Mika 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

VRISKA DE BLONDEL HDC (f.db., born in 2009) : She is a daughter of LAUTERBACH, one of the best sires of young horses, French champion of 6 years old, Elite, winner of numerous Grand Prix at 6 and 7 years old, he accumulates the rankings in CSI with Philippe Rozier until at the age of 9 or an injury will end his sports career. Sire among others of: LAGERFELD, LAUTERMANN, VAHINEE, AMBRE DE LAUNAY…

Qualified for the 4, 5 and 6 year-old finals, Vice-Champion of France for 6 years old, VRISKA DE BLONDEL*HDC, had a great career under the saddle of Delphine Perez and Kevin Staut, ISO 145.

Dam among others of:

• DIRKA DE BLONDEL (f.b., VERY BERLIN DE CASTEL, 2013) ISO 159, 6-year-old French champion, Elite, CSIO5* with L. De Luca
• DIRKO DE BLONDEL (m.b., CARDERO, 2013) ISO 118
• DZIGGY DE BLONDEL (g.b., VERY BERLIN DE CASTEL, 2013) ISO 120, 4YO finalist
• LAÏKA MISS HDC (f.b., BE EXPRESS*HDC, 2021)
• MIKA EXPRESS HDC (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2022)
• NOUSHKA EXPRESS HDC (f.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2023)

RISKA DE BLONDEL (f.ch., born in 2005) : Daughter of GRAIN DE VOLTAIRE, ISO 149, CSI winner under the saddle of Claire Chaix.

Dam among others of:

• VERONE DU RICHEMONT (f.ch., IDEAL DE LA LOGE, 2009) Dam among others of:
  • CHIQUITO DU RICHEMONT (g.gr., COROFINO, 2012) ISO 123
  • DRAGONE DU RICHEMONT (f.ch., CARDERO, 2013) ISO 122

MARISKA DE BLONDEL (f.ch., born in 2000) : Daughter of DÉSIR DU CHATEAU, dam among others of:

• VERIZKA DE BELHÈME (g.b., QUARTZ ADELHEID Z, 2009) ISO 135, winner in CSI under the saddle of Olivier Charret

VERGONNE II (f.ch., born in 1987) : Daughter of PALADIN DES IFS, ISO 175, great champion under the saddle of Robert Breul.

Dam among others of:

• LINELA DE BLONDEL (f.ch., SOUVIENS TOI III, 2009) ISO 143, Dam among others of:
  • POLIAS DE BLONDEL (g.ch., DESIR DU CHATEAU, 2003) ISO 165, French Pro Elite Champion under the saddle of Alexandra Paillot
• NOSCO DE BLONDEL (g.ch., DESIR DU CHATEAU, 2001) ISO 158, good winner under the saddle of Petronella Andersson