Horses.nl reported that the KWPN licensed stallion Dettori has switched riders. Hans Peter Minderhoud has passed on the ride to Dominique Filion.
Dettori is an 8-year old Oldenburg registered stallion by Desperado out of Diamond Eye (by De Niro x Warkant). He is bred by S. Tietje in Germany.
Initially owned by Jan Greven and Rob van Ruitenbeek, the black stallion was licensed at the 2016 KWPN stallion licensing. He didn't have a name when he was presented at the licensing, but shortly after his approval was named Dettori after the British legendary racing jockey Frankie Dettori.
He became the winner of the 2016 KWPN Spring Stallion Performance Testing in Ermelo with 85 points.
Hans Peter Minderhoud
The ride on the stallion was initially allocated to Marieke van der Putten, but Hans Peter Minderhoud took over after she left as an assistant rider.
In 2017 they finished 11th at the Pavo Cup Finals and they were sixth at the 2018 KWPN Stallion competition finals in Den Bosch. In 2019 they were 13th in the semi-finals of the Pavo Cup and did not move on to the top 12 for the final round.
In 2020 Minderhoud moved Dettori up to national Prix St Georges level with scores over seventy percent.
Dominique Filion
Rob van Ruitenbeek and partner Carolien van Mourik have made a new match for Dettori and in agreement with Minderhoud linked the horse to Dominique Filion.
"Hans Peter is super busy and Dettori was not his number one. So the owners discussed this with Hans Peter and Nicole who could be a suitable rider. My name was called without me knowing. It's a great honour," Filion to Horses.nl.
Photo © Dirk Caremans
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