Devin Franco GJ, Most Used Dressage Breeding Stallion in Sweden in 2025

Breeding

Swedish warmblood

The Swedish warmblood association (SWB) has released its statistics of coverings during the 2025 breeding season. Devin Franco GJ has been the most used dressage stallion by SWB breeders this year.

Devin Franco GJ is a 2020 born Swedish warmblood stallion by Vivino out of Sweet Dreams GJ (by Bon Coeur).

Devin Franco GJ

He was licensed in 2023 and already was a high scorer in the 3-year old performance test. This year as a 4-year old he did the testing to get his lifetime licensing and was again the top scorer. He covered 70 mares in 2023 and 65 in 2024. After his winning performance test in April 2024, the bay sold to Lovsta Stuteri as a breeding stallion and future sport horse for Tinne Vilhelmson.

While standing at Lovsta Stuteri this year he covered 64 mares and 54 mares have been reported, so far, as being in foal.

Devin Franco was recently returned to his previous owner and breeder as part of the sales contract due to breathing issues.

Top Three

Swedish warmblood breeders are more show jumping oriented in general with jumper Aganix d'Amour (by ) being the most used breeding stallion of 2025 with 157 coverings, followed by jumper Le Bleu Diamond van 't Ruytershof (93) and Chou Blue (86 coverings). All three stallions stand at Lovsta.

The second most used dressage stallion by SWB breeders is Gransbo stuteri's KWPN bred King Olymbrio L (by Geniaal x Ferro) with 58 coverings and 56 of them reported in foal. He is the half brother to Don Olymbrio L. King Olymbrio has no significant sport career with only a handful of shows ever done. His last was in 2022 by Mia Runesson.

The third most used dressage stallion by SWB breeders is Lovsta's Belgian warmblood Racoon (by Hero x De Niro) with 55 mares covered and 54 reported in foal. In 2025 Racoon was lightly competed in national shows in Wellington, Florida by Caroline Darcourt. He did one Intermediaire I test in June in Sweden.

Top 10 for 2025

The top 10 of most used dressage stallions by SWB breeders includes:

1. Devin Franco GJ - 64
2. King Olymbrio L - 58
3. Racoon - 55
4. Serious - 51
5. Glamrock - 48
6. Majestic Justice - 40
6. Viva Vegas - 40
8. Balvenie VH - 31
9. Proud James - 27
9. Zucchero - 27