Offspring of VDL stallions in the top 10 of the prestigious 1.60m Grand Prix of Hickstead

Offspring of VDL stallions performed strongly in the prestigious 1.60m Grand Prix of Hickstead and finished in the top 10. The highest placed with a 5th place was Ilex (Baltic VDL x Chin Chin, breeder G. Maris) ridden by Fabio Leivas da Costa.  Homebred Gisborne VDL (Zirocco Blue out of Alpenroos VDL v. Goodtimes) finished in a nice 7th place with Daniel Coyle. Iglesias D.V. (Quasimodo van de Molendreef x Indorado, breeder: R. de Vries) finished 8th, ridden by Olivier Robert. G Camille HBF (Zirocco Blue x Cassini I, breeder: Drumpark Farm) finished in 9th place with rider Karl Robins.

There were also remarkable results for King Lepantino (Arezzo x Lord Z) in Hickstead. The 8-year-old gelding won the final of the 8-year-olds with Matthew Sampson and also placed 2nd and 6th in the 8-yrs old classes. King Lepantino was bred by E. Derda.