• Posted: 11 November 2026

We were delighted to host our very first Ex-Racehorse Online Championships, celebrating the horses who have moved from racing to a new career in the dressage arena.

Here's how our inaugural champions got on.

Introductory

🏆 Introductory Champion: Chris VanBendegem and Day Tripper (65.00%) The Introductory class was as close as it gets, with all four placed combinations finishing within one percentage point.

1st Chris VanBendegem and Day Tripper 65.00%

2nd Lucie New and Abbeyhill 64.81%

3rd Sara Sullivan and Our King 64.62%

4th Sammy Ryan and Adjourned 64.04%

Preliminary

🏆 Preliminary Champion: Barclay Webster and Il Trovere (73.33%) clear winners of the Preliminary, with a score well ahead of the rest. Behind them, second and third places were separated by just 0.20%.

1st Barclay Webster and Il Trovere 73.33%

2nd Jocelyn and Regal Cosmos 69.58%

3rd Jill Lindquist and Sastruga 69.38%

4th Christine Whitehouse and Let's Get At It 65.42%

Novice

🏆 Novice Champion: Ros Delderfield and NotAnotherDonkey (61.80%) took the Novice title, with Anna Bonomi and Miami Heat in second.

1st Ros Delderfield and NotAnotherDonkey 61.80%

2nd Anna Bonomi and Miami Heat 60.80%

Thank you

Congratulations to all of our first Ex-Racehorse champions. We look forward to seeing even more riders and their former racehorses next year! See the full results on the scoreboard.