Olivier Philippaerts not only accepted to be part of the show event with the jockeys but also won the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy!

Little Sultane des Ibis wins her first five-star Grand Prix in Bordeaux!

At just 21 years of age, the man who recently announced that he would now compete for Israel, and who acquired Volnay du Boisdeville (Winningmood), already has a busy life. The son of billionaire philanthropist Karen Pritzker and the late Michael Vlock, Teddy Vlock juggles horseback riding, studies and business. Meet a young man full of plans for the future.

There could have been no more fitting winner of the Grand Prix of Rome than Italy’s hero, Lorenzo De Luca, who finished a perfectly scripted weekend with the most prestigious victory in his home country. Riding the great Halifax Van Het Kluizebos (Heartbreaker), De Luca was double clear over two rounds of the €350,000 CSIO5* Grand Prix where the top 12 came back for the second round. Ireland’s Bertram Allen placed a hard-fought 2nd with Hector Van D’Abdijhoeve (Cabrio Van De Heffinck), coming out a little more than half a second slower thank De Luca. And Edwina Tops-Alexander rounded out the top three and the double clear rounds of the day with Inca Boy Van’t Vianahof (Diamant De Semilly). All three of the top-placing horses are of BWP breeding. 2016 winner of the Grand Prix of Rome McLain Ward placed 4th with HH Azur (Thunder Van De Zuuthoeve) after a costly rail in Round 1. Complete Result

Gregory Wathelet was the grand prix winner on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Tops International Arena’s second week of spring CSI2* competition. The Belgian rider won the CSI2* Grand Prix with Sandero (Sandro Boy), an up and coming 9-year-old Holsteiner gelding. Bertram Allen of Ireland went into second place in the class that saw 12 pairs jump double clear, and 20 return for the jumpoff. Riding the 8-year-old Holsteiner mare Calafrieda (Canto 16), Allen was 0.37 seconds slower than Wathelet. And just barely a sliver of a second behind him was Pieter Devos of Belgium with Jade vd Bisschop (Organo Sitte) in 3rd place. In other classes, World No. 2 Harrie Smolders won the 7 Year Old Final with Empress EH Z, and Jos Verlooy won the 6 Year Old Final with Emera Z. Full Result Photo ©Sportfot

Bertram Allen’s longtime mount Dino W (Berlin) will next be seen under the saddle of Abdelkebir Ouaddar of Morocco. Ouaddar announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2018, that the 10-year-old KWPN stallion had been purchased for him by his sponsor, his Majesty King Mohammed XI of Morocco. Dino W has already arrived in the stables of Ouaddar, and the new pair will make their competition debut at Fontainebleau in two weeks. Ridden by Ireland’s Allen since 2013, Dino W was owned by the Allen family’s Ballywalter Farms. Dino W has competed all around the world, from Geneva to Aachen. His first CSI5* victory was with Allen in 2016 at Stuttgart. Dino W was also ridden by Alex Duffy and Jack Dodd of Ireland before Allen took up the reins full time.