Unstoppable Karl Cook & Caracole seize St. Tropez 5* Grand Prix in stellar summer run

September 20, 2025  •  Leave a Comment
Karl Cook 🇺🇸 & Caracole de la Roque were unstoppable last night, taking the CSIO5* Grand Prix in St. Tropez – Gassin 🇫🇷 with a blazing 41.06 sec in round two. The mighty mare has scored five-star wins in Falsterbo 🇸🇪 and Rotterdam 🇳🇱 this summer and also boasts a team 🥈 from the Paris Olympics 🇫🇷. It looked as though Stephan De Freitas...
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Veteran Dulcar De Sivola dominates qualifier as Velká Pardubická countdown begins

September 07, 2025  •  Leave a Comment
Jockey Lukáš Matuský grinned aboard Dulcar De Sivola 🇫🇷 after cruising to an eight-length victory in the final qualifier for October’s Velká Pardubická Steeplechase — 5,800m (29 furlongs) of testing ground softened by overnight rain. The 12-year-old gelding, by top stayer Assessor 🇮🇪 (Prix Royal Oak, Prix du Cadran), and trained by Luboš Urbán...
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Polyan storms to victory in the 80th Czech St Leger, the ultimate Triple Crown test

September 01, 2025  •  Leave a Comment
Polyan 🇫🇷, ridden by jockey Petr Foret, stormed home to win the 80th running of the St Leger at Chuchle Racecourse in Prague 🇨🇿 by two and a half lengths — the final and longest leg of the Czech Triple Crown 👑 over 2,800m (14 furlongs). It was the biggest of his three career victories for the three-year-old son of The Grey Gatsby 🇮🇪, the 201...
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Golden sweep for France at European Eventing Championships

August 25, 2025  •  Leave a Comment
What drama at the FEI Eventing European Championship in Strzegom 🇵🇱! With the results in, France 🇫🇷 celebrated a golden team double 🏆 — winning both Juniors and Young Riders after the final jumping test. In Juniors, Ella Howard 🇬🇧 & Marchwood clinched 🥇 ahead of Pia Sophie Schreiber 🇩🇪 & Cliemann 🥈, and Matis Cogniet 🇫🇷 & Vivendi Her...
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From injury to victory. Chelmsford holds off Sexy Lord in Pardubická qualifier

August 03, 2025  •  Leave a Comment
Jockey Jan Kratochvíl gave Chelmsford 🇫🇷 a well-deserved pat after holding off Sexy Lord 🇨🇿 and Jaroslav Myška to win the third Velká pardubická steeplechase qualifier over 5,800m of rain-soaked ground. The 9-year-old, trained by legend Josef Váňa and sired by Sunday Break 🇯🇵 (サンデーブレイク), hadn’t raced in a year due to injury, missing last yea...
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