Grey mare, 17.2.hh, born 2001 owned by Alex Bratt/Elite Sport Horses
Pedigree: Artos Z x Prince de Revel
Zangersheide breed papers
Fleur competing at Aintree October 2009
PERFORMANCE Artifleur has competed to 1.35m before being selected for her outstanding potential as a broodmare.
Artifleur Z with her 2005 foal 'Aphrodite van der Wolfsakker', filly by Triomphe
We
are very excited about this mare as she has unlimited scope, is incredibly careful and is probably the most talented horse that we have ever had.
She has been selected to be one of our foundation broodmares alongside Castle Anna. BREEDING
Artifleur has exceptional breeding being by Artos Z out of a Prince de Revel mare. She has already produced one foal.
To see Artifleur's full pedigree please follow this link: Artifleur Pedigree
Artos Z The success formula of the combination Almé Z x Gotthard, one of the
pillars on which Zangersheide´s breeding philosophy is built, is
reintroduced in breeding through Artos Z. The great confidence of
Zangersheide’s breeding management in Artos Z is demonstrated by the
fact that, immediately upon the return of Artos Z from the U.S.A.,
Zangersheide had thirty of its own broodmares covered by him straight
away. In the breeding philosophy of Zangersheide both dam and sire must
have proven themselves in the sport. If there is one stallion that
meets this criterion it is the now almost 20-yr-old Artos Z.
His
sport record is truly amazing. Better known under his sport names Crown
Royal Artos Z and later Loro Piana, Artos Z regularly jumped himself in
the prizes under his American rider Mark Leone. He was, for example,
fourth in the 1994 World Cup finals in Göteborg, winner of the Grand
Prix in Toronto and Washington, but in this short text we can not
possibly list all his Grand Prix and World Cup victories and placings.
Worth mentioning is that Artos Z was immediately awarded the title of
Horse of the Year in the U.S.A. His exceptionally good performance made
Artos Z the second most successful horse for Studfarm Zangersheide in
the rankings of the World Breeding Guide. In this ranking of the
impressive list of horses bred at Zangersheide Artos Z comes second
only to the legendary Ratina Z. Glorita Z, dam of Artos Z, is a full
sister to Goldine Z, dam of the stallion Aerobic Z, who was sold at the
PSI Sales at the record amount of DM 650,000 and in 1992 jumped the
Barcelona Olympics under Harold Chopping. The basis of all this jumping
power available in this son of Almé Z is built on a dash of the best
Gotthard blood through Glorita Z, but also and specifically through
great-grandam Libelle, who in the early days of the showjumping sport
put down a remarkable performance in the heaviest events such as the
Hamburg Derby. She has also been responsible for a number of top-class
sport horses, such as Hamlet (I Love You), Keaton (Eaton du Rezidal),
Atlanta D (Alexis Z) and Anika D (Alexis Z).
Artos Z has now
returned to Belgium for two years. In the United States at present some
fifty products of this grey stallion are making a name for themselves
and their sire in the sport, most of them still in the young horse
classes, but several also at Grand Prix level, such as Sledden, Above
All and Crucial. The foals of Artos Z are all high-blooded, athletic
horses with good bone work and exceptionally good movements. (Taken from www.studukeuro.com)
Artos Z Artos Z
The sire of Artos Z, Alme, requires no introduction being one of the greatest sires of all time.
Alme Z The damsire of Artifleur is Prince de Revel by the great Quidam de Revel. Prince de Revel also known as Rey Z competed at Championship level.
Prince de Revel Prince de Revel
Prince de Revel is by the great Quidam de Revel and his damsire is Lugano van la Roche the sire of the great Darco!
Quidam De Revel is one of the best performers of his generation. He was
placed many times in International competitions, to mention but a few:
Team Bronze Medal winner in the Olympic Games in Barcelona, and was 4th
in Individual with Hervé Godignon. He won the Rome Grand Prix, the
New-York Grand Prix, and performed several double all clears for France
in many Coupes des Nations.
In 1996, ridden by Thomas Velin, he came 2nd in the Copenhagen
Grand Prix, and 4th in the Young Riders European Championship, to
mention a few. In 1997, he won the CSI Hannover Grand Prix, the CSIW
Aarhus Masters in Denmark, and was placed in many International
competitions such as CSIW in Paris and Göteborg. Quidam De Revel
continues to enjoy an exceptionally long sporting career. In 1998, he
won the CSIO Helsinki Grand Prix, and was placed in the Grand Prix CSI
in Hannover, Oslo, Düsseldorf, and in the World Cup in Geneva. In 1999,
he came 9th in the CSI-A Valkenswaard Grand Prix and was placed in the
CSI-W in the Oslo Grand Prix.
Quidam de Revel
The damsire of Prince de Revel is Lugano van la Roche, sire of the great Darco.
Darco
Amongst Darco's many amazing achievements was 7th individual placing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and a 6th individual placing at the 1990 World Championships.
Lugano has had a splendid breeding record. The Lugano son La Ina, ridden by Peter Charles, won the European Championships in 1995. Progeny
Artifleur has been scanned in foal to Ubbo for 2012. Ubbo is a stunning and talented stallion with incredible breeeding being by Concorde out of a Voltaire x Aldatus z mare. Ubbo was previously owned by Elite Sport Horses and now stands at stud at Stud Farm Austerson in Cheshire.
Zangersheide breed papers
