The
King of Diamonds legend gets bigger and bigger.
Ado Annie {a 1993 Irish Sport Horse mare by Errigal Flight (ISH),
out of Coolrain Princess (ISH), by Blue Henry (RID)} has added another
win to her list of successes on the US circuit. Ridden by Will Simpson
(USA), she won the Aon Reed Stenhouse 1.60m Jumper class at the
Spruce Meadows CSI show on Thursday the 6th of June, 2002 bringing
home $6000. She followed this on Sunday June 9th with a third place
result in the Shell Cup Derby 1.50m Jumper, a category B FEI world
ranking points competition, which won her $19,000. Ado Annie (ISH)
was bred by Francis Sheeran, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. She was purchased
by the Larkin brothers and then sold on as a four year old to the
US.
Coming behind her in fourth position was Amos {a 1990 Irish Sport
Horse gelding by Cavalier (Holst), out of Killestry Pride (ISH),
by Ballinvella (TB) bred by Patrick Daly, Killestry, Co. Clare}
ridden by Rich Fellers (USA) to win $15,500.
Ado Annie (ISH) also won the $35,000 Open Jumper class at the Devon
Horse Show, Pennsylvania, USA. In the same class, Carling King {a
1991 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Clover Hill (RID), out of Gortnageer
Star (ISH), by Chairlift (TB) bred by Dr. Pat Geraghty, Glenamaddy,
Co. Galway} was ridden into 6th place by Kevin Babington.
CSIO Linz Austria 13-16 June 2002
Irish horses have been on form in Austria over the weekend starting
with a win for Lismore Clover {a 1994 ISH mare by Clover Hill (RID),
out of Lismore Lyric (ISH), by Holmacre (TB) bred by Dr. Patrick
ONeill, Muckross, Donegal Town} and Lt. David OBrien on Friday,
14th June in the 1m45 speed class. The Irish team of OBOS Quality
and Denis Coakley, Lismakin {a 1990 ISH gelding by Master Imp (TB),
out of Erkina Queen (ISH), by King of Diamonds (RID) bred by Anne
Downey, Portlaoise} and Lt. Shane Carey, Boherdeal Clover {a 1991
Approved ISH Stallion by Clover Hill (RID), out of Virginia Wolfa
(ISH), by Regular Guy (TB) bred by Pamela Miller, Mount Cashel Stud,
Roscommon} and Lt. David OBrien, and Waterford Crystal and Cian
OConnor came fourth in the Samsung Nations Cup on Friday. This was
followed on Saturday, June 15th with a win for Lismore Clover (ISH)
and Lt. David OBrien, and second place for Killossery {a 1992 ISH
gelding by Clover Hill (RID), out of Jeannie (ISH), by Radical (TB)
bred by Killossery Lodge Stud, Killsallaghan, Co. Dublin} and Lt.
Shane Carey in the 1m45 Fischer Brot Prize class. Tell the Difference
{ISH by Clover Hill (RID), out of Raheen (ISH) by Nordlys (TB) bred
by Catherine Kenny, Deerpark, Belmont, Co. Offaly} was placed eighth
in the same class. Lt. Shane Carey proceeded to come third with
Laughton Lass {a 1992 ISH by John Henry (TB), out of Laughton Poynt
(ISH), by Poynton (TB) bred by John Troy, Lucan, Co. Dublin} in
the 1m50 Championat der Stadt Linz competition in a field of 36
starters. Finally, on Sunday June 16th, Killossery (ISH) and Lt.
Shane Carey won the 1m50 Preis der Fa. Equester Final (Small Tour)
class taking home 1,235 Euro in prize money.
British National Championships
Killossery Aero Flyer won the Charles Owen British National Championships
at Sansaw Park Horse Trials ridden by 14 year old Sarah Glynn of
Killossery Lodge Stud, Killsallaghan, Co. Dublin. In fourth position
after the dressage, the pair jumped a pressurised clear round in
a very tight competition to win them the Pony Champions title. This
success follows their win at Ashmount this year and third place
with the Irish Eventing Championship team in the European Pony Championships,
Spain.
Another Irish bred pony, Harry Hotshot, took second place with his
English rider Tamsyn Hutchins while Billy Joe Bob and Tara Morrison
came fourth.
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