PREMIER SPORTS HORSES

ABOUT

We are based in County Armagh in Ireland and have been breeding quality sports horses for over 30 years.

We keep a select group of well bred mares by stallions such as Cruising, Cento and Cavalier Royale.

These mares all have strong back pedigrees including the best of Irish Breeding such as

King of Diamonds,  Clover Hill, Imperius, Ballinvella and Diamond Lad.

We also have a new band of young mares coming through by Baloubet du Rouet, London,

Taloubet Z and Balou du Rouet.

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Some of our previous International successes include:

Camaron Hills Quick Dollar - World Cup Qualifier Winner and World Cup finalist 2010.

A Touch Imperious - Member of the British Winning Nations Cup Team at Odense 2014.

Also placed 2nd in the Hickstead Derby 2019,2017,2016 & 2015 and 3rd in 2018 & 2014.

Represented Great Britain at the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona 2018.

British National Showjumping Champion 2019.

H TWO finished 6th at Lanaken World Championships for Young Horses as a 6yo

and then competed internationally at 1.55m level.

My Royal Touch finished 19th Badminton 4* event 2017.

Completed 4* Luhmuhlen CCI**** 2016.

Placed 3rd at Blenheim International 3* event 2016.

Premier Sport won the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.

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Premier Titanium Winner of the Foxhunter Senior Championship at HOYS 2019.

We continue to use World class stallions to produce top quality show jumpers and eventers

and are very excited with our new wave of young stock coming through.

Premier Lily

Premier Sport - Balou du Rouet

2018 Chestnut filly

Sire Premier Sport is an International Grand Prix Horse 1.40m with numerous wins including the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.
He is by Touchdown who in 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics and also won the Aga Khan trophy for Ireland. Touchdown is a fantastic producer of both international showjumpers and eventers and produced Touchable and A Touch Imperious who were both members of the British Nations Cup Winning Team at Odense.
A Touch Imperious who we also bred has finished 2nd in the Hickstead Derby in 2016 & 2015 and 3rd in 2014 & 2018.Touchdown was himself by Galoubet, one of the most important stallions in showjumping history.

Premier Sport’s dam is Cavalier KD by Cavalier Royale. She is a prolific producer of show jumpers and to date has also produced:

Moneymaker (also by Touchdown)Grade A 1.30m horse with 219 points.

Premier KD Clover (by Gelvin Clover) Grade A 1.30m horse with 339 points.

Lead on Sportsfield (by Lux Z) 1.30m horse with 60 points now jumping in USA.

Premier Sportsman (by Lux Z) now jumping in USA.

Premier Sports grand dam is by Jack of Diamonds (Grade A) by King of Diamonds.

Dam Premier Royal Balou is by Balou du Rouet- one of the most sought after stallions in Europe. Balou du Rouet is now a top sire of international performers and is ranked No 9 in the 2017 WBFSH sire rankings.

Grand dam Rosy Cavalier is by Cavalier Royale who needs no introduction.

She is a sister to the 2* International eventer Cavalier Roselier.

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Rosy Cavalier to date has produced:

My Royal Touch 5* International eventer finished 19th Badminton 2017

Premier Clover Royale 3* International eventer

Premier Rose 1.30m showjumper in the USA

Premier Rosy Balou winning showjumper in the UK.

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Videos at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrmDAWZV-xA&list=PLsk3-tAS8nGAnT4jHbnsrvws5m6Uft9Cq

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Premier Moonlight

Taloubet Z - Cruising

2019 chestnut filly

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This filly combines World class breeding with the best of Irish breeding.

She is by the top international showjumper Taloubet Z who is one of the World’s top horses and has had an outstanding showjumping career winning over €2,000,000 in prize money.

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Dam Oxmountain Flame is a nice jumping mare by Cruising with 56 points who retired sound to breeding as a six year old.

She is the dam of

Premier Titanium(2012) as a 5yo he had many more sucesses including Winning the Balmoral 5yo Championship.

He then finished 15th in 7yo World Breeding Championships at Lanaken 2nd qualifier 2019.

Winner of the Foxhunter Senior Championship at HOYS 2019 as a 7 year old with Simon Crippen.

Premier Domino(2013) currently competing 1.35m Grand Prix

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Flame's sire Cruising – winner of the Aachen Grand Prix , multiple World Cup Qualifier Winner and finished 2nd in the World Cup Final in Gothenburg in 1999. Cruising has sired numerous top showjumpers including Flexible – current World Cup Champion and one of the top horses in the world. Cruising is also a prolific producer of eventers and is currently ranked 3rd in the WBFSH world eventing sires list.

Grand dam jumped 1.20m classes and was by Ballinvella- a top Irish thoroughbred sire who has produced some great showjumpers.

Great grand dam by Diamond Lad who again was a top producer of Irish horses and who was himself by the legendary King of Diamonds.

Premier Jet

Premier Sport  - Cento

2019 bay gelding

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Sire Premier Sport is an International Grand Prix Horse 1.40m with numerous wins including the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.
He is by Touchdown who in 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics and also won the Aga Khan trophy for Ireland. Touchdown is a fantastic producer of both international showjumpers and eventers and produced Touchable and A Touch Imperious who were both members of the British Nations Cup Winning Team at Odense.
A Touch Imperious who we also bred has finished 2nd in the Hickstead Derby in 2016 & 2015 and 3rd in 2014.Touchdown was himself by Galoubet, one of the most important stallions in showjumping history.

Premier Sport’s dam is Cavalier KD by Cavalier Royale. She is a prolific producer of show jumpers and to date has also produced:

Moneymaker (also by Touchdown)Grade A 1.30m horse with 219 points.

Premier KD Clover (by Gelvin Clover) Grade A 1.30m horse with 339 points.

Lead on Sportsfield (by Lux Z) 1.30m horse with 60 points now jumping in USA.

Premier Sportsman (by Lux Z) now jumping in USA.

Premier Sports grand dam is by Jack of Diamonds (Grade A) by King of Diamonds.

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Dam Premier Cento is by Cento who earned millions in his international sporting career including winning an Olympic team Gold Medal at Sydney, the Aachen Grand prix, the Calgary Grand Prix the World Cup Final in 2002 and he was also the European Champion. His sire Capitol I is recognised as one of the Holsteins best performance producers while his dam sire Caletto II produced Classic Touch, Olympic Gold Medallist in Barcelona.

Her dam is by Sandro who was sire of Sandro Boy winner of the World Cup Final in Kuala Lumpur with career earnings of over 1 million euro. Sandro is the sire of more than 40 licensed sons including Silvio 1 and II, Sandro Song, Sao Paulo, Sandro Boy and Salido Z. Sandro has also had huge influence on dressage breeding producing World Young Horse Dressage Champion, Sandro Hit.

Premier Cento is a 1/2 sister to the 1.60m International showjumper Cleveland.

Her half sister has produced the 1.50m International showjumper Loreto by Landgold.

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She is also the dam of the promising young horse Derryinver Premier Sarah (2013) who is currently competing 1.35m Grand Prix.

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Videos here https://youtu.be/zEBcnE8GCLc

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Premier Jack

Jackaroo - Balou du Rouet

2020 bay colt

70% blood

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This foal is by Jackaroo who is a full brother of High Kingdom ( Zara Phillips – 8th Olympic Games eventing and also finished 3rd in Kentucky 4* 2017, and Mandiba – Karen O’Connor, World Breeding Federation event horse of year 2010. Jackaroo is by the legendary event sire Master Imp and out of a Chairlift mare.

Dam Premier Royal Balou is by Balou du Rouet- one of the most sought after stallions in Europe. Balou du Rouet is now a top sire of international performers and is ranked No 9 in the 2017 WBFSH sire rankings.

Grand dam Rosy Cavalier is by Cavalier Royale who needs no introduction.

She is a sister to the 2* International eventer Cavalier Roselier.

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Rosy Cavalier to date has produced:

My Royal Touch 5* International eventer finished 19th Badminton 2017

Premier Clover Royale 3* International eventer

Premier Rose 1.30m showjumper in the USA

Premier Rosy Balou winning showjumper in the UK.

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Premier Alexander

Premier Sport - Galoubet A

2020 bay gelding

Sire Premier Sport is an International Grand Prix Horse 1.40m with numerous wins including the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.
He is by Touchdown who in 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics and also won the Aga Khan trophy for Ireland. Touchdown is a fantastic producer of both international showjumpers and eventers and produced Touchable and A Touch Imperious who were both members of the British Nations Cup Winning Team at Odense.
A Touch Imperious who we also bred has finished 2nd in the Hickstead Derby in 2016 & 2015 and 3rd in 2014.Touchdown was himself by Galoubet, one of the most important stallions in showjumping history.

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Premier Sport’s dam is Cavalier KD by Cavalier Royale.

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Dam Naloubet du Quesnoy is by Galoubet A (Alme Z) who is the sire of showjumping superstars  

Quickstar, Touchdown, Taloubet z and Baloubet Du Rouet!

1st Dam Helee de Beuvron is by Bill De Baugy who has produced 1.60m jumpers

and he himself is by Grand Veneur.

2nd dam Unic d’Or Rouet is by Pot d’Or TB ex Quastor

The 3rd  dam Milady Du Rouet has bred a number of International showjumpers including

Quatoubet du Rouet                1.60m Stallion by Galoubet A

Caloubet du Rouet                  1.60m Stallion by Galoubet A

En Avant du Rouet                 1.50m Stallion by Galoubet A

Jasmin du Rouet                      1.45m Stallion by Vas Y Donc Longane

Jivaro du Rouet                       1.45m Stallion by Vas Y Donc Longane

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Milady du Rouet is from stam SF 122 the family of Baloubet du Rouet.

Naloubet carries almost 50% TB blood and is a superb mover and jumper herself.

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Premier Tinkerbelle

Flexible - Cavalier Royale

2021 chestnut filly

Sire Flexible is a son of Cruising one of the greatest ever Irish International showjumpers and his dam Flex was also an International winner. Flexible had a great career and his highlights are:

• 8th Olympic Games London 2012 (Richard Fellers)

• WINNER FEI World Cup Finals s-Hertogenbosch 2012 (Richard Fellers)

• Participated in 8 FEI World Cup Finals between 2009 – 2016 (Richard Fellers)

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Her dam is Cavalier KD by Cavalier Royale. She is a prolific producer of show jumpers and to date has produced:

Premier Sport who is an International Grand Prix Horse 1.40m with numerous wins including the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.

Moneymaker (also by Touchdown)Grade A 1.30m horse with 219 points.

Premier KD Clover (by Gelvin Clover) Grade A 1.30m horse with 339 points.

Lead on Sportsfield (by Lux Z) 1.30m horse with 60 points now jumping in USA.

Premier Sportsman (by Lux Z) now jumping in USA.

Grand dam is by Jack of Diamonds (Grade A) by King of Diamonds.

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Premier Handsome Boy

Premier Sport - London

2021 bay colt

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Sire Premier Sport is an International Grand Prix Horse 1.40m with numerous wins including the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.

He is producing top quality stock and from his first crop of foals now 8 he has produced:

Premier Spirit 1.50m Grand Prix  

Derryinver Premier Sarah 1.35 Grand Prix Winner

Premier Domino 1.35m Grand Prix 

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Premier Sport is by Touchdown who in 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics and also won the Aga Khan trophy for Ireland. Touchdown is a fantastic producer of both international showjumpers and eventers and produced Touchable and A Touch Imperious who were both members of the British Nations Cup Winning Team at Odense.
A Touch Imperious who we also bred has finished 2nd in the Hickstead Derby in 2016 & 2015 and 3rd in 2014.Touchdown was himself by Galoubet, one of the most important stallions in showjumping history.

Premier Sport’s dam is Cavalier KD by Cavalier Royale. She is a prolific producer of show jumpers and to date has also produced:

Moneymaker (also by Touchdown)Grade A 1.30m horse with 219 points.

Premier KD Clover (by Gelvin Clover) Grade A 1.30m horse with 339 points.

Lead on Sportsfield (by Lux Z) 1.30m horse with 60 points now jumping in USA.

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Dam Ka Belle Stability is by Glock’s London who is one of showjumping’s superstars having won both an Individual Silver medal

and a Team Silver medal at the London Olympics in 2012.

He also won team Gold Medals at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

and the 2014 Furusivya FEI Nations Cup Final representing the Dutch team.

Other wins include:

Grand Prix of Doha and Rio de Janeiro.

Global Champions Tour Cannes and Wien

Mercedes Benz Grand Prix of Aachen

Falsterbo Nations Cup

London is himself by the 1.60m sire Nabab de Reve and out of the 1.60m International mare

Ta Belle van Sombeke who was by Chin Chin-1.60m International showjumper.

The dam of this filly is Balonka K who is by the top stallion

Taloubet Z who is one of the World’s top horses and has had an outstanding showjumping career

winning over €2,000,000 in prize money and the following achievements:

Leipzig                                    World Cup Final Winner

5* World Cup Qualifier Winner at Stuttgart, Mechelen, Madrid, Leipzig (2), Helsinki, Oslo

Gothenburg                             World Cup Final Winner Part II & III

Geneva                                    5* World Cup Final Top Ten Winner

Barcelona                                5* Nations Cup Final Gold Medal Winner

5* Nations Cup Winner at Barcelona, Rotterdam, Calgary, Rome

European Championships                               Team Silver Medal

Olympic Games Rio                           Winner First Qualifier

Olympic Games Rio                           Team Bronze Medal

5* Global Champions Tour Winner   Estoril

5* Grand Prix Winner at Paris, Verona,Gothenburg Rio

Taloubet is by the Selle Francais Galoubet A, one of the most

important stallions in showjumping history producing among others former WBFSH number 1 stallion

Baloubet du Rouet and Quickstar.

Grand dam Oh Dear K jumped 1.35m herself and is by the 1.60m International jumping stallion

Jonggors Ajonc who was himself by the International 1.60m showjumper Laudanam.

Great grand dam Alonka (also known as Optiebeurs Stability) was a successful 1.60m Grand Prix

International showjumper in the 90’s with Rob Ehrens. She produced several 1.30m/1.35m showjumpers

including Oh Dear K. Alonka is very well bred herself as she is by the foundation sire Nimmerdor 1.60m showjumper and out of a Courville mare.

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Ka Belle's full sister Ja Belle Stability (2014) is showing great promise and is currently competing 1.40m International.

Premier Sportsman (by Lux Z) now jumping in USA.

Premier Sports grand dam is by Jack of Diamonds (Grade A) by King of Diamonds.

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Videos

https://youtu.be/9UVuWA8pW38

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Premier Gem

Premier Sport - Cento

2021bay filly

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Sire Premier Sport is an International Grand Prix Horse 1.40m with numerous wins including the Millstreet International CSI3* Speed Derby 2016.

He is producing top quality stock and from his first crop of foals now 8 he has produced:

Premier Spirit 1.50m Grand Prix Derryinver Premier Sarah 1.35 Grand Prix Winner

Premier Domino 1.35m Grand Prix

Premier Sport is by Touchdown who in 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics and also won the Aga Khan trophy for Ireland. Touchdown is a fantastic producer of both international showjumpers and eventers and produced Touchable and A Touch Imperious who were both members of the British Nations Cup Winning Team at Odense.
A Touch Imperious who we also bred has finished 2nd in the Hickstead Derby in 2016 & 2015 and 3rd in 2014.Touchdown was himself by Galoubet, one of the most important stallions in showjumping history.

Premier Sport’s dam is Cavalier KD by Cavalier Royale. She is a prolific producer of show jumpers and to date has also produced:

Moneymaker (also by Touchdown)Grade A 1.30m horse with 219 points.

Premier KD Clover (by Gelvin Clover) Grade A 1.30m horse with 339 points.

Lead on Sportsfield (by Lux Z) 1.30m horse with 60 points now jumping in USA.

Premier Sportsman (by Lux Z) now jumping in USA.

Premier Sports grand dam is by Jack of Diamonds (Grade A) by King of Diamonds.

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Dam Premier Cento is by Cento who earned millions in his international sporting career including winning an Olympic team Gold Medal at Sydney, the Aachen Grand prix, the Calgary Grand Prix the World Cup Final in 2002 and he was also the European Champion. His sire Capitol I is recognised as one of the Holsteins best performance producers while his dam sire Caletto II produced Classic Touch, Olympic Gold Medallist in Barcelona.

Her dam is by Sandro who was sire of Sandro Boy winner of the World Cup Final in Kuala Lumpur with career earnings of over 1 million euro. Sandro is the sire of more than 40 licensed sons including Silvio 1 and II, Sandro Song, Sao Paulo, Sandro Boy and Salido Z. Sandro has also had huge influence on dressage breeding producing World Young Horse Dressage Champion, Sandro Hit.

Premier Cento is a 1/2 sister to the 1.60m International showjumper Cleveland.

Her half sister has produced the 1.50m International showjumper Loreto by Landgold.

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She is also the dam of the promising young horse Derryinver Premier Sarah (2013) who is currently competing 1.35m Grand Prix and has recently won the 1.35m Grand Prix at Portmore Equestrian Centre.

Premier Beauty

Contendro I - Balou du Rouet

Sire Contendro I is one of the World's top sires for producing showjumpers and eventers.

He has numerous offspring competing at the highest levels with top riders.

Dam Premier Royal Balou is by Balou du Rouet- one of the most sought after stallions in Europe. Balou du Rouet is now a top sire of international performers and is ranked No 9 in the 2017 WBFSH sire rankings.

Grand dam Rosy Cavalier is by Cavalier Royale who needs no introduction.

She is a sister to the 2* International eventer Cavalier Roselier.

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Rosy Cavalier to date has produced:

My Royal Touch 5* International eventer finished 19th Badminton 2017

Premier Clover Royale 3* International eventer

Premier Rose 1.30m showjumper in the USA

Premier Rosy Balou winning showjumper in the UK.

Premier Dawn

Romanov - Hector van d'abdijhoeve

2022 bay filly

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Sire Romanov propelled teenager Bertram Allen towards the top of the world rankings by winning 5* Grand Prix against the world’s best horses. His most memorable wins include the World Cup of Bordeaux, the Global Champions Tour Paris, the Nation’s Cup at La Baule, Saut Hermes Paris (2 years in a row) and the Aga Khan trophy in Dublin. In 2016, aged 18, Romanov secured the overall Global Champions League win for Valkenswaard United at the final in Doha before retiring at the top of his career in 2017.

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Dam Premier Hermione is by Hector van d'abdijhoeve who is a CSI 5* 1.60m International Winner ridden by Bertram Allen

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Grand Dam Oxmountain Flame is a nice jumping mare by Cruising with 56 points who retired sound to breeding as a six year old.

She is the dam of

Premier Titanium(2012) as a 5yo he had many more sucesses including Winning the Balmoral 5yo Championship.

He then finished 15th in 7yo World Breeding Championships at Lanaken 2nd qualifier 2019.

Winner of the Foxhunter Senior Championship at HOYS 2019 as a 7 year old with Simon Crippen.

Premier Domino(2013) currently competing 1.35m Grand Prix

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Flame's sire Cruising – winner of the Aachen Grand Prix , multiple World Cup Qualifier Winner and finished 2nd in the World Cup Final in Gothenburg in 1999. Cruising has sired numerous top showjumpers including Flexible – current World Cup Champion and one of the top horses in the world. Cruising is also a prolific producer of eventers and is currently ranked 3rd in the WBFSH world eventing sires list.

Great Grand dam jumped 1.20m classes and was by Ballinvella- a top Irish thoroughbred sire who has produced some great showjumpers.

Great great grand dam by Diamond Lad who again was a top producer of Irish horses and who was himself by the legendary King of Diamonds.