Hardrock Z is a fantastic bred son of Heartbreaker. Heartbreaker is one of the living legends in breeding of showjumpers. The Nimmerdor-son had a spectacular career in sport and developed in breeding as one of the greatest of all time, with sons like Harley VDL, Toulon, Quasimodo van de Molendreef, Padinus and many others. Just like the ‘Preferent’ awarded Harley VDL, Hardrock Z is a product of the successful combination Heartbreaker x Carthago.
Hardrock Z’s dam Carte Blanche Z also produced the international Grand Prix stallion Charlemagne JT Z of Italy’s Silvia Bazzani and the approved stallions Be the Freak JT Z and Domingos JT Z. She is also the (great-)granddam of horses like Tabou Z (Victoria Colvin), JK Horsetrucks Leasure Z (Katharina Offel), Corico Z (Angelique Rüsen), Crowntano Z (Judy Ann Melchior) and many other successful showjumpers.
Granddam Monica is also the dam of 1.60m showjumpers Lord II Z (Geir Gulliksen), Zippo Z (Freddie Vazquez) and Camaro Z (Dag Ove Kingsrod) and in addition the well-known showjumper Skjerabergs Larkin (Pal Flam) is closely related to Hardrock Z as well.
Palmares
Ridden by Venezuela’s Emanuel Andrade, Hardrock Z participated at the World Equestrian Games in Caen in 2014 and at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He also participated in the Pan American Games in Toronto in 2015, where he finished 6th individually after taking the lead in the first qualifier.
Hardrock jumped successfully in numerous Grand Prix-competitions at top level, such as in Wellington, Tryon, Calgary, Miami, et cetera. In addition, Hardrock Z has fantastic reflexes, an excellent attitude and an outstanding rideability.
Results
Winner 1st qualification Pan Am Games Toronto
Competitor WK Normandië
Competitor Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
5th GP Saugerties
5th GP Crete
5th GP Tryon
6th Ind. Championships Pan Am Games Toronto
6th GP Wellington
7th GP Tryon
Offspring
With his excellent pedigree, performances at the highest level and his appealing, strong conformation, Hardrock Z can be a great asset for breeding. His foals are in demand at European foal auctions, several foals were sold for top prices.
Notable offsprings in sport:
Cooley Rockmaster - CCI 2 *
Hangstone JJ Z - jumping 1.60m
Hurrycane Z - jumping1.40m
Hasj van het Vliegenhof Z - jumping 1.45m
Heatseeker - jumping 1.45m
H Day van Bareelhof Z - jumping 1.45m
Heaven from Bloemenhof Z - jumping 1.40m
Heartbeat J & J Z - jumping 1.40m
Harakiri Z - jumping 1.45m
Harry Z - jumping 1.50m
Katho - jumping 1.45m
Qastaar Castanoo - Winner U25 finals Opglabbeek, Winner finals YH Lier
Notable offsprings:
Hardcore - Horse Auction Belgium €30.000
Hellas - Sancta du Ventel Z Fences €25.000
Halle Berry - Holsteiner Elite Foal Auction €20.000
Henley - Oldenburg Fall Elite Auction €17.000
Parker Merelsnest VDL - Goedgekeurd KWPN
Pippylista - Freejumping 90 points
Parusa - Freejumping 85 points
Pearly Chin VDL - Freejumping 85 points
Prezella VG - Freejumping 85 points
Hardrock Z: has got what it takes