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From St. Tropez to New York

Here we go again!

Last week-end was again paced by the double victory of the pair GOTHAM CITY PL (R.O.+) (Filou de Muze/Final Shot – breeders: P. & Th. Lejeune in B-8690 Alergem) – Ömer Karaevli (TUR) at the CSIYH1* of Opglabbeek (BEL). They first won the 7-year-old 1.30m event and reiterated their exploit few days later over 1.35m. Two other SBS horses also ranked themselves during this 1.35m event: GEORGE (Kannan/Chin Chin – breeder : Stables Stephex in B-1861 Meise-Wolvertem) with Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) 10^th place and GASTON D’ÉCAUSSINNES (Malito de Rêves/La Coste S – breeder : Écuries d’Écaussinnes in B-7190 Écaussinnes) with Alexander Butler (IRL) 14^th place. With regards to the CSI2*, it is  CHOPIN D’HYRENCOURT (Udancer Hero/Ogano Sitte – breeder: A. Henry in B-4452 Paifve) who played its cards right by claiming 4^th place over 1.35m and 5^th place over 1.40m with Gilles Willemann (FRA). On the same height but against the clock this time,  BACARAT DE SAINTE HERMELLE (Babylis de Sainte Hermelle/Bayac de Sainte Hermelle – breeder: Élevage de Ste Hermelle in B-6181 Gouy-Lez-Piéton) imposed herself 4^th with rider Hicham Er-Radi (MAR). Let’s not forget about the brilliant performance of EL VITORIOSO D’ÉCAUSSINNES (HH Radco/Kashmir van Schuttershof – breeder: Écuries d’Écaussinnes in B-7190 Écaussinnes) and Dayro Arroyave (COL) at the CSI1*, as they won 2^nd place of the 1.30m event before claiming the victory of the 1.35m Grand Prix the following day.

Heading to St. Tropez (FRA), where many SBS standed out at both CSI2* and CSI4*. At the CSI2*, FAYERBAL DU RONCHY (Baloubet du Rouet/Bon Ami – breeder: J. Eichenlaub-Georges in B-5361 Mohiville) reached twice top-5 with Guillaume Foutrier (FRA): one 5^th place over 1.35m and a 4^th place during the 1.45m Grand Prix. CASSIUS VAN DE SMIS (VDL Cardento/Skippy II – breeder: M. Neckebroeck in B-1650 Beersel), ridden by Marcel Marschall (GER) and EVEREST D.R. (Darco – breeder: G. Deroock in B-1780 Wemmel), ridden by Sadri Fegaier (FRA) respectively won 6^th and 9^th place on this Grand Prix as well. At the CSI4*, CASANOVA DE l’HERSE (Ugano Sitte/Kashmir van Schuttershof – breeder: M. Bar in B-7063 Chaussée-Notre-Dame) and François Mathy JR (BEL) ended up 6^th on the 1.45m against the clock event. 3 other SBS horses ranked themselves over the same height with a 10^th place for DOLITAIRE CHAVANNAISE (E.O.) (Cicero Z/Voltaire – breeder: Y. Evrard in B-6960 Manhay) with Zoé Conter (BEL), followed by DOLCE DECEUNICK (E.O.) (Toulon/Cartier van de Heffinck – breeder: G. Schoutteet in B-8211 Aartrijke) with Olivier Perreau (FRA) and DIRKA DES BRUMES (E.O.) (Cicero Z/Voltaire – breeder: S. Jeanfils in B-6960 Manhay) with Dominique Hendrickx (BEL) respectively at 13^th and 14^th place. CLOCHARD (Kashmir van Schuttershof/Cascadeur – breeder: Stables Stephex in B-1861 Meise-Wolvertem) granted himself a 9^th place over 1.50m with Belgian rider Emilie Conter, as for DINKY TOY VD KRANENBURG (Ugano Sitte/Kimball – breeder: J. Leterme in B-8980 Zandvoorde) and Mauricio Ruiz (COL), they took 8^th place at the 1.50m Grand Prix.

In Hagen, Germany, CALI DES BERGERIES (Baloubet du Rouet/Wandango – breeder: P. Jadot in B-6940 Grandhan) paired with Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) won 2^nd place of the CSI2* 1.35m event.

In Ebreichsdorf (AUT), BOYFRIEND DU SEIGNEUR (Calvaro/Darco – breeder: La Ferme du Seigneur in B-7387 Honnelles) and Anastasiia Yershova (UKR) obtained two impressive rankings with a 2^nd place over 1.35m and a 3^rd place on the 1.40m against the clock event. Nevertheless, he was not the only SBS ambassador to shine in Austria, as ARTISTE DE L’ABBAYE D’AULNE (Conquest van de Helle/Idem d’Azur – breeder: C. Martini in B-6534 Gozée) and rider Karl Shneider (GER) ranked themselves three times at the CSI2*: one 1^st place over 1.35m followed by a 3^rd and 13^th place over 1.40m.

Across the Atlantic, finally, where DM JACQMOTTE (Toulon/Indoctro – breeder: E. Bongaerts in B-3583 Paal) and Wilm Vermeir (BEL) standed out at New York’s CSI5* thanks to their great 5^th place over 1.55m and 15^th place during the 1.60m Grand Prix.

(ML)