Irish Bred Horse Success
Records set at phenomenal 2024 Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale
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 Sale highlighted the huge global demand for Irish-bred and/or Irish produced horses. with a…
Podium finish for Brookfield Quality (ISH) at five-star Pau – Seven Irish-bred’s in top 20
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 43.0, less than a fence behind the winners, Caroline Harris (GBR) with D.Day. Rehy DJ…
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…
Mikey Pender sees-off Paris Olympic medallists to win five-star Longines Grand Prix of Barcelona
Photo: Mikey Pender and HHS Calais (ISH) winners of the 2024 Longines Grand Prix of Barcelona 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…
Magnificent hat-trick of medal wins for Ireland at Lanaken World Championships
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. Michael Pender riding HHS Mercedes (ISH) clear the final fence to win the gold medal (Photo: Irish Eventing Times)…
Irish Equestrian Success
Duffy secures podium finish in Super Grand Prix Final as Quirex completes remarkable comeback
Ireland’s Michael Duffy and Quirex on their way to a podium finish in the LGCT Super GP Final (Photo: .Stefano Grasso/LGCT) In an electrifying climax to the €1.25 million Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Ireland’s Michael Duffy scored a third place finish on the podium to take home a…
Denis Lynch gets World Cup campaign underway with Stuttgart runner-up finish
Denis Lynch and Brooklyn Heights (Photo: FEI) Tipperary’s Denis Lynch produced a strong performance on Sunday in the five-star Longines FEI World Cup Grand Prix at Stuttgart in Germany, securing a runner-up finish in a tough contest that delivered just three first round clears. Riding the 15-year-old gelding Brooklyn Heights, Lynch was the first to…
Four-star Spanish Grand Prix win for Billy Twomey
Cork’s Billy Twomey scored an impressive win in Sunday’s four-star 1m55 Grand Prix at Valencia in Spain, beating off a field of 50 horses and riders to take the top prize of €26,5000. Riding the 16-year-old stallion Chat Botte E.D (Casall x Darco), Twomey posted the fastest clear (35.32) of a seven-horse jump-off, finishing over…
Five-star Mexican Grand Prix win for Ireland’s Darragh Kenny
Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny rode to a hard-fought victory in last night’s GNP Seguros five-star Grand Prix at Monterrey in Mexico. Kenny guided the 17-year-old stallion VDL Cartello (Cartani 4 x Lord) to a blistering time of 36.27. The victory was a meaningful one for Kenny, but also an emotional moment for VDL Cartello’s connections“He…
Legendary Irish rider Captain Con Power dies aged 71
(l-r) Jane Darragh, wife of the late Paul Darragh, James Kernan, Captain Con Power, and Eddie Macken, pictured at a special reception in 2017 which was 40 years after the first of three Aga Khan wins in-a-row (Photo: Sam Barnes Sportsfile) The Irish equestrian community has today (Sunday November 3rd 2024) lost one of it’s…
Conor Swail seals five-star speed win in Washington
Co Down’s Conor Swail and his veteran campaigner Count Me In came out on top in a very competitive $63,000 FEI Speed Final at Washington International Horse Show on Friday night. A time of 61.24 seconds saw Swail finish less than two-tenths of a second faster than McLain Ward (USA) and First Lady, while third…