Ekstein
Cruises Above the Rest as Ireland's Leading Sire of Top International
Showjumpers
Morningside
Stud's sire EKSTEIN leads Ireland in the number of progeny competing
at the very highest level in international showjumping, according
to data from
the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. Ekstein (Zion x
Joost) is the only living sire in Ireland to have three progeny
on the list of the world's top 400 showjumpers.
Ekstein's
progeny on the list are Joel (Ekstein x Ramiro Z), who last year
won the Gold Medal in the European Young Rider Championship and
led the Dutch Team to the Gold Medal in the Samsung Nations Cup
World Final, and this year has placed in two World Cup qualifiers;
Kasmir (Ekstein x ?), who last year came in third in the Athens
Nations Cup and fourth in the Bratislava Nations Cup; and King (Ekstein
x Goudsmid), who has placed in two World Cup qualifiers so far this
year.
Ekstein
and the deceased Clover Hill lead Ireland-based sires with three
progeny in the top 400. Clover Hill, who died several years ago,
has 1,923 foals registered with the Irish Horse Board. Ekstein has
about one-third as many foals, fewer than 700, registered with the
Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands (KWPN). Ekstein was
also born 13 years after Clover Hill, so many of Ekstein's progeny
are still too young to be eligible to compete in international competitions.
As
of 15 April 2002, the Ireland-based stallions with progeny in the
world's top 400 international showjumpers are:
Ekstein
(3 progeny)
Clover Hill (3)
Cavalier Royale (1)
Chairlift (1)
Cruising (1)
Diamond Chin (1)
Errigal Flight (1)
Glidawn Diamond (1)
Slyguff Joker (1)
Touchdown (1)
Western Promise (1)
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