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Update is the first licensed son of United Way. His pedigree is peppered with high-profile performance stock.
Still youthful and immature at the time of the grading, he has undergone a very positive development since. Having filled out and put on several kilograms and with more harmonious body proportions, he already hints at his final appearance. Widely noticed at the stallion grading and with the commentator bestowing special statements on him. His personality and day-to-day willingness to perform deserve special mention. His has already demonstrated his talent and his terrific ability with first jumps under the saddle. Anticipation is running high for his first crop of foals in 2023.
This is the first son of United Way stood by Elmshorn. Character, willingness to perform and jumping ability leave nothing to be desired. Expectations are high for Update’s first crop of foals, as he is definitely expected to pass on height and frame to his offspring. This stallion and his family are known to be somewhat late bloomers. Boasting all necessary qualities, Update is one of tomorrow’s sires.
Euro 350,- + VAT
plus Euro 200,- + VAT when pregnant
plus Euro 100,- + VAT Foal fee
Euro 350,- + VAT
plus Euro 550,- + VAT when pregnant
Stations
Sire
At just seven years, United Way counts among the most interesting breeding stallions stood by the Holsteiner Verband. On the international breeding and sport scene, his sire Uriko is attracting more and more attention through offspring like Uniquo (Jérôme Guery), Uricas v/d Kattevennen (Harrie Smolders), Untouched (Christian Hess), and Charisma HS (Richard Vogel), all of them successful at international level already at eight-year-old.
United Way’s dam, Marassina by Concerto II, won the German Jumping Derby with Christian Kleis in 2009 and is an own daughter of Wodka by Lord, one of the best mares in jumping horse breeding in the world. Five-year-old, United Way was not shown due to injury. Six-year-old, he has won young horse jumping classes through M level.
Damline
The bottom of his pedigree is characterized by a succession of extraordinary sires based on a very successful damline. The damsire, Quo Vados I, stands for hardiness, willingness to perform and blood through his sire Quidam de Revel same as through Caletto II and the TB stallions Sable Skinflint and Cottage Son. The next sire, Cash and Carry, is the only Cash son used in the Holsteiner breeding programme. Despite his short career, this stallion attracted a lot of attention as a sport horse with his owner Hugo Simon as well as a top sire. The following sires, Contender, Lord, and the TB Sacramento Song, have had a very positive influence on jumping all across the world. Performing only a few courses, his dam, Beatrix III, left a lasting impression.
The third dam, Klara I, is also dam to 1.60m level stallion Quintender by Quinar.
The fourth dam, B-Estelle, produced Cardento, a successful championship contender with his Swedish rider and currently one of the very best jumping sires in the world. Most recently, another son of B-Estelle has been coming to the fore, Cartello VDL. Under Irishman Darragh Kenny, Cartello VDL successfully competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Having collected about 600,000 euros in prize money a year, he is one of the highest earning jumpers in the world.
Own Performance of Update
Update received the final jumping weighted mark 8.18 upon completing short ability assessment in Verden in April 2022. He was given 8.8 on canter, 8.1 on rideability and 8.0 on jumping and walk.
Test results
2-day test 2022 in Verden: overall weighted jumping final score: 8.18
