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The 2019 Land Rover Kentucky CCI5* Three Day Event Breeding Review
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Some of the initial views from The Land Rover 2019 International riders about Di Grazia’s course was that it was Kentucky CCI5* Horse too easy and didn’t represent a Trials 2019 true CCI5* course. This year’s Land brought out the best Given the good ground and conditions it was expected Rover 2019 Kentucky of both horse and that there would have been a CCI5* Horse Trials rider over the XC significant number of horses was an interesting course designed by that completed inside the time, one on a number of Derek Di Grazia. but, in the end that wasn’t different levels and necessarily the case.
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class in the SJ on their way to their second Kentucky Three Day Event win
The course was considered to defend his title in the event’s USA rider Bruce Davidson challenging in some but not 41-year history. (Jnr) on Park Trader, and just all areas; it had no less than two horses retired on the XC. five water jumps. It looked like So how did all the 45 I am pleased to confirm that there were four water fences there were no falls caused by but there were actually five as entered horses fare this obstacles on the XC course. riders had to canter through year? the Head of the Lake twice, With 45 starters it was a By contrast, at the 2018 Land this cantering, rather than slightly smaller field this year Rover Burghley Horse Trials galloping, through the water at Kentucky compared to also now a CCI5* which last slowed the horses considerably. previous years. There were 31 ran in September, there were a horses in total that completed total of ten horses eliminated Oliver Townend’s back-to- all three phases of this years on the XC phase and a further back win, joins the illustrious Kentucky Three Day Event. 13 horses also retired on the company of Bruce Davidson, There were just four horses XC. This would support some Kim Severson and Michael who were eliminated on the of the early comments that this Jung as only the fourth person XC including the ever-popular year’s course at Kentucky was
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class jumping into the water at the Kentucky Three Day Event perhaps a little generous and show jumping phase. This is Piggy finished, to her absolute not testing enough relative to incredibly rare, and Kentucky’s credit, a superb round without other CCI5* three day events good ground was undoubtedly time penalties. Jim had similar Internationally. a contribution to this positive praise for Ariel Grald and outcome. Leamore Master Plan. There were five horses withdrawn before the XC, Who were the shining It was no surprise that Tim and one horse didn’t pass the Price and Xavier Faer had initial vet’s inspection which stars on XC Day? such a great round. The pair was Ashley Johnson’s (USA) Jim Wofford a former have a total of 519 British Tactical Maneuver. international three day event Eventing points and were third rider, now based in the USA, at Badminton and 18th at Interestingly every one of the gave Piggy French extensive Burghley in 2017. Xavier Faer 31 completed horses from the compliments about her XC had only recently made a full XC phase passed the vet’s round especially after a tricky recovery after being kicked inspection and went on to the piece through Pete’s Hollow. by a trusted field companion
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Stallions | Breeding | Research May 2019 which resulted in a fracture. keener to ride on the XC in the best performing horses, As a result of the injury, Xavier 2019 over 2018. and secondly that horses with Faer only had three runs in less than 50% Thoroughbred 2018 and stopped eventing What did we learn blood dominated the top four after Chatsworth in May until placings. Three of the first the end of that season. British from the breeding four horses had less than 50% based Trisha Rickards who of Kentucky’s top 12 Thoroughbred blood. bred Xavier Faer still owns him horses? along with Nigella and Tim Kentucky CCI5* like Burghley The on-going topic of do we Hall. CCI5* showed two key trends need more Thoroughbred in for event horse breeding. the sport of three-day eventing Eventual winners Oliver is an interesting one. In the Townend and Cooley Master The first is that horses which UK and Ireland where we Class had a great round on descend from show jumping have access to so many full the XC despite losing a shoe. pedigrees with added thoroughbred horses from Oliver described his ride as Thoroughbred blood were racing we have considerably Summary of The 2019 Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event top 12 Place Rider Horse Name Sire Dam Horse Rider Dressage SJ XC XC Name Country Country of Jump Time of Origin Origin 1st Oliver Cooley Mas- Ramiro B The Swallow (by Master Ireland GBR 24.1 1.2 0 0 Townend ter Class Imp xx)
2nd Boyd Boyd Martin Windfall Thabena M (By USA USA 27.9 0 0 0 Martin Buddenbrock)
3rd Tim Price Xavier Faer Catherston Faerie Song Two (By UK (Sport NZL 30.9 0 0 0 Liberator Catherston Dazzler) Horse GB)
4th Piggy Quarrycrest Clover Echo Royal China (By Cavalier Ireland GBR 27.1 6.4 0 0 French Echo Royale)
5th Doug Vandiver Windfall Visions of Grandeur (By USA USA 35.5 0.4 0 0 Payne Mystic Replica xx)
6th Felix Vogg Colero Captain Fire Bonita (By Bormio xx) Germany SUI 28 6.4 0 0.8
7th Phillip Z Asca Z Bellabouche (By Babouche Belgium USA 31.7 0 0 0 Dutton Vh Gehucht Z)
8th Lauren Paramount Pasco N/A Denmark USA 33.6 12 0 0.4 Kieffer Importance
9th Lauren Vermiculus Serazim Wake Me Gently xx ( By USA USA 33 8.4 0 1.2 Kieffer Unpredictable xx)
10th Leslie Law Voltair De Gentlemen IV Jasmina Du Fresne (By France GBR 36.9 11 0 0 Tre Socrate De Chivre)
11th Hannah Harbour Pilot Cruising Shannon IV xx (By Catch Ireland USA 39.3 8.8 0 0 Sue On Fire xx) Burnett 12th Ariel Grald Leamore Master Imp xx Ardragh Bash (By Cavlier Ireland USA 35.7 0.4 0 0.8 Master Plan Royale)
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Hengststation Bockmann’s Charlie Weasley (Christian ex Last Liberty) to see that the continental sires are very quickly looking more and more Thoroughbred like.
None of the first 12 horses were by dressage sires, this was also the same for Burghley last year. The temptation to fall as a breeder for handsome less pressure to use lighter need for more Thoroughbred smart moving dressage sires boned sires for three day blood. However, when looking is somewhat dampened when eventing. at the upcoming jumping sires their progeny appear so rarely in Europe with a quick glance in in the CCI5* three day In Europe where the legacy of from a naked eye it would eventing league tables. continental horses comes from be tempting to disagree with heavier boned stock, there is a this. You only have to look at
Charlie Weasley – Modern young show jumping stallion (Christian ex Last Liberty) from Hengststation Bockmann in Europe. The European jumping sires are becoming increasingly more of this stamp
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class on the XC at Kentucky Three Day Event 2019
Cooley Master Class demands on today’s CCI5* was number six in the Eventing – Proven Pedigree, horses. Sires Ranking in the Rolex World Breeding Federation of Proven form Cooley Master Class’ pedigree Sport Horses. Oliver Townend’s winning ride has everything that a top class It was no surprise to many to the 14 year old Cooley Master event horse breeder would see Oliver Townend on the Class, owned by Angela look for, and is a credit to his podium with Cooley Master Hislop, is simply beautifully breeder Johan Hagan. Class after the pair were bred for the modern day sport Cooley Master Class is by winners of the CICO*** at of three day eventing. The the late Belgian Warmblood Ballindenisk in 2014 and four days of big galloping courses Show Jumping sire Ramiro B years later in 2018 Oliver and are increasingly becoming a and out of a mare called The Cooley Master Class won the thing of the past and the need Swallow Day by the late Irish Land Rover Kentucky Horse for accuracy, agility and scope Thoroughbred Stallion Master Trials on their CCI**** debut, are at the very top of breeders Imp owned by Loftus O’Neill. finishing on their dressage pick lists when looking at the At the end of 2018 Ramiro B score of just 28.7.
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TimBloodline Price and Review Xavier Archives Faer in their Series Dressage Test at the 2019 Kentucky Three Day Event 9 Gemini Stud Insights
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Bloodline Review Archives Series 10 Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class parades in of the front the crowd at the Kentucky Three Day Event Gemini Stud Insights
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Oliver also rides another Summary thoroughbred will continue to son of Ramiro B in Cooley The winner of Kentucky CCI5* dominate the leaderboards. SRS. Oliver and Cooley SRS 2019 was predictable; not just finished 2nd at the 2018 because Cooley Master Class The beauty of the sport of Mitsubishi Badminton Horse was the winner in 2018 but Three Day Eventing is that Trials on his CCI4* (now CCI5*) because his pedigree reflects the XC courses are built by debut, jumping double clear the modern CCI5* Three different people and on to finish on a score of 33.1. The Day Event horses in having a different terrains all over pair went on to take 12th place pedigree founded upon agility, the world. To this end, the at Burghley the same year. accuracy and scope. demands upon top class Cooley Master Class’ dam’s sire event horse breeders are Master Imp is also the sire of It seems the days of big continually subject to change. Zara Tindall’s High Kingdom galloping CCI5* courses However, with Badminton whom represented Team GBR are behind us and that the CCI5* just around the corner at the London 2012 Olympics influence of the dressage and I am sure that the need for and of Karen O’Connor’s show jumping are here to stay. Thoroughbred blood at the (USA) Beijing Olympic As long as that is the case the highest levels of our sport will Three Day Eventing partner horses that are less than half come to the fore again. Mandiba.
PiggyBloodline French Reviewand Quarry Archives Crest Series Echo in their dressage test at Kentucky Three Day Event 2019 12 Gemini Stud Insights
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Zara Phillips and High Kingdom at the London 2012 Olympics – Representing Team GBR Eventing. The pair were part of the Team Silver medal winning team. 13 Gemini Stud Insights
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About the Author Georgie Belton comes from a family of eventing, racing and showing breeders in the Midlands. Her grandfather has bred a 5-star horse and she has bred horses up to CCI**** and B.E Advanced Level.
Her own stud Gemini Stud has won the British Eventing Breeding In Hand Championship with a grandson of Primitive Rising under the judging of Henrietta Knight along with the British Equestrian Federation Futurity National Championship.
Georgie has had multiple Badminton CCI5* and Burghley CCI5* mare owners as customers, Classic Opera Gemini Stud stands a stallion grandson of the Holstein Jump stallion Chicos Boy who won a BE Event as a five-year old on his dressage score and was a Horse of the Year Show Cuddy In Hand Finalist as a three year old.
Georgie has written articles on breeding and more specifically event horse breeding for Eventing Worldwide and British Breeding.
Georgie also has a BSc Hons from the department of Agriculture at Newcastle University and is a Director of several property related businesses. Gemini Stud’s stallion Classic Opera in Bloodline Review Archives Series the Cuddy In Hand Final at HOYS 14