Top Ten has produced three foals so far. The oldest is a 4yr old mare by E.H. Manrico, who is a competition horse in eventing and show jumping in Germany. Top Ten then produced the 2010 filly That's Life (by Ballzauber) and the 2011 filly Takenoko (premium of her inspection). Top Ten is in foal for 2013 to Tzigane *Pb*. She is available for lease for a 2013 breeding, 2014 foal.
Top Ten stands 16.1 1/2h, and produces tall and very leggy foals. They are independent-minded, yet good around people. Her offspring move very well, especially in trot with excellent ground cover and much activity of the hind legs. Top Ten is not necessarily a heavy refiner, despite her pedigree. She is an excellent match for a variety of modern stallions that should have good neck proportions and complement her own qualities in versatility and athleticism. For breeders seeking bloodlines outside of the box with the potential to produce performance horses at the upper levels in eventing and dressage, this mare is of great interest.
Top Ten is located in Germany. Please contact us for the terms & conditions of her lease contract. Outstanding care of her and the prospective foal is guaranteed!
El Greco TSF
Fontainbleau
E.H. Rockefeller by E.H. Consul - Donauwind *E*
Felicitas V by Mahagoni - Delaroche xx
Elchniederung
Amagun by Gunnar - Traumgeist xx
Elbing by Konsul - Ozean
Tignon xx
Motley xx
Best Turn by Turn-To xx - Swaps xx
Tipping Time xx by Commanding xx - Khaled xx
Tiny Bertone xx
Bertone xx by Sigebert xx - Chief xx
Tiamat xx by Celadon xx - My Babu xx
TB Family 1-L (Tregonwell's Natural Barb mare, branch of Paraffin)
DOB: 2003
Trakehner Verband Main Mare Book inspected and registered. Bred in Finland, located in Germany.
Top Ten is a daughter of the CCI*** stallion El Greco TSF, who is one of the breed's most consistent and successful eventing stallions with rider Alexa Bendtfeld. In fact, since the 2012 competition season, El Greco TSF is the only warmblood stallion in all of Germany to have placings at the S (highest) level in two Olympic disciplines - eventing and show jumping. With his performance career and the fact that El Greco TSF stood mostly via live cover, his influence as a sire is small, but noteworthy. His get have qualified for the Bundeschampinat (eventing) and are competing at intermediate level eventing and S level dressage.
His sire Fontainbleau was the champion in Neumünster in 1993 and also competed at CCI*** level with Team Olympic champion Andreas Dibowski. Fontainbleau's dam Felicitas V shared her TB background with the mare family of the international Grand Prix dressage stallion and S level show jumper producer E.H. Friedensfürst. El Greco's dam, the mare Elchniederung, already produced one approved son for the Trakehner breed: major sire Enrico Caruso *Ps*E*! Via his son Kostolany, he was able to establish a dominant dressage dynasty.
El Greco TSF during the stadium phase, Marbach CIC*** 2007
Dam sire Motley xx was a highly successful race horse producer in Europe. And also gained some influence in the Trakehner breed. His son Refrain was approved in Neumünster, as was his grand son Iffland (by Tenor out of Idea xx by Motley xx). Motley xx also produced several premium mares for the Trakehner breed. He comes from the very successful male line of Turn-To xx, who is especially well received in the eventing world. Best Turn xx is also the sire of the internationally successful Hand in Glove xx, who was a race horse first, and later show jumped at FEI levels in France. He had some influence on the Trakehner breed while stationed at Gestüt Webelsgrund, and also sired the acclaimed sire Jaguar Mail in France.
The falling dam line then carries two of Europe's big names, Bertone xx and Celadon xx. Bertone xx, who raced to a handicap of 95.5kg, was from the sire line of the outstanding French producer Alizier xx, who Bertone xx is linebred to. Sigebert xx sired the black TB Maquisard xx for the Trakehner breed, who was stationed at famous Vogelsangshof and made a name for himself as an excellent sport horse sire. Third dam sire Celadon xx finally also appears as the second dam sire in the pedigree of Olympic eventer Windfall *Pg*. This particular 1-L branch of the prominent TB-1 family also stands for Beam xx, Cicero xx, the major sire Shirley Heights xx, and the the Derby winner Shaamit xx.
VIDEOS:
With her 2011 daughter Takenoko at the Verband inspections
