Irish Bred Horse Success
Irish-bred horses shine as Mikey Pender claims World Cup runner-up finish in Madrid
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 a double clear performance, finishing just over half-a-second behind Italian winner Piergiorgio Bucci with Hantano,…
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…
Irish Equestrian Success
Stunning World Cup victory for Darragh Kenny completes hat-trick of Irish wins in London
An outstanding performance from Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and the 12-year-old gelding Eddy Blue, saw them take victory in today’s (Sunday) five-star Longines FEI World Cup Grand Prix at The London International Horse Show in England. Just five of the 37 starters managed to jump clear in the opening round, with Kenny drawn second to go…
‘Incredible’ London win for Ireland’s Daniel Coyle
Daniel Coyle riding Incredible winners of The Longines Christmas Cracker at London International Horse Show (Photo: LIHS/Peter Nixon) Derry’s Daniel Coyle and the aptly-named gelding Incredible, scored Ireland’s second win of the 2024 London International Horse Show on Saturday night, taking victory in the five-star Longines Christmas Cracker. Paris Olympian Coyle and the Ariel Grange-owned…
Ireland’s Kenny and Coyle impress at London International Horse Show
Darragh Kenny riding Chaccossini to victory in The Christmas Tree Stakes at London International Horse Show (Photo: LIHS/Peter Nixon) Day three of the London International Horse Show on Friday at the Excel Arena in England, saw Irish riders feature strongly, with a win for Offaly’s Darragh Kenny in the Christmas Tree Stakes, while Derry’s Daniel…
Roll Of Honour Inductees announced at Showjumping Ireland Reception in Dublin – Athletes and Officials Honoured
(l-r) Christy Murphy ,Tony Hurley Lorcan Hennessy, Candy Cusack, Francis Connors, Eamon Rice, Andy Hughes, Tom Brennan, Tommy Veale and Joan Keane pictured at the SJI Roll of Honor reception at the RDS in DublinPhoto: Laurence Dunne/Jumpinaction.net On their 70th anniversary, Showjumping Ireland hosted a reception on Tuesday December 17th at the Merrion Room, RDS…
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…