TAALEX

TANGELO VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE
Also known as O’TANGELO, he placed in many international GP with Roelof BRIL. His very talented offspring quickly made him BWP Ambassador in 2013 and later Horse of the Year at KWPN, and he still stands among the best sires worldwide with well-performing top horses such as :
- SCUDERIA 1918 TOBAGO Z, multiple GP 5* winner ridden by D. DEUSSER, earning more than 3 million euros in prize money!
- DARRY LOU, excellent placings in GP 5* and Nations Cup, notably winner of CSIO 5* GP in Calgary
- HERMELIEN VD HOOGHOEVE, CSI 5*, 3^rd in the Canadian Championship in 2017 and later Silver medallist at the African Games in 2019
- BINTANG II, CSI 5* with L. RENWICK
- VICTORIA, landing a win in GP 5* in Monte Carlo 
- FOR KILLY, CSIO 5* in Sweden, came 3^rd in the Hickstead GP 5* in 2023

Hanoverian dam line n°3194601 de ALL STAR 5, APRICOT D, AMARETTO I, ZALZA, RINNETOU Z, OAK GROVE’S HEAARTTHROB, FIGARO DE KALVARIE…

ALEXA
competed well up to 1,50m level and is a full sister to international performers APRICOT D et AMARETTO I. Among her other offspring :
- CRAYON DE COULEUR, CSI 2* in Slovenia
- CRACK 37, 1,30m classes in Germany

 
GANDRIA Z
 had an outstanding progeny :
- APRICOT D, H. SIMON’s extraordinary mount, multiple international GP and Nations Cup winner, landing victories in Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Vienna… the pair also won Olympic Team Silver in Barcelona in 1992, later came 5^th in the Gijon European Championship in 1993 and 4^th of the World Cup Finals in s’Hertogenbosch in 1994 !
- AMARETTO I (AMARETTO D), licensed stallion also ridden by H. SIMON, winner of Wiesbaden GP, World Cup finalist and took part in the 1991 European Championship of La Baule.
- AMARETTO D II, licensed stallion and CSI 1,50m performer in North America
 - APRICOT D II, licensed stallion
 - AMARETTO IV DZ, licensed stallion

WEGA
 only had GANDRIA Z as only offspring

FARINESS III Z
also gave birth to WANDA Z, second dam of P. RAIJMAKERS’ international performer RINNETOU Z, notably Worl Cup winner in Amsterdam and 2^nd in Helsinki, herself granddam of ALL STAR 5, licensed stallion and great performer with D. LYNCH, European Team Gold in Göteborg ; and of ZALZA, licensed stallion and CSI 1,60m performer ridden by N. SKELTON

Firstly placed up to GP 3* in Germany, TAALEX achieved his best performances with two Belgian riders. Bought by Citizenguard Stables, he is ridden by C. VAN PAESSCHEN during the 2014 and 2015 seasons :
- 1m45 speed class winner at CSI 5*GCT in Madrid
- 2^nd in a 1,45m class at Paris CSI 5* 
- 2^nd of CSI5* GP 1,55m in Madrid
- 3^rd of Wiesbaden CSI4* GP 1,50m 
- 3^rd of Lummen CSI3* GP 1,45m 
- 4^th in GP 5* in Knokke
- 5^th of a 1,50m speed class at CSI 5*GCT in Cannes
- 6^th in the Chantilly GP 5*
- 6^th in the Amsterdam GP 4* 
- 8^th of CSI 5* GP 1,50m in London
- 12^th in the Wiesbaden GP 4* 

He is then handed over to G. WATHELET for one season :
- GP 5* winner in Zurich
 - GP 1,55n winner at CSI 5* Doha
- 4^th in a 1,50m class at CSIO 5* Aachen
- 9^th in the Bordeaux GP 5*
- 12^th at GP 5* in Cannes
- 13^th in the Sires of the World class in Lanaken
- 14^th in the Doha GP 5* de Doha
- 15^th at GP 5* in Madrid

At the end of 2016, TAALEX crosses the Atlantic to compete with the American riders E. JAKOBSON et A. GOLOMBEK

TAALEX's progeny stands out for a lot of scope, a strong back and an excellent canter. They inherit also of his carefulness. Like his sire, TAALEX seems better suited for modern or blood-types mares. 

TAALEX only had a few offspring before retiring from his successful sport career in 2022, his two eldest offspring turning 10 in 2024 according to Horsetelex. Nevertheless, these first generations already show remarkable talent on the showgrounds :

- FREUD DE KREISKER, licensed stallion and spectacular performer with F. GUERDAT SKALLI, World 7yo Championship in Lanaken, he also came 2^nd in the GP 2* in Ornago in 2023 

- PINKY PIE DE LIBERSART, good CSI YH and 2* performer with P. SCHWITZER already counting 3 1,40m victories and 7 in 1,35m classes! 

- JORDUNA VAN DE KAPEL, World 7yo Championship then placed up to CSI 2* 

- JUST FOR YOU D’HOF-TEN-BOS, regular CSI YH performer with several Belgian riders, now ridden by L. ATWOOD with whom he recently placed CSI 1* 

- TALINA DU VIVIER Z, CSI YH with M.MODOLO ZNOTELLI, notably 2^nd in a CSI YH 1,40m class in Opglabbeek 

- TWENTY DE QUELENNEC Z, French Major Amateur Champion 

- TALINKA DE QUELENNEC Z, French 5yo finalist then placed in GP 1,30m and CSI YH in Canada

- JACK POT DE VIRTON, CSI 1* in Serbia 

- GAIA DE KREISKER, French 5 and 6yo classes, including a victory in a 6yo speed class before placing in CSI YH
 - JUS VAN DE KAPEL, GP 1,30m rankings in Spain

- CORAL REEF TASSILO, placed 1,30m in the United States

- TAA-BALOU, 1,30m rankings in Germany

- P–JET SET DES ELFS, placed in CCI 1*

 - HYPNOSE GREZ NEUVILLE, French YH classes in eventing with A. BOITEAU

 - HOUSTON DE HUS, French YH classes in eventing

 - TITANIUM Z, licensed stallion