses in Lanaken, Belgium continued today, with Irish riders winning three of the nine World Championship medals on offer, including two precious golds. The 7-year-old final was…
A strong group of Irish-bred horses have qualified for Sunday’s grand finals at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses at Lanaken in Belgium, from almost 700 of the top young horses from around the globe that…
