The 3-year old Palafour became the youth champion at the 2018 Belgian Warmblood Mare Championships held in Broechem, Belgium, on 13 October 2015. The 4-year old Olympic Aroma Krack was named Day Champion.
The Belgian warmblood society organized several divisions for dressage bred mares: a youth division for 1, 2 and 3-year old mare class and a class for 4-year old and older mares.
Palafour (by Foundation out of Diamantus D (by Wolkentanz II)) was named champion in the youth division. This filly is bred by De Coninck and Cappon from Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium.
The reserve champion's title went to Pretty Me van den Bruel (by Special Agent Amour x Fifty Cent), bed by Bockx-Vansweevelt. Dirk and Kevin Laevens' filly Poezie van den Dries (by Kozinsky van den Dries x Samba Hit I) landed third place.
Only two mares were entered in the 2-year old class, which was won by Heidi Lambrechts' Qiara van de Sparrenhoef (by Sir Donnerhall x Weltmeyer). The 1-year old winner was Christiaan Boone's filly Rani van het Bloemenhof (by Toto Jr x Ikoon).
In the division for 4-year old and older mares the winner was Bart van den Eynde's Olympic Aroma Krack (by Ampere x Don Romantic), who at the end of the day was also named "Day Champion in Dressage".
Andre de Ruyck's 6-year old My Lady van de Wafelhoeve (by Aaron x Sorento) was the runner-up, while Liesbeth Molenbergh's 4-year old Orlondy van het Beukenhof 'by Apache x Don Renoir) placed third.
Photo © BWP by Galop.be
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