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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

OVER SPEED DU PLESSIS (f.b., born in 2002): ISO 135, qualified for 5 and 6 years old french championship finals, daughter of KANNAN, KWPN stallion, good winner in show jumping, sire among others of NINO DES BUISSONNETS, PADOCK DU PLESSIS …

Dam among others of:

• BE EXPRESS*HDC (m.ch., Orient Express*HDC, 2011) SF & Z approved stallion
• CALL ME EXPRESS (f. ch., Orient Express*HDC, 2012) ISO 152, qualified for 6 and 7 years old french championship final, 4^th and best mare during the 7yo French Championship in 2019 and Elite, CSI4* with R. Angot
• ESTRELLADA (f.b., CARINJO 9*HDC, 2014)Finalist at 5, exported to the USA
• FLASH MCQUEEN (m.b., CARINJO 9*HDC, 2015)
• GHAN EXPRESS (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2016)
• INOUI EXPRESS (m.b., ORIENT ESPRESS*HDC, 2018)
• JET EXPRESS (m.b., OREINT EXPRESS*HDC, 2019)
• KANONBALL EXPRESS (m.ch., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2020)
• MAXISPEED HDC (f.b., SILVER DEUX DE VIRTON*HDC, 2022)

RAPIDE DU PLESSIS (f. ch., born in 1983): ISO 143, good winner, qualified for  6 years old French championship final, daughter of the selle francais stallion, BRILLOSO.
Dam among others of:

• VETILLE DU PLESSIS (f.ch., MICKO PLATIERE, 1987) ISO 128, dam among others of:
  • KENYA DE LA WANTZ (f.np., TROPHEE DU ROZEL, 1998) ISO 153, good winner under the saddle of T. Lambert
• FLÈCHE DU PLESSIS II (f.b., JALISCO B, 1993) ISO 168, very good winner in CSIO class with J. Epaillard
  • TOP SPEED DU PLESSIS (f.b., KASHMIR VAN’T SCHUTTERSHOF, 2007) ISO 130 winner under the saddle of D. Perez. Dam among others of:
    • HIGH SPEED D’ANCHAT (m.gr., CORNET OBOLENSKY, 2017)
  • GLAMOUR DU PLESSIS (f.ch., VOLTAIRE, 1994) dam among others of:
    • NARCOTIC DE LA NUTRIA (f.b., PAPILLON ROUGE, 2001) dam among others of:
      • SHERIFF DE LA NUTRIA (g.d.ch., DIAMANT DE SEMILLY, 2006) ISO 160 Very good winner under the saddle of P. Rozier
    • UKULMAN DE LA NUTRIA (m.ch., QUICK STAR, 2008) ISO 151 CSI5* under the saddle of C.L. Camargo Ariani
  • IDOLE DU PLESSIS (f.b., PRINCE D’INCOVILLE, 1996) dam among others of:
    • POUSSE DU PAYS D’AUGE (f.b., KANNAN, 2003) dam among others of:
      • SECRET DU PAYS D’AUGE (g.b., QUICK STAR, 2006) ISO 161, Very good winner en CSI5* under the saddle of A. Deroubaix
      • TREFLE DU PAYS D’AUGE (g.b., LE TOT DE SEMILLY, 2007) ISO 145, winner en CSI under the saddle of T. Hanquinquant
    • JAPI DU PLESSIS (g.b., ADELFOS, 1997) ISO 157, winner in CSI class
    • KETTY DU PLESSIS (f.gr., ADELFOS, 1998) dam among others of:
      • O’POIL (m.gr., KANNAN, 2002) ISO 141, Good winner under the saddle of C. Boulanger
      • PADOCK DU PLESSIS (m.gr., KANNAN, 2003) ISO 178, SF approved stallion, very good winner in CSI5* with T. Anciaume
      • PLUME DE LA ROQUE (f.b., KANNAN, 2003) ISO 166, very good winner, in CSI5* class with F. Busquet
      • VENDOME DE LA ROQUE (g.gr., L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE, 2009) ISO 148, winner en CSI under the saddle of G. Batillat
    • OVER SPEED DU PLESSIS (f.b. KANNAN, 2002) ISO 135, good winner, 6 yo finalist. Dam among others of :
      • BE EXPRESS*HDC (m.ch., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2011) Approved stallion
      • CALL ME EXPRESS*HDC (f.ch., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2012) ISO 152, finalist at 5, 6 and 7. Best mare at 7, ELITE, CSI4* with Reynald Angot

INOUI EXPRESS (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2018)

BOURÉE (f. ch., born in 1967): incredible dam, «Best mare of the 20 last years» for L’Eperon magazine, daughter of NICKEL.

Dam among others of:

• KEEP-ME (f.db., FAIR PLAY, 1976) ISO 127, dam among others of:
  • EMBLEME DU PLESSIS (f.ch., ROSIRE, 1992) ISO 129, dam among others of:
    • LOUPI DU PLESSIS (g.b., ADELFOS, 1999) ISO 153, Good winner under the saddle of A. Chenu
    • NECTAR DU PLESSIS (g.db., CARNUTE, 2001) ISO 169, Very good winner under the saddle of J. Tirard
    • O’BRION DU PLESSIS (m.bl., KANNAN, 2002) ISO 164, Good winner under the saddle of C. Grangier
    • BLOOM DU PLESSIS (f.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2011) Very good CSI4* winner, ISO 157, ridden by Z. Hoffman
    • CASH DU PLESSIS (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2012) Big winner in CSIO5* with L. De Luca, ISO 163
  • NARCOTIQUE (f.ch., FAIR PLAY III, 1979) ISO 177, very good winner, with A. Chenu. Dam among others of:
    • GARE à ELLE (f. ch., BAYARD D’ELLE, 1994) ISO 163, Very good winner under the saddle of B. Pignolet
    • GENTLEMAN IV (m.ch., LAUDANUM, 1994) ISO 145, Good winner under the saddle of L. Durand
    • INFINIE RIVAGE (f.b., RIVAGE DU PONCEL, 1996) ISO 160, Good winner under the saddle of N. Paillot
    • OPIUM DE CHAMANT (f.ch., ALLEGRETTO, 2002) ISO 127, dam among others of:
      • SIMBA DE LA ROQUE (g.ch., KANNAN, 2006) ISO 166, Good winner in CSIO5* under the saddle of D. Coyle
    • P’TIT POL (g.b., CORRENT, 1981) ISO 174, Very good winner under the saddle of C. Hurel
    • ULANE DU PLESSIS (f.ch., NARCOS II, 1986) ISO 175 Very good winner in CSIO5* under the saddle of L. Howard
    • VENUS DU PLESSIS (f.b., NARCOS II, 1987) ISO 170, Very good winner under the saddle of A. Chenu. Dam among others of:
      • PAMPA DU PLESSIS (f.b., KANNAN, 2003) dam among others of:
        • ULAHOP BOY (m.b., LAMM DE FETAN, 2008) ISO 165, Good winner in CSIO5* under the saddle of C. Rivetti
      • TI POL DU PLESSIS (g.b., KASHMIR VAN’T SHCUTTERSHOF, 2007) ISO 158, winner en CSI under the saddle of F. Busquet
      • VLAN DU PLESSIS (f.b., QUARTZ DU CHANU, 2009) ISO 151, CSI with A. Deroubaix
    • ARIANE DU PLESSIS II (f.ch., JOYAU D’OR A, 1988) dam among others of:
      • HORS LA LOI II (m. ch., PAPILLON ROUGE, 1995) SF approved stallion, ISO 171, very good winner, in CSI5*.
    • COKTAIL DU PLESSIS (m.ch., PALESTRO II, 1990) ISO 159
    • FLORE DU PLESSIS II (f.ch., PALESTRO II, 1993) ISO 159, Very good winner under the saddle of A. Chenu. Dam among others of:
    • ALDO DU PLESSIS (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2010) SF stallion, CSI5* under the saddle of A. Deroubaix, ISO 163

5^th in a 1.30m class at the CSI in Compiègne

7^th in a 1.30m class at the CSI in Compiègne

  Winner of a 1.45m class at the CSI2* in Fontainebleau

Winner of the Grand Prix 1,35 m of Auvers Grelons

2^nd of the Grand Prix 1.45m at the CSI2* in Deauville

2^nd in a 1.45m class at CSI2* Canteleu

3^rd of the 1.40m class during the CSI4* of Courlans

3^rd of the 1.40m class during the CSI2* of Villers Vicomte

3^rd in a 1.35m class at the Grand National de Saint Lô

3^rd of the 1.35m Grand Prix in Notre Dame d’Estrées

4^th in a 1.40m class at the CSI4* in Saint Lô

4^th in a 1.35m class at CSI2* Canteleu

4^th of two 1.30m classes at Notre Dame D’Estrées

5^th of a1.45m class  at the CSI2* in Deauville

Under the saddle of Reynald Angot

Winner :

– of a 1.35m event of the CSI* Jump Bost

– of a 1.30m test of the CSI* Jump Bost

5^th of the Grand Prix 1,40 m of the CSI of Villers Vicomte

• 4^th of a 1.30m event in Deauville
• 4^th of a 1,35 m class at the CSI2* in Auvers
• 5^th of a 1,45 m class at the Grand National de Barbaste
• 6^th of the Grand Prix 1,35 m at the Meeting de Printemps in Saint Lô
• 9^th of a 1,40 m class at the CSI4* in Bourg en Bresse
• 11^th of a 1,40 m class at the CSI4* in Bourg en Bresse

5th of a 1.35m Grand Prix during the Normandy horse show

4th of the 2019 French 7YO Championship and Best Mare

Winner of a 1.35m class during CSIYH of Knokke

Winner of a 1.20m class during CSIYH of Saint Tropez

3^rd of a 1.35m class during CSIYH of Knokke

5^th of a 1.30m class during CSI2*of Saint Tropez

5^th of a 1.30m class during CSIYH of Saint Tropez

Qualified for the 6 yo final in Fontainebleau

Qualified for the 5 yo final in Fontainebleau