By Sally Reid
The current Grand Prix leader is the NZ Warmblood gelding Windermere J’Obei W (Johnson NOP - Miss Pompeii xx x Pompeii xx). Bred by David Woolley and ridden by Melissa Galloway, he has been virtually unbeatable for the past few seasons.
In second place is a 17-year-old Hanoverian, Raukura Satori MH (De Niro - Grand Gift x Genius), bred by Judith Matthews of Matthews Hanoverians, owned by Rosemary Carter, and ridden by William Millar.
Both the top horses at Level 8 have Anamour as their damsire – a reflection of the enormous influence he had on sport horse breeding in NZ. At the head of the rankings is the nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding Don Vito MH (Don Frederico - Adelheid), bred by Matthews Hanoverians and owned and ridden by Wendi Williamson. In second place is another by Johnson, the NZ Warmblood gelding Jax Johnson (Johnson - A La Mode), bred by David Woolley, and owned and ridden by Gaylene Lennard.
Level 7 is headed by Felix Westfalia FE (Franziskus - Laetitia x Laurentianer), a nine-year-old Westfalian bred by Winifred Albers. Bon Jovi MH (Bonifatius - Welkantje x Weltmeyer), bred by Matthews Hanoverians and owned and ridden by Wendi Williamson, is in second place.
And a quick look at the babies: Level 1 is headed by the exceptional four-year-old NZ Warmblood Feuer Tanz (HP Fresco - Astek Gymkala x Gymnastik Star), bred by Gillian Booth, owned by Linda Budden and Julie Brougham, and ridden by Rochelle Speirs. Another horse whose damsire is Anamour, Fernlea Don Reveille (Donnerubin DC - Anarose) is second. He is a five-year-old New Zealand Warmblood, bred by Lorraine Ward-Smith and Fernlea Stud, and owned by Lynette Wood. He is ridden by his breeder.
The leading Novice (Level 2) horse is Dance Hit SW (Danciano - Rosari Sable Hit x Sandro Hit), a five-year-old Hanoverian gelding bred by Sterling Warmbloods, owned by Susan Tomlin and Andrea Raves, and ridden by Susan Tomlin. Frieden Star (Fidertanz - Remi Royal Star x Remi Wolkenstar), also a five-year-old Hanoverian gelding, is in second spot on the League rankings. He was imported from Australia, where he was bred by Audrey Kirchner, and is owned and ridden by Mandy Macpherson... To read the complete article you need to be a subscriber
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