British Breeder Magazine May 2020

Feature - STALLION PROFILE
Cevin Z
Cevin Z is without doubt among the
most proven stallions standing in the UK
today, with countless sons and daughters
competing successfully at national
and international level, the striking
powerhouse that is Cevin Z has been
a fundamental part of the Billy Stud’s
success story, not only in his own right,
but also as the sire of many the stud’s
most successful performance horses,
including the flagship stallion Billy
Mexico.
As we see so often with Zangersheide,
Cevin Z is a product of combining
some of the best elements in German
and French performance line breeding
by combining on both sides two of the
most important stallions in the history
of showjumping, the famous Capitol I
and the legendary Cor de la Bryere.
Where it is used at its best, line breeding
allows us to consolidate some of the
best genetic material from a stallion’s
back pedigree, and Cevin Z’s record as
a stallion certainly proves the validity of
this strategy.
Billy Tudor
Behind that, however, comes an
interesting motherline. The dam of Cevin
Z, Larthago, is from the Holstein family
8749 and was a successful international
showjumper in her own right, winning a
major class at HOYS in 2003 and the
CSI-A CH10 Rotterdam at 1.45m. She
combined her success as a sport horse
with an outstanding and prolific breeding
record, counting 5 licensed stallions
and 3 international horses competing
at 1.50m and above. Among her most
famous offspring we also count the
Heartbreaker son Harley VDL.
Before focusing entirely on stud duties,
Cevin Z had a successful competition
career of his own, starting off as one of
the most consistent 6 year olds in the
country in 2003 achieving 4th place
in the Foxhunter Championships at the
Horse of the Year Show. His international
winnings totalled £8000.00 when
competing at Lisbon, Chantilly and
Vimeiro in 2007, with UK wins at
both The Surrey County and New
Forest Shows. What makes this stallion
particularly interesting is his proven track
record as a sire both in showjumping
and eventing. In 2018, Cevin Z featured
at the top end of all categories in the
British Showjumping and British Eventing
sire rankings, and in 2019 he ranked
at 3rd in the overall BS rankings and
2nd in sires of 4-6yr olds. As the sire of
Billy Mexico, his influence carries on
in the next generation in international
events such as Billy Walk On and Billy
Champagne.
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Billy Diamo - Had a fantastic career as a
young horse which has now carried him
through to the top level of the sport. Has
was 3rd in the 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix
of Royal Windsor 5* and jumped his
first 5* Nations Cup in St Gallen 2019.
Dam: Annagroff (x Andiamo)
Billy The Biz - Was the winner of
Tattersalls CCI4* Horse Trials and
competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic
games with Pippa Funnell for Team GB
eventing. Dam: Little Miss Prim
(x Coevers)
Billy Mexico - Is an elite graded stallion
who started his competitive career with
William Funnell. He was successful in the
UK. He is now competing in the US with
rider, Vani Khosla. Dam: Bidorette
(x Le Mexico).
Billy Tudor - He was joint winner
of the 4 year old Championship at
The All England Jumping Course at
Hickstead. He was equal first in the 5
year old classes at the Welsh Masters.
He qualified for the Big Star National
6 Year Old Championship. He was
clear everyday in the 6 year old
championship at Hartpury. He has since
been sold to Bourne Hill Stables and
ridden by Jane Annett he has progressed
to 1.45 World Ranking Grand Prix.
Tudor, who is a licenced stallion in
the UK by the AES, has the same
unbelievable technique and careful jump
as his sire, as well as his great brain and
trainable attitude. Billy Tudor is out of
the same dam, Annagroff, by Andiamo
out of a Burggraaf mare, as Billy Diamo
and is a nephew of Billy Birr who jumped
and the 2010 World equestrian games
in Kentucky.