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Irish Bred Horse Success
Conor Swail claims Kentucky Grand Prix win – Podium finish for Rincoola Milsean (ISH)
It was a fantastic result for Irish horses and riders in the early hours of this morning (Sunday) in the USA as Co Down’s Conor Swail guided Caturano to victory in the $225,000 Kentucky Invitational four-star Grand Prix, while the Harold McGahern-bred Rincoola Milsean (ISH) scored another impressive finish when taking third spot with Charlotte…
Five-star Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event kicks-off with strong Irish-bred representation
The world-famous five-star Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event gets underway today (Thursday) at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, attracting many of the worlds top horses and riders who are competing for a prize fund of $400,000. Susie Berry will be the sole Irish rider in the field, while no less than seven of…
Paul Beecher and Loughnatousa Buachail (ISH) take DAFM Studbook opening round victory in Tipperary
Paul Beecher and Loughnatousa Buachail (ISH) The first round of the 2024 DAFM Studbook Show Jumping Series kicked off today (Saturday) at Tipperary Equestrian Centre, with a talented group of young horses competing across three competitions for 5, 6, and 7-year olds. The 7-year-old competition was dominated by Waterford’s Paul Beecher, who filled first and third…
Huge five-star win for Galway’s Michael Duffy in Miami Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix
Galway’s Michael Duffy has claimed one of the biggest victories of his career, when taking the winners prize of €115,500 in Saturday’s five-star Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix at Miami Beach in Florida, USA. In a competition that featured 38 of the world’s top horses and riders, Turloughmore native Duffy and the 12-year-old gelding…
Irish dominate Young Horse Finals on St Patrick’s weekend in Florida
Philip McGuane and My Lady van de Krekel, winners of the $25,000 Lövsta Stuteri 7-Year-Old Developing Jumper Series Final at WEF in Florida. Photo © Sportfot Irish Show Jumping riders claimed a clean sweep of the 2024 young horse finals at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Florida this weekend, with a hat-trick of victories…
Liam Nicholas-bred Express Trend (ISH) and Jessica Burke win Vejer four-star Grand Prix
Galway’s Jessica Burke and the Liam Nicholas-bred 14-year-old gelding Express Trend (ISH) have beaten-off 47 fellow competitors to win today’s (Sunday) four-star 1m55 Grand Prix at the Spanish Sunshine Tour in Vejer De La Frontera.Just three combinations jumped clear in the first round with Burke going on to post the fastest of just two double…
Irish Equestrian Success
Irish Horse Board confirm that Fodder Transport support measure is available to horse owners
Minister for Agriculture Food & Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, this week announced the introduction of a Fodder Transport Support Measure to provide additional assistance to farmers most severely affected by the prolonged exceptional weather conditions. In many of these cases the delayed turn out to grass because of the very poor ground conditions has meant…
Irish athletes impress at FEI Youth Nations Cup fixture in Belgium
Irish youth Show Jumping riders enjoyed fantastic success over the weekend at the FEI Youth Nations Cup show held at Sentower Park in Belgium. The pick of the outstanding results was a comprehensive win for the Irish Pony team in the Nations Cup. The Irish quartet of Sligo’s Cian McMunn (Esperando SK), Wexford’s Lauren Adams…
Huge five-star win for Galway’s Michael Duffy in Miami Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix
Galway’s Michael Duffy has claimed one of the biggest victories of his career, when taking the winners prize of €115,500 in Saturday’s five-star Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix at Miami Beach in Florida, USA. In a competition that featured 38 of the world’s top horses and riders, Turloughmore native Duffy and the 12-year-old gelding…
Fantastic Irish Show Jumping team win five-star Longines League Of Nations in Florida
The victorious Irish team of Darragh Kenny, Daniel Coyle, Michael Blake (team manager) Cian O’Connor and Shane Sweetnam following the Longines League Of Nations in Ocala, Florida The Irish Show Jumping team scored a brilliant victory in the early hours of this morning (Sunday) at the five-star Longines League Of Nations at Ocala, Florida in…
Cian O’Connor in winning form ahead of tonight’s Longines League of Nations in Florida
Cian O’Connor and Fermoy Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography The Irish Show Jumping team are in five-star Longines League Of Nations action this evening (Saturday) at Ocala in Florida (USA), hoping to build on their runner-up finish from last month’s opening leg of the series at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Ocala is…
St Patrick’s Day World Cup win for Daniel Coyle – Dermott Lennon third
Derry’s Daniel Coyle and the 11-year-old gelding Incredible have raced to victory in this evening’s (Sunday) $200,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix at Ocala in Florida, USA. Just four of the 32 starters made it into the jump-off, with Coyle taking victory with a blistering clear round in 40.37 as last to go….