BEST OF ISCLA

DIAMANT DE SEMILLY
One of the world’s greatest sires : Firstly very successful at the highest level with E. LEVALLOIS, World Team Gold and European Team Silver, but also once again best sire worldwide in the 2023 WBFSH ranking. He sired numerous top level performance horses:
- DON VHP Z, H. SMOLDERS' clear-round machine, very regular in 5*GP, he earned more than 2 million euros in price money!
- EMERALD, also partner of H. SMOLDERS, winner in CSI and CSIO 5*, Rio Olympics
- QUICKLY DE KREISKER, best performer worldwide in 2014 with A. OUADDAR, 5*GP winner
- UTAMARO D'ECAUSSINES, CSIO 5* winner
- DOMINATOR Z, winner in 5*GP with C. AHLMANN
- VITAL CHANCE DE LA ROQUE, successful in CSI 5* with C. SWAIL

SF dam line n°105 : ITOT DU CHATEAU, GRAND CŒUR A, VOLNAY DU BOISDEVILLE, KIRE ROYAL STAR, SULTAN DU CHATEAU, AMANDE DU CHATEAU, EMPOLI DE CHAMPLOUE (aka Tipperary), AMANT DU CHATEAU…

 SIGNORA
good competitor up to 1,40m GP with J. LE MONZE, she is also an excellent broodmare:
- VITOT DU CHATEAU, CSI 4* with O. GUILLON, notably winner of 1,50m classes in Rouen, Courlans and Vilamoura, and 2^nd of Royan 3*GP. He now competes with E. LEVY, landing victories in Fontainebleau, Bourg en Bresse and Sant-Lo CSI 4*
 - HAPPY DAY D'ISCLA, licensed stallion, winner of 3yo Stallion Performance Test in 2020, finalist at the French 5yo and 6yo Championships, resulting in a participation at the 6yo World Championships in Lanaken.
 - QAPELLA DI LINO, 7yo French Reserve Champion
 - DISCLA, qualified for 6yo National Championship and dam of HALVA D’ISCLA, in the finals at 6yo French  Championships. 
- VISCLA DU CHATEAU, successful in 1,35m GP, notably winner in Kroeningue
- COMETE D'ISCLA, placed in 1,35m GP and dam of FAIRLY D'ISCLA, CSI YH
- VERSION D'ISCLA, full sibling of BEST OF, dam of CAP HORN PEGUIGNON, CSI 3*; DARIUS PEGUIGNON, CSI 3*, licensed stallion; DINARD PEGUIGNON, CCI 2*
 

SOPHIE DU CHATEAU
 also good competitor, she has an exceptional progeny:
- ITOT DU CHATEAU, phenomenal partner of E. TOPS-ALEXANDER in CSI 5*
- SULTAN DU CHATEAU, full sibling of SIGNORA, CSI 5* with L. GUILLET, notably winner of 1,50m classes in Lyon and Oliva 3*GP
- LETOILE DU CHATEAU, CSI 3* and winner in Pro Elite GP with J. LE MONZE
- OUI M'SIEUR DU CHATEAU, CSI 4* with T. HASSMANN
- QUALINE DU CHATEAU, dam of VENDOME D’ANCHAT, CSI 5* with K. STAUT
- KOLEA DU CHATEAU, Team Bronze Medal at European Junior Championships and dam of ALEA MARATHON (ex ALEA DE LA MARQUE), placed in 5*GP
- RIMBO DU CHATEAU, placed in 3*GP
- TAIGA DE CHAMPLOUE, placed in 1,40m GP and CSI 2*
- TOSCANE DE CHAMPLOUE, CSI 2* level herself and dam of EMPOLI DE CHAMPLOUE (aka Tipperary), CSI 5* with B. ALLEN and now C. O’CONNOR, notably winner of 5*GP in Riyadh; CARLOTTA DE CHAMPLOUE, CSI 2*; HURICANE DE CHAMPLOUE, licensed stallion, 5yo French Champion now ridden by B.ALLEN
- QUOKINE DU CHATEAU, dam of AMANT DU CHATEAU, licensed stallion, French Pro 1 Champion, CSI 3* up to 1m50; and EROS DU CHATEAU CSI 3*
- HERMINE DU CHATEAU, dam of QUITO DU VILPION, CSI 1m50 and approved stallion
- IMAGE DU CHATEAU II, dam of VITAL CHANCE DE LA ROQUE, victorious in CSI 5* ridden by C. SWAIL

 JAVOTTE D
 Among her outstanding progeny:
- AMANDE DU CHATEAU, good CSI performer
- ETOILE DU CHATEAU, CSI 1,60m and dam of successful QUAPITOL and REGENT DE MONTSEC
She is the foundation dam in the pedigree of many good competitors such as URAEUS BLANC, CSI 4*; BONHOMME RICHARD (ex-BAIKAL DE TALMA), CSI 4*, licensed stallion, BRESIL DE RIVERLAND, CSI 1,50m, TYPIE DU TILLARD, CSI 1,50m ...
- JAVOTTE DU CHATEAU, dam of top performers BINGO DU CHATEAU, CSI 5* ; ROCCO DU CHATEAU, CSI 3* ; ETNA DU CHATEAU, World YH Championships 7yo Lanaken

BEST OF has been a model student from an early age on. He got licensed at 2yo, placed 5^th of the French Stallion Championship, and then demonstrated terrific regularity in young horses classes:
- 13^th in 4yo National Championship and labelled "Excellent"
- 7^th in 5yo National Championship and again "Excellent"
- 3^rd in 6yo National Championship and labelled "Elite"
- 7yo French Reserve Champion

Winner of Saint-Lo Grand Match in 2019 during the Stallion Show, he was then progressively shown up to 4*GP, successively with V. BESNARD, M. ROCUET and then N. LAYEC. He earned more than 140 000 euros in prize money so far!

Among his best performances :

- Winner of Monfort sur Meu1,50mPro Elite GP

- Winner of 1,40m GP in Le Mans and Pontivy

- Winner of 1,40m class during Royan CSI 3*

- 2^nd , GP Pro Elite 1m50 in Le Mans & CSI 3* in St Tropez

- 2^nd  , GP 1,45m in Angers, Corne and Auvers

- 3^rd , GP  CSI4* Saint-Lô and CSI 3* 1m50 in Deauville

- 3^rd  , 1m45 speed classes CSI 3* St Tropez and Royan

- 4^th , GP and speed classes 1m50 at CSI 3* Canteleu, Dinard and Pontivy

- 4^th , CSI 3* speed classes 1m45 Dinard & Oliva  

- 5^th , CSI 4*1m50 speed class & CSI3* 1m45 speed class, Saint-Lô 

- 7^th , GP CSI3* Royan

- 7^th , 1,50m class CSI 4*, Chantilly

- 8^th , 1,50m class CSI 4*, Bourg en Bresse

- 9^th , 1,50m speed class CSI 3*, Cluny

In addition to his famous dam line, BEST OF comes with the well sought-after qualities of a typical French stallion: great performance attitude and dynamic with an easy temperament, combined with reactivity, a good bascule and an excellent jumping technique. He is better suited for mares with long lines and rather elegant heads.

BEST OF's progeny are still young and few but seem very promising. Out of 16 offspring in age to compete in 2023, half of them have a sport index way above the normal French average!

- FRENCH LOVER, 6yo French Champion in 2021 & placed at CSI4* Saint-Lô in a 1m45 class in 2023.

- HATLANTIKA, 5yo French Champion in 2022 and 5^th of the 6yo French Championships in 2023 (awarded “Elite” status)

- HERMES DU PLESSIS, labelled "Very Good" during 5yo National Championship, he achieved 12 clears out of 13 rounds before the final, two of them during Saint-Lô regional Championship

- FARINELLI BRUNES, finalist at 6yo French Championship, now placing in CSI 1m40 in Italy.

- ISCLA BONITA, 100% of clear rounds in the 4yo classes, two of them during Le Lion d'Angers Regional Championship, finalist in the 5yo French Championships in 2023.

 - JUST GIGOLO, double clear round in the 4yo Normandy Regional Championship in Auvers.  

HATLANTIKA - BEST OF ISCLA X VELVET DU LYVET (CHACCO BLUE)

FRENCH LOVER - BEST OF ISCLA X ARTOLITA D Z (ARTOS)