29 September 2009

Quainton Stud Stand Blenheim Palace Horse Trials

The Quainton Stud Trade Stand was recently at Blenheim Palace Horse Trials, where our stallions were also paraded in the main ring. It was lovely to see and meet our existing and new customers there. As promised any orders for semen for 2010, can be purchased at this years discounted prices until the end of the year.

15 September 2009

Robin Hood W Scoops $100,000 in Calgary Grand Prix

Emma and Mike Phillips’ eleven year-old bay gelding, Robin Hood W scooped a whopping $100,000, taking third place in yesterday’s CN International Grand Prix in Calgary, Canada.

In a close fought competition that saw just two riders go through to a timed jump off, Robin Hood W partnered by twenty-six year-old Ben Maher, was unlucky not to join them in the battle for the $325,000 first prize, due to an unlucky time fault accrued in the first round. Victory went to US Olympic Gold medallist McLain Ward who snatched the win by just two hundredths of a second over Canada’s Eric Lamaze.

Patricia Fraser’s Rosinus (Rider Geoff Billington) finished in ninth place with Olga White’s Murka’s Pom d’Ami (Rider Peter Charles) close behind in tenth position. CSIO5*

Calgary CAN
$1,000,000 CN International Grand Prix
1st McLain Ward USA Sapphire – 0/0 37.76 secs
2nd Eric Lamaze CAN Hickstead – 0/0 37.78 secs
3rd Ben Maher GBR Robin Hood W – 1 70.166 secs
4th Janne-Friederike Meyer GER Cellagon Lambrasco – 5 69.041 secs
5th Albert Zoer NED Oki Doki – 8 66.215 secs
6th Cameron Hanley IRL Southwind VDL – 9 70.068 secs

Full results are available at www.sprucemeadows.com