Success for Condios offspring!
* Condios son Wins CNC* 5 & 6 Year Old Eventing Championship at Ballindenisk!
Ballintogher Gigolo, a 2002 bay gelding sired by Condios, on Saturday won Eventing Ireland’s CNC* Michael Leonard Memorial 5 & 6 Year Old Championship at Ballindenisk.
Other Condios offspring’s results include-
In the O/CNC** Event at Ballindenisk Loughnavatta Papillo, a 2001 bay gelding sired by Condios, placed 11th.
In other events in recent weeks, Code Blue, a 2001 gelding sired by Condios, had the following results all at Pre-Novice level: 5th at Clyda, 2nd at Ballinaclough, 5th at Calverstown, and 7th at Kilmanahan.
* Lanaken World Breeding Championships for Young Showjumping Horses Results!
Roundthorn Madios (Condios x Clover Hill) and his rider Catherine Thornton had a super show at the 6-Year-Old World Breeding Championship for Young Jumping Horses in Lanaken (Belgium). The pair did not touch a fence in the first qualifier, the second qualifier, or the first round of the Final class. In the Final the pair had one time fault that prevented them from competing in the jump-off against the clock. Roundthorn Madios placed 14th in the Final.
In the Consolation class for 5-year-olds Dax van’t Abdijhoeve (Desir du Chateau x Clinton) and Pieter Devos had two fences down. The pair had jumped clear and were joint winners of the first qualifier. In the second qualifier Dax had one fence down.
* TWO Condios progeny nominated to represent Ireland at World Breeding Championships for Young Event Horses!
Eventing Ireland and the Irish Horse Board announced that Robo Paddy is one of three horses selected to represent the Irish studbook at the 6-Year-Old CCI* World Breeding Championship for Young Eventing Horses at Le Lion d’Angers (France) on 16-19 October. Robo Paddy is a 2002 bay gelding sired by Condios and out of the mare Cavaliers Abbbey by Cavalier Royale.
Eventing Ireland and the Irish Horse Board also announced that Loughnavatta Papillo has been selected as the reserve entry for the 7-Year-Old CCI** World Breeding Championship for Young Eventing Horses. Four horses in this age group were selected and Loughnavatta Papillo will join the team if one of the four is forced to withdraw before the final entry date of 2 October. Loughnavatta Papillo is a 2001 bay gelding by Condios and out of the mare Ballin Clover Penny by Clover Hill.
* Loughnavatta Papillo 2nd at Calverstown CNC**!
Loughnavatta Papillo (Condios x Clover Hill) and Katie O’Sullivan placed second today in the two-star event at Calverstown.
* Condios progeny excel at Dublin Horse Show 6 Year Old Championship!
At the Cruising 6 Year Old Championship at the Dublin Horse, Roundthorn Madios (Condios x Clover Hill) was crowned Vice-Champion
* Loughnavatta Papillo Selected for Stepping Stones Program !
Loughnavatta Papillo, the 2001 gelding sired by Condios, is one of two dozen 6 and 7 year-old horses selected by Eventing Ireland for the Stepping Stones program. Stepping Stones is a collaborative venture by Horse Sport Ireland and Eventing Ireland to nurture “talented 6 and 7 year old Irish Bred horses and their riders. The objective of the programme is to identify and develop potential team combinations.” The horses selected for the program, and their riders, will receive special training. This is the equivalent of the UK’s “Equine Pathway”.
* UK based Condios offpsring doing well!
Confident M2S (by Condios and out of Rainmaker by Chairmaker) has been competing well in England with his rider Lucienne Elms. They placed 9th in a Pre-Novice Plus event in Little Mattingley. Other good placings include 4th in the Pre-Novice at Salperton Park, 3rd in the Pre-Novice at Moreton, and 2nd in the Pre-Novice at West Wilts.
Confident M2S is a 2002 gelding bred by Morningside Stud. Irish eventing rider Carol Gee recently purchased his full-brother, the 2003 gelding Confidant M2S.
In other news from England, Stilo Kontiko (by Condios and out of the mare Blue Labamba) is continuing to perform well. This 2001 gelding bred by Linda Slattery recently placed 1st in the Intermediate class at Stockland Lovell, 31st in the Barbury International **, 26th in the Logleat International **, and 7th in the Intermediate class at Powdowham Castle. In all these events Stilo Kontiko and his rider Jason Hobbs jumped clear in both the showjumping and cross-country phases.
* Loose jumping results!
Brookpark Matilda, a three-year-old bay filly sired by Condios and out of the mare Red Stile (by Laughton’s Flight), placed third in The West Cork Horse Breeders Co-operative Society’s Loose-Jumping Championship.