UNLIMITED

Horse & Hound

A star is born

f0056-01.jpg

To the victor go the spoils: Luxembourg's Victor Bettendorf jumps to the Super Grand Prix title on Foxy De La Roque

SHOWJUMPING

LGCT RIYADH PLAYOFFS

20–23 November

f0057-01.jpg

Edited by Jennifer Donald

[email protected]

@ jen_donald

LGCT Riyadh Playoffs, Saudi Arabia

ON a night of true champions, 34-year-old Luxembourg rider Victor Bettendorf burst out of the pack to land the €1.25m (£1.04m) Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) Super Grand Prix. Riding the emerging megastar, nine-yearold mare Foxy De La Roque, Victor won with a

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound1 min read
In Brief
TRACTORS – and farmers – are invited to a day at Fakenham racecourse's televised Sky Bet Raceday on 19 January, to show support to the rural community in light of future changes to inheritance tax. “Inheritance tax on farms will devastate farming fam
Horse & Hound2 min read
Letters
Email to [email protected] Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. @ horseandhound instagram.com/horseandhound facebook.com/horseandhound I ENJOYED reading Kieran O'Brien's article on veterinary care of equines in past times (
Horse & Hound3 min read
The Horse Finder
I was born on a farm to non-horsey parents, but was horse-mad from a very young age. I learned to ride the traditional Irish way – climb on, kick on and hang on – and for me, it was a 14hh three-year-old unbroken Anglo-Arab filly. It didn't matter ho

Related Books & Audiobooks