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RICHMOND<br />
24th July<br />
Photos by Kevin Sparrow<br />
As the Futurity tour started it’s journey southwards, the<br />
second day was held at Richmond Equestrian Centre in<br />
Yorkshire. It was a day where foals came to the fore across<br />
the disciplines.<br />
The only Elite score of the day was awarded in the eventing<br />
section and this went to colt foal Cornsay Invincible, bred<br />
by Louise Smales. This very elegant and refined colt is out<br />
of the full Thoroughbred mare Cornsay Sloe and is by Future<br />
Gravitas. Future Gravitas has evented himself and is a son of<br />
the Young Horse World Eventing Champion Grafenstolz out<br />
of a top international producing damline. His offspring have<br />
been consistently successful at the Futurity in recent years.<br />
Invincible scored a 9 or more on all three paces.<br />
Cornsay Invincible (Future Gravitas x Kings Theatre XX)<br />
The top eventing filly was another foal, this time owned<br />
and bred by Jessica Whitfield. This was the Forinth daughter<br />
Forlypso Bryere. This young filly was very consistent in all<br />
her paces. Her sire Forinth has won at CCI* level and show<br />
jumped to Grade B and is now a very able schoolmaster aged<br />
19.<br />
Topping the dressage section was Yvonne Scales’ Cornhill<br />
Diamont Noir, who went on to be selected for the Elite<br />
Foal Auction at Stoneleigh. A son of Yvonne’s own stallion<br />
Gambler (Zanzibar x Voice) out of the Furst Heinrich mare<br />
DHI Fantasia. This is the motherline of international eventer<br />
Florenz. The black colt scored a super 9 for his walk.<br />
Young Rider jumping star Balou Star sired the top two jumping<br />
foals at Richmond. Heading those was Lauren Roseberry’s<br />
homebred Dark Knight Z. This charming colt is out of the<br />
Viento Uno mare Dark Dutchess and this is the motherline<br />
of Mon Ami (dual Eindhoven Derby winner) and Grand Prix<br />
dressage horse Vivaldo. Balou Star combines the top blood of<br />
Balou Du Rouet and Quick Star and was the Gold Medallist at<br />
the 2017 Young Rider European Championships.<br />
Cornhall Diamont Noir (Gambler x Furst Heinrich)<br />
Dark Knight Z (Balou Star x Viento Uno)<br />
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