The 4-year old First Diamond N, the 5-year old First Lady and the 6-year old El Capone were the winners of the young horse classes at the second leg of the 2015 Belgian selection trials for the World Young Horse Championships. The second qualifier was held at the Moermans family's Stable Gravenhof in St. Truiden on Saturday 11 April 2015.
The Cup of Belgium young horse qualifier and WCYH selection trial produced the same winners as at the first leg, giving them to strengthen their ranking for the finals.
In the 5-year old division Julie Dossin and her Dutch warmblood mare First Lady (by Sir Donnerhall I x Johnson) aced the class with an 82.60% earning test. The Dutch born Rob van Puyenbroek, who recently switched to Belgian nationality after having lived in Belgium his entire life, was the runner up aboard Fabiola (by Sir Oldenburg x Rolex). He scored 81.40 and edged out Larissa Pauluis on the Dutch bred Fame (by Bordeaux x Rhodium) with 78.60%.
In the 6-year old division routiniers Tom Heylen and the Dutch bred El Capone (by Tuschinski x Camus) were unbeatable. They scored 82.40% to win the class. Tom Franckx and Evento D (by Rubiquil x Goodtimes) were the runners-up with 80.60% and Stephanie Walravens completed the top three after earning 79.00% on the Dutch bred Esteban M (by Sandro Hit x Jazz).
The St. Truiden young horse qualifier also featured a 4-year old category for which eight horses showed up. Leopold Engelen and Jean van Laer's German bred First Diamond N (by Furstenball x Welt Hit II) topped the leader board with 79.60% referring Katrien Verreet on the Oldenburg mare Fortalezza Biolley (by Furst Romancier x Codex) to a second place with 72.40%.
Results - 2015 Belgian WCYH Selection Trial - St. Truiden
4-year olds
- 1. Engelen Leopold - First Diamond N - 79,60%
- 2. Verreet Katrien - Fortalezza Biolley - 72,40%
- 3. Engelen Leopold - First Class N - 71,20%
- 4. Carlens Olivier - Foxtrott Du Jade - 70,20%
- 5. Bervoets Denis - Gycola Begijnhoeve - 64,80%
- 6. Decoeur Georges - Romulus - 61,80%
- 7. Lauwens Eva - Footloose vh Bloemenhof - 60,40%
- 8. Claeys Manon - Focaccio Vh Bloemenhof - 58,20%
- Pauluis Larissa - Ghivago - DNS
- Taymans Corine - Galando - DNS
- Meisch Linda- Eterna - DNS
5-year olds
- 1. Dossin Julie - First lady - 82,60%
- 2. Van Puyenbroek Rob - Fabiola - 81,40
- 3. Pauluis Larissa - Fame - 78,60%
- 4. Verreet Katrien - Gallartica Biolley - 78,40%
- 5. Samyn Anemone - Forever Love - 76,00%
- 6. Van Orshaegen Mario - San Amour II - 75,40%
- 7. Laevens Kevin - Kozinsky Vd Dries - 75,00%
- 8. Heylen Inge - Kalagan h - 72,00%
- 9. Prevost Amandine - Quaterdance - 70,80%
- 10. Ghekiere Lore - Kobalt -69,40%
- 10. Franckx Tom - showdancer - 69,40%
- 12. Verguts Anneleen - Stedifee H Z - 68,00%
- 13. De Greve Bart - Knock-out Van Rozendycke - 65,20%
- 14. Dewaegenaere Ona - Kasper Van De Sparrenhoef - 63,40%
- 15. De Rechter Daan - Qc Fantastic Vino - 62,80%
- 16. Van Hoey Wim - Figo - 62,40%
- 17. Vanpottalsberghe Maya - Berreaux - 61,40%
- 18. Verhulst Thais - QC Filibert - 60,60%
- 19. Ghekiere Lore - Kingston Hill - 60,20%
- 20. Peeters Jennifer - Flair - 55,40%
6-year olds
- 1. Heylen Tom - El Capone - 82,40%
- 2. Franckx Tom - evento D - 80,60%
- 3. Walravens Stephanie - Esteban M - 79,00%
- 3. Engelen Leopold - Dolce 'N' - 79,00%
- 5. Mohimont Dominique - El Corona Texel - 77,20%
- 6. Vileyn Bjorn - Sammelis van het Waterhof - 75,80%
- 7. De Keyser Heidi - Jebe van het Keysersbos - 74,80%
- 8. Appelmans Eefje - Eldorado Pb - 74,20%
- 9. Heylen Tom - Jar of Ballmore - 73,40%
- 10. Verreet Katrien - Quorum Y - 72,60%
- 11. Schuurmans Cindy - Sambuca Tategoi - 70,60%
- 12. Pauluis Larissa - Extasy - 69,80%
- 13. Vermeire Pieter - Ewald - 66,20%
- 13. Hesters Steffi - Emporio SH - 66,20%
- 15. Tonnaer Jacqueline- Evita - 64,00%
- 16. Tanghe Melissa - Jolie - 63,20%
- 16. Prevost Amandine - Riverside - 63,20%
- 18. Ulrici Caroline - San Niro - 61,20%
- Dorpmans Claudia - Dancing Diamond - DNS
- Van Orshaegen Mario - San doniro - DNS
Related Link
First Diamond N, First Lady, El Capone Win First Leg of 2015 Belgian WCYH Selection Trials