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Carling
King (ISH) and Hilton Flight (ISH) take top dollar in the Palm
Beach and Indio Grand Prix competitions |
Irish
Sport Horses were best from east to west in the U.S. last weekend
winning two major Grand Prix classes in Indio and Palm Beach.
The remarkable Carling King (ISH), ridden by Kevin Babington (IRL)
added another major win to his list of achievements last Sunday,
March 14th, by taking top spot in the
$100,000 Palm Beach CSIO 4* Grand Prix, Cosequin US Open Jumper
Championship.
Hilton Flight (ISH) also jumped to victory yesterday, ridden by
Richard Spooner (USA) to win the $150,000 Indio Ford Desert Grand
Prix.
McGuinness (ISH) was ridden by Rich Fellers (USA) to take joint
sixth in the same class.
Breeding of the above Irish Sport Horses
Carling
King ~ 1991 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Clover Hill (RID), out
of Gortnagger Star (ISH) by Chairlift (TB), bred by Dr. Pat Geraghty,
Glenamaddy, Co. Galway.
• Hilton Flight ~ 1993 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Errigal
Flight (ISH), out of Occasion VII (WNTR), bred by Jennifer Giles,
Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow.
• McGuinness ~ ex Clonguish Star 1995 Irish Sport Horse gelding
by Cavalier (Holst), out of Farnagh Goldie (ISH), bred by Josephine
Jordan, Deerpark, Newtownforbes,
Co. Longford.
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