Horse Sport Ireland confirms Investec Irish Show Jumping squad for the 2015 Aga Khan Cup at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show THE Investec Irish show jumping squad to represent Ireland at the 2015 Aga Khan trophy competition which will take place at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show on August 7th has been named. The squad, selected by […] Continue Reading
Good luck to our Irish Team competing in Mannheim this week end(Sat)
Splaine names Irish squad for German Nations’ Cup SHOW jumping team manager Robert Splaine has today (Tuesday) named the Irish squad for the German Nations’ Cup in Mannheim that will take place on Saturday. Mannheim replaces Aachen as the venue for the Cup this year, as Aachen will be hosting the 2015 European Show Jumping Championships in August. The […] Continue Reading
In the Money-Moloney and Blake take two wins at four star Tryson
Moloney and Blake take two wins at four-star TryonIRISH riders have now won the feature classes on the first two days of the four-star show in Tryon, North Carolina, with Richie Moloney and David Blake claiming the laurels. On Wednesday night Kilkenny-born Moloney and Equinimity LLC’s gelding Alsvid opened the third week of international competition at the north American venue […] Continue Reading
Lennon and O’Connor take top two places at Sweedish speed class 10th July
Lennon and O’Connor take top two places in Swedish speed class IRELAND’S former world champion show jumper Dermott Lennon claimed the top spot in today’s (Friday) speed class at the five-star show in Falsterbo, Sweden, with Olympic bronze medallist Cian O’Connor close behind in second place. Co. Down’s Lennon, third to jump in a field of 29, set a blistering […] Continue Reading
DAVID BLAKE FROM CO. CLARE WINS 1.50 CLASSIC
DAVID BLAKE WIN 34,000 DOLLAR 1.50 CLASSIC WITH HIS NEW HORSE “BINKIE” Giving Binkie time to recuperate from a string of stellar performances at Tryon Summer 1, Blake was impressed with the gelding’s efficiency and carefulness in the ring today. “He felt super. He had last week off and it’s great for him to come back now in the […] Continue Reading
David Blake from Co Clare win Grand Prix in US
CO. CLARE-born David Blake added to his weekend of top ten places at the three-star show in Tryon, USA, with a Grand Prix victory last night (Saturday). Blake and Binkie, owned by Pine Hollow Farm, won out in a three-horse jump-off as the last pair on course in the class, which Blake used to his advantage. Blake said: “I knew […] Continue Reading
Trevor Breen wins his second Hickstead Derby
Breen wins Hickstead Derby, Allen takes Netherlands Grand Prix IN a notable double for Ireland, Sunday saw two major international wins when 19 year-old Bertram Allen and Molly Malone V won the Geesteren Grand Prix in the Netherlands, and Trevor Breen claimed the famous Hickstead Derby for the second year in a row. Tipperary native Breen, who last year won […] Continue Reading
Sweetnam takes second in Spruce Meadows Grand Prix
CORK’S Shane Sweetnam came very close to delivering a fourth major win for Ireland this weekend when he placed second in the four-star Grand Prix in Spruce Meadows, Canada tonight (Sunday). The 34 year-old, piloting Spy Coast Farm’s stallion Chaqui Z, registered one of just five double clears in the contest, but was just over a second shy of catching […] Continue Reading
Connolly’s RED MILLS Brand Ambassadors Dermott Lennon, Trevor Breen, Bertram Allen and Billy Twomey all produced stunning performances with their super-star horses this weekend, in Ireland the UK and mainland Europe. Co Down’s Dermott Lennon began the Team RED MILLS March when he added yet another major win to his list of achievements, triumphing in The Underwriting Exchange Limited Grand […] Continue Reading
Ireland’s Bertram Allan now slots into 5th Place in World Ranking – What a Champ
BERTRAM ALLEN NOW WORLD’S NO.5 RIDER IRISH teenage show jumping sensation Bertram Allen has today (Thursday) broken through into the top five of the world’s best riders, according to the official Longines FEI Jumping rankings just published for the month of May. Wexford-born Allen originally cracked the top 20 late last year when a string of superlative performances brought him […] Continue Reading