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| Jane receiving award for Classictop Lancelot |
January 2011
The annual British Breeders Awards Dinner was held on Saturday
8th January at The Grange City Hotel, London. We
were delighted to attend in order to collect the BEF Futurity Leading Foal Prize for Classictop Lancelot (Lauriston x Renkum Meranta).
Lancelot’s sire Lauriston was also awarded the coveted Leading
Showjumping Sire Award, which recognises the stallion with the highest average progeny performance record for potential Showjumpers
in the British Equestrian Federation’s Futurity Series of 2010.
Lancelot’s dam Renkum Meranta is a very special mare being
out of the same dam as Irish International Jumping stallion Ringfort Cruise. Not
only was Lancelot highest marked foal for the 2010 BEF Futurity series but he was actually the highest marked youngster in
the entire 2010 series, having been awarded an incredible 9.46! We are looking forward to the arrival of a 2011 full sibling
– it certainly has big shoes to fill!
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| from left - Lucy Sheldrake, Henk Minderman & Jane Townshend |
Finally, to add perfectly to the evening’s excitement our good friend Henk Minderman was awarded the Equestrian
Edge Meritoire Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Breeding. Henk is founder of the world-renowned Renkum
Stud and The Anglo European Studbook. He is an ardent supporter of British Breeding and this award was given primarily in
recognition of The Anglo European Studbook & its achievements. The Anglo European Studbook is currently ranked 10th in
the World Breeding Federation for Sports Horses studbook rankings for Showjumping and 4th for Eventing.
Many British Breeders & Studs similarly have a lot to thank Henk for & it was fantastic to be present to see
him receive this award along with the recognition, praise & thanks, which he so rightly deserves.
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