DAFM Studbook Series kicks off at Tipperary Equestrian

The first of 6 legs of the 2026 DAFM Showjumping Studbook Series kicked off in Tipperary Equestrian on Saturday. This series is funded under National Breeding Services by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a total prize fund of €90,000.

Over 100 horses and rider combinations too part over the three age groups. Over 50% of the five-year-olds delivered a double clear round including Deirdre Doyle on Tangeliza (ISH).

There were also a strong number of clears in the six-year-old section with twenty-six out of the thirty-nine competitors jumping a double clear. Among these clears was the Tholm Keane riding a homebred Kereen Miss Krafty (ISH)

Best of the seven-year-olds on the day was the Marion Hughes owned HHS Lexington (ISH) ridden by Max Foley. The combination topped a field of thirty horses with the fastest of the sixteen double clears. Second place went to Coen Williams riding Parc Violeta (ISH) with Gemma Phelan and Lance Corporal taking third.

Breeding:

Tangeliza (ISH): 2021 mare by Tangelo Van De Zuuthoeve (BWP), out of Done Cruising (ISH), by Cruising (ISH)(TIH). Bred by Tom Doyle, County Wexford. (Image 1)

Kereen Miss Krafty (ISH): 2020 mare by Lucky Luck (KWPN), out of Krafty Kate (ISH), by Diamond Serpent (ISH). Bred by Stephen Keane, county Waterford. (Image 2)

HHS Lexington (ISH): 2019 gelding by Luidam (KWPN), out of HHS Chantilly Lace (ISH), by Cavalier Royale (HOLST). Bred by Anne Hughes, county Kilkenny. (Image 3)

Parc Violeta (ISH): 2019 mare by Kannan (KWPN), out of Ulanda D (KWPN), by Emilion (KWPN). Bred by Paula Williams, county Clare.

Lance Corporal (ISH): 2019 gelding by Corporal VDL (WESTF), out of LV-Firefly (AES), by Jai-Ho (AES). Bred by Louise Thompson, county Fermanagh

The DAFM Studbook Series is funded by the DAFM under National Breeding Services.

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