Sophie is a big sporty mare who jumped up to the 1.40m competitively before becoming a broodmare. She is sweet, smart and produces sporty kind foals.
Sophie is by Voila star. There is not much information available about him, but he did compete in the international ring with a junior quite a few years ago. His sire is Quick star. Quick Star was the horse who brought Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum into the Grand Prix league. In 1992, they finished first in the Grand Prix of Maastricht and second in the Volvo World Cup in Oslo. In 1993, they won the Grand Prix of Mannheim and were second in Arnhem. In 1994, they won the Pulsar Crown Grand Prix of Aachen; and were also winner of the GP of München; second in the Volvo World Cup in Helsinki; second in the GP of Neumünster; sixth in the Volvo World Cup in Oslo. Quick Star total earnings exceeded €500,000. According to hid last owner, French film distributor Alain Katz: “Quick Star has inherited the best of both his sire and dam lines. From Galoubet, his force, his energy and his courage; from Stella, her elegance, her intelligence and her technique.” His sire, Galoubet A, was an impressive show jumper. Ridden by the French rider Gilles-Bertran de Ballanda, he won 19 International Grand Prix’s and was on the French Gold Medal winning team at the 1982 Show Jumping World Championships in Dublin, Ireland. His dam, Stella, by Anglo-Arab stallion Nithard, started her jumping career with Philippe Jouy before Nelson Pessoa took over the ride. She won 32 Grand Prix. She was sold to John Lennon in California at the end of her sport career. She was sent to Jaliso and produced Olisco (World Cup finalist with Michael Matz). She subsequently produced Phalor and Belgian Stallion Megag. She was then bred to Galoubet and produced Quick Star.
Sophie’s dam was imported from holland. Kilexa is by THE Ahorn Z. The genes from the great French sire, Almé flowed to the rest of Europe through a curious portal – Zangersheide, a studfarm established by a Belgian businessman who had made a fortune building hospitals, and was then bitten by the showjumping bug; a visionary who set out to breed the ultimate jumping machine. It was at Melchoir’s Zangersheide that Almé’s licensed sons, Alexis, Almeo, Athlet and Ahorn Z, saw light of day. By 1989 they were in the German top 10 sires rankings of their respective age classes, according to the winnings of their progeny. Ahorn inherited his extraordinary movement from his dam sire, Ganeff, who was the maternal grandsire to Leander, winner of the Holstein approvals in 1973, and an excellent sire of performance horses. Ganeff’s most famous foal however was the mare, Heureka. Heureka was born 1960 out of the Holsteiner mare line 8145. Under Hermann Schridde she was one of the most successful international jumpers in the period 1969-71, where she had many wins in Hamburg, Aachen, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin and Nörten-Hardenberg. After having won the Grand Prix in Aachen, she was sold to Leon Melchior and for him she won the Grand Prix in Berlin before becoming a foundation mare in Zangersheide. As a broodmare, she was a sensation. Heureka produced four daughters and they founded a whole dynasty of show jumpers. The first daughter Argentina Z, by Alme (1977) is legendary for her crosses with Ramiro: the three stallion brothers Rebel I, II and III, and their gold medal winning sister Ratina Z, and her two sisters Roxan Z and Renomee Z. The last three sisters are now proving themselves excellent broodmares. For example, Ratina Z’s daughter Calipa Z and her son Chicago Z (a new stallion at Stud in Zangersheide) or Roxan Z’s daughter Cayleigh Z who placed second in the World Championship for Young Horses in the 6 year old class in 2002.
Ahorn Z was an immediate success at stud, producing state premium mares and a string of stallion sons, as well as successful competitors. Ahorn Z competed internationally as did his licensed sons Acord I, Amaro, Antares and Aar. His successful progeny include Lord Arico, Acapulco and Dobel’s Gettina. One of his first sons, Acord I was a noted sire in Bavaria before moving to the United States, and his full-brother Acord II was reserve champion of the 5 year olds at the Bundeschampionate in 1992. In 1996 Acord III, the youngest full-brother, became the Brazilian champion stallion. As a broodmare sire, Ahorn Z has also been very successful. The international jumping star – and top sire – Lux Z, is out of Apocalypte Z, a daughter of Ahorn Z. While the exciting stallion, Lordanos is out of W-Ashely, by Ahorn Z.
Voila Baby’s foals
