Narcisse 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

She is a daughter of the famous HEARTBREAKER, winner of many international grand prix under the saddle of Peter Geerink, he is also the sire of TOULON or HALIFAX VAN’T KLUIZEBOS.

FLEURBELLE N is a show mare in blood, reactive and flexible. She started the CSI5 * under the saddle of Kevin Staut at 8 years old before moving under the saddle of Patrice Delaveau.

Dam of :

• LIMONCELLO N (h.gr., CLINTON, 2016) CSI3* with G.D. ARCIDIACONO
• MESCAL EXPRESS HDC (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2022)
• NARCISSE EXPRESS HDC (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2023)
• ORCHIDÉE EXPRESS HDC (f.b., ICARE EXPRESS*HDC, 2024)

ZAMANTHA (f.gr., born in 2004) : Daughter of CAVALIER, KWPN stallion, performer under the saddle of Franke Sloothaak and sire of GESTION IDOOL and IVAR among others.

FLEURBELLE N is her only product

NOSMANTA (f.gr., born in 1995) : Daughter of JULIO MARINER, Thoroughbred stallion, winner among others of the Classic St Leger Stakes in 1978.

Dam among others of :

• CINDERELLA Z (f.ch., CHELLANO Z, 2003) CSI 1,35 m with M. Alandas

BOSMANTA (f.gr., born in 1983) : Daughter of GODEHARD.

Dam among others of :

• KOSMANTA (f.,gr., FRUHLING, 1992) CSI 1,60 m with A. Hassey
• OSMANTA A (f.gr., PETER PAN, 1996) CSI 1,35 m. Dam among others of :
  • WALTOVANI (g.b., MANTOVANI, 2003) CSI 1,40 m
• PRALINE K (f.ch., INDOCTRO, 1997) CSI 1,40 m with R. Romp. Dam among others of :
  • FAN FOR MR BLUE (g.gr., ZIROCCO BLUE, 2010) CSI 1,40 m with C. Maitre
  • GIFT OF MR BLUE (f.ch., MR BLUE, 2011) CSI 1,50 m with A. Watson
  • HONOR TO MR BLUE (f.gr., MR BLUE, 2012) CSI 1,45 m with F. Al-Dulaimi