British Breeder Magazine November 2019

BRITISH BREEDING FUTURITY
THE GRANGE
26th August
Dressage horses inevitably featured strongly at the British
Breeding Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity evaluations that
took place on 26th August at The Grange Equestrian in
Okehampton, Devon. The top score of the day went to
Kristina Floyd-Walker’s 3-month-old colt DBM Secre C who
was entered in the Dressage section. The colt, by the stallion
Secret and out of a Krack C mare, achieved a score of 8.45
which meant a gold premium for the ‘professional hobby
breeder’ Kristina. “He is a very high-quality Colt, and off to
auction next week at the BD nationals. He is the first foal
from my dressage mare by a German stallion, I wanted to
try something new as the foals I had from her previously
had all been by my own stallion”, she said. “The mare was
being started off as a dressage horse but due to injury she
ended up coming to me as a broodmare. She has been an
exceptional mare to breed from and easy in every way. This
is her third foal as part of a small breeding programme that I
run alongside working full time- producing two or three foals
every year.”
The Endurance section saw a high score for Jo Claridge with
her ‘Hosanna Bey’, a two-year-old filly by R Ali Bey and out of
the Halleiluja Bey mare. They scored 8.05 also earning them
a gold premium. An avid supporter of Futurity Evaluations,
Jo was “delighted” with the outcome of the day. She added
“we only breed one or two foals a year- we are a small-time
breeding operation, but this is our first foal from Halleiluja
Bey and a really special filly. We are looking forward to the
future with her. She will soon be taken on by my daughter,
Rachael, who will produce her. My daughter currently owns
Coral Bey who is also out of the Halleiluja Bey mare and has
competed up to advanced level in Endurance.”
There were three Eventing entries at The Grange and the
highest scorer in the section came from Wellpark Sports
Horses’s filly Wellpark Calista, by a Hallmark DS stallion and
out of a Silvano mare, who scored 8.2 earning them a Gold
premium. It appears to be an extremely successful bloodline
for Wellpark, as owner Sharon Dudden explained. “This is
our third foal from the mare and stallion combination. We
acquired the mare when she came to us for some schooling
and she never left because we ended up buying her! Calista’s
full sister was graded Elite in 2017 and her full brother
Wellpark Don Giovanni also gained a strong Gold at last year’s
futurity evaluations. He has gone on to have a successful
in-hand showing career as a yearling in hunter and sports
horse classes. The foal will be put up for sale once she is
weaned but we would love to keep her, she is a fabulous
stamp of mare and just as good as her full brother in terms of
potential.”
DBM Secre C - Photo Horse Power Creative
Flynnzatanz - Photo Horse Power Creative
Horses moving on
British Bred and Futurity Elite graduate Catherston
Ticktock (by Timolin ex Bee Precise (by Breitling) has been
sold to Canada to become a Foundation Sire and Event with
4* rider Lindsay Beer. Ticktock is a 3yr old colt who was a
Sport Horse Champion at the Royal Bath & West Show as
well as receiving an Elite Award with the Futurity.
He is full brother to Catherston Timeless.
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