Victorious sports debut
Can you make a successful line even better? Yes, you can! Finest Hour is the proof. This stallion impresses with his remarkable character, his fantastic willingness to perform and three exceptionally good basic gaits. He impressively demonstrated this bundle of qualities at his stallion performance test in Denmark (scores up to 9.0). Under his owner Yara Reichert, he made his debut as a winner in tests for young dressage horses. His foals are something very special and correspondingly sought-after.
His sire, the elite stallion Franklin, started his career as a KWPN champion stallion, HLP winner in the Netherlands, finalist at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses and placed in the international Small Tour. Under Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson/SWE, he has since added successes in the Grand Prix arena. 20 of his sons have been licensed, including the Grand Prix-successful Kaliber/Andrea Woodard/USA, the reserve winners Franklin's Love PS and Kadans, our Oldenburg State Championship bronze medal winner and Ic main premium winner Fair Deal, the winner of the Ravn's Trophy, Slangerupgaard's Flottenheimer, and the Swedish HLP winner Knockando VH. The Louisdor Prize winner, the winner of the Aachen Nations' Cup and German Vice Champion, Fendi/Sönke Rothenberger, the international St. Georges-placed Elektra di Fonte Abeti/Juliette Ramel/SWE and the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses eighth-placed Francis Drake OLD/Leonie Richter also stand out from the crowd of sporty offspring.
His dam is the Sezuan full sister Straight Horse Sezuanna, who was the Danish foal winner, won her SLP, also became a champion mare in Denmark and is now being prepared by Imke Schellekens-Bartels/NED for starts in the Grand Prix class. Her brother Sezuan is Triple Dressage Horse World Champion, internationally victorious up to Inter I and has been honored as Elite Stallion and Stallion of the Year. The full sister Straight Horse Ascenzione won with Helen Langehanenberg in the Small Tour at the CHIO Aachen and in the Burg Cup Final, having previously placed fifth and eighth in the finals of the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses. In 2023, she also placed in the final of the Louisdor Prize in Frankfurt. She is the dam of the licensed stallion Straight Horse Ramses (by Revolution). Her full brother Straight Hors Don Zuan competes in the international small tour. Half-siblings are the dressage horse World Championship finalist and international Grand Prix successful Straight Horse Don Tamino (by Totilas)/Philine Brunner/SUI and the foal prize winner Straight Horse Zarina (by Zalabaster).
The dam's sire, Zack, was on the gold team with Nanna Skodborg Merrald/DEN at the 2022 World Championships in Herning/DEN after narrowly missing out on a medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo/JPN the year before. Under Daniel Bachmann Andersen/DEN, he was part of the Danish team at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon/USA and the European Championships in Rotterdam/NED. The pair placed in the World Cup Final in 2018 and 2019. Zack, who was named Elite Stallion and Stallion of the Year in Denmark, has produced over 40 licensed sons. His offspring's performance catapulted him to second place in the current WBFSH ranking of the world's best dressage sires.
Don Schufro, team bronze medal winner at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong/HKG under Andreas Helgstrand/DEN, and Lionell follow in the pedigree.
The third dam, Bøgegårdens Laina, is a half-sister to the licensed stallion Ravelli (by Ratio) and to the Junior and Young Rider European Championship participant Bøgegårdens Limbery (by Limbus).
Holsteiner line 108 A, from which the stallions Bøgegårdens Santiago Bernabeu (by Bøgegårdens Santiago), Bøgegårdens Gladiator (by Bøgegården Gladiola), Bøgegårdens Lantano (by Lionell), Bøgegårdens Chico (by Carano), Bøgegårdens Bamuda (by Balou), Bøgegårdens Gladiola (by Bøgegårdens Grafs. Lionell), Bøgegårdens Chico (by Carano), Bøgegårdens Bamuda (by Balou), Bøgegårdens Gladiola (by Bøgegårdens Grafs Stakkato), Quidam (by Bøgegårdens Quattro) and others.
Dam is full sister to Sezuan and Straight Horse Ascenzione
