WELLINGTON - Kilkenny (by Cardento x Guidam) and Cian O'Connor (IRL) have achieved a nice third place in the 1.60m Grand Prix in Wellington. Leonie Jei (by Baltic VDL x Corland) and Martin Fuchs (SUI) finished in eighth place.

Kilkenny and O'Connor are experiencing a very successful competition season in the USA. Last month, the combination came fourth in the CSI3 * NetJets Grand Prix. Before the ocean crossing was made, Kilkenny and O'Connor also won a 1.40m class in Valencia in November.
Leonie Jei and Fuchs also made themselves heard earlier, in ferbruari this combination managed to place seventh in the Grand Prix.

Other placements of VDL descendants in Wellington last week:
 

1.35m	2	Heros S (Zirocco Blue x Numero Uno)	Charlotte Murray (AUS)
1.50m	3	Gaesbekers Glamour Girl (Zirocco Blue x Caletto I)	Henrik von Eckermann (SWE)
1.40m	9	Carrow Indoctro (Indoctro x Heartbreaker)	Alexandra Worthington (USA)
1.30m	1	Happiness (Zirocco Blue x Tangelo vd Zuuthoeve)	Caelinn Leahy (USA)
1.30m	4	Charley S (Harley x Aramis Z)	Alexandra Crown (USA)
1.40m	3	Epeios (Indoctro x Heartbreaker)	Lauren MCCaulley (ESP)
1.40m	4	VDL Empire (Emilion x Lord Calando)	Ana Sofía Rodriguez.(USA)
1.30m	6	Dundalk (Douglas x Horace)	Mark Leone (USA)
1.40m	5	Favoriet U (Arezzo VDL x Ukato)	Jonathon Millar (USA)
1.35m	2	Gideon (Arezzo VDL x Matterhorn)	Laura Chapot (USA)
1.30m	4	Indigo Light (Zirocco Blue x Calando I)	Katherine Strauss (USA)
1.45m	6	Gaesbekers Glamour Girl (Zirocco Blue x Caletto I)	Henrik von Eckermann (SWE)
1.30m	1	Harold (Dallas VDL x Karandasj)	Evan Coluccio (FRA)
1.45m	7	Davidson (Harley x Chin Chin)	Alex Matz (USA)
1.55m	5	Kilkenny (Cardento x Guidam)	Cian O'Connor (IRL)
1.35m	4	Favoriet U (Arezzo VDL x Ukato)	Jonathon Millar (USA)
1.30m	9	Indigo Light (Zirocco Blue x Calando I)	Katherine Strauss (USA)
1.30m	6	Jack (Quasimodo v.d Molendreef x Indoctro)	Thaisa Erwin (AUS)

 

Linked horses

• Harley 'Preferent'
• Indoctro 'Preferent'
• Emilion 'Preferent'
• Zirocco Blue 'Preferent'
• Quasimodo van de Molendreef 'Elite'
• Douglas
• Arezzo 'Preferent'
• Baltic 'Preferent'
• Cardento 'Elite'