Icare Express HDC

Selle Français stallion, ORIENT EXPRESS * HDC has an exceptional pedigree.

Son of QUICK STAR who, from his height of 1.59m, achieved a brilliant sporting career. Under the saddle of Nick Skelton first, then Meredith Michaels Beerbaum, the little horse accumulated more than €500,000 in earnings. Among his most beautiful victories let us recall that of Maastricht in 1992 and Mannheim in 1993. In his second career as a stallion, the son of GALOUBET A was approved in more than 20 different studbooks and boasts many world-famous offspring to date, including BIG STAR, Olympic Team Champion in London in 2012 and individually in Rio in 2016 with Nick Skelton; SPREHE STELLA, European Team Champion at Hickstead in 1999 with Meredith Michaels Beerbaum; QUICK STUDY, ridden by Lauren Hough and ranked 25^th global performer in 2011,  etc.

KAMTCHATKA, dam of ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, is a daughter of LE TOT DE SEMILLY (ISO 177), the sire of many CSI5* winners headed by World champion DIAMANT DE SEMILLY and the great ITOT DU CHATEAU (ISO 197), winner at CSIO level with Edwina Tops Alexander.

His 2^nd dam, LORIPIERRE (ISO 175) was an international winner and French champion with Gilles Bertran de Balanda.  She has also produced DOLLAR DELA PIERRE, a private stallion and CSIO winner with Reynald Angot, World Champion in team in 2002.

ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC has had an impeccable sporting career with almost a million euros in earnings. He was the 6YO Champion in France, PRO 1 French Champion and a brilliant CSI-W / CSIO winner under Patrice Delaveau, including in the Nations Cup final in Barcelona, winner of many CSI5* Grand Prix and World Vice-Champion in team as well as individually in 2014.

He is now renowned as a stallion, sire among others of :

•  ALDO DU PLESSIS (m.b., 2010) CSI05* under the saddle of A. Deroubaix, 3rd of the GP 1,50 – 1,60 m of the CSI3* of Cabourg
• AIE TEK DE LALEUE (f.b., 2010) CSI3* with M. Pellegrin
• BLOOM DU PLESSIS (f.b., 2011) CSIO3* with Z. Hoffman, 2nd of the GP 1,50 – 1,60 m of the CSI3* of Vejer de la Frontera
• GLOBAL EXPRESS VDL (m.b., 2011) Champion of the 5 year olds and 7th of the 6 year olds in the final of the Dutch Championship
• BE EXPRESS*HDC (m.al., 2011) SF & Z approved stallion
• CASH DU PLESSIS (m.b., 2012) CSI05* ridden by L. De Luca, 2nd in the GP 1.60 m of the CSI5* in Valkenswaard
• CALL ME EXPRESS*HDC (f.al., 2012) Finalist at 6 & 7 years old, Best mare at 7 years old, Elite, CSI4*, ridden by R. Angot
• DIVINE EXPRESS*HDC (f.al., 2013) Vice-Champion of France at 6 years, Elite ISO 144
• ICARE EXPRESS*HDC (m.b., 2018) SF approved stallion, finalist at 4 years old
• ITHAC EXPRESS (m.b., 2018) Top Price of the Fences Elite sales, approved AES stallion
• JALOU B D’ARGANCE (m.b., 2019) SFO approved stallion, winner of the l’Eperon masters in 2023
• JUSTMY EXPRESS*HDC (m.b., 2019) Approved stallion SF, French 4-year-old Champion
• JAGGER EXPRESS (g.ch., 2019) Vice-Champion of France for 4-year-olds

Of the only 13 foals aged 7 and over, 7 are already performing at a high level

SILVANA*HDC (f.gr.,born in 1999) : Daughter of CORLAND, holsteiner stallion, very good winner, in CSIO. SILVANA*HDC was an incredible winner in CSI-W and CSIO under the saddle of Kevin Staut, winner of the CSI5* GP of Geneva, Stuttgart, Paris (2 times), S’Hertogenbosch, 3^rd of the World Cup final, Silver medal by team in the European Championship of Madrid and Vice-World Champion by team in Lexington.

Elected “Best World’s Mare” in 2010

Dam among others of:

• CHOPARD VDB Z (m.b.,CANADIAN RIVER, 2007) BWP stallion, CSI3* with T. Meyer
• BAICKA DE HUS (f.gr.,LEVISTAN, 2011) Winner in CSO
• BIKINI DE HUS (f.gr., LEVISTAN, 2011) Winner in CSO, dam among other of :
  • FÉLINE DE HUS*HDC (f.gr., KANNAN, 2015) winner in CSI4* with R. Angot
  • NARVAL DE HUS*HDC (m.gr., ELVIS TER PUTTE, 2023)
• HATHENA DES LYS (f.b., CARINJO 9*HDC, 2017)
• HILVANJO (m.b., CARINJO 9*HDC, 2017)
• ICARE EXPRESS (m.b.,ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2018)SF approved stallion
• ITHAC EXPRESS (m.b.,ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2018) Fences Foal Top Price
• JUNON EXPRESS (f.b.,ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2019)
• KRONOS Jr HDC (m.db., BE EXPRESS*HDC, 2020)
• LOKI EXPRESS HDC (m.b.,ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2021)
• LUCIFER EXPRESS HDC (m.b.,ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2021)
• MIN EXPRESS HDC (m.b.,ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2022)

DONATE (f.b., born in 1985) : Daughter of  WIDOR, Good winner, in CSO and dressage, labeled «Prestatie Keur Preferent».

Dam among others of:

• JILVANO (g.b., FLEMMINGH, 1991) Good winner in CSI 1.60m
• LEVANO (m.d.b., HOFNAR, 1993) AES stallion, good winner in CSI 1.60m
• TILFANA (f.b. INDOCTRO, 2000) Good winner in CSI 1.40m with T.Van Minnebruggen
• PONITA 18 (f.b., EMILION, 2001) Good winner in CSI 1.60m with E.Mazurowska

WALAIKA (f. d.b., born in 1980): Daughter of PILATUS, westphalian stallion, sire of lot of approved stallions and performers like ROEMER and WOLIBRIE. Good winner, in dressage.

Dam among others of:

• ESME (f.b., PION, 1991) Labeled «Ster», dam among others of:
  • IEMKE (f.b., BURGGRAAF, 1990) Good winner, in CSO and Dressage