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Team gold for Zuccero and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson!
The Zirocco Blue son whose damline has already produced many international top sport horses, brings along tons of athleticism and ambition, totally in the style of Chin Chin. Zuccero’s carefulness and his unique hind leg technique, spectacular also over the highest dimensions, deserve special mention. The medium framed stallion has a good, strong, and excellently proportioned top-line.
His first offspring compete successfully in the finale of the National Championships, hinting at their potential for an international career.
Zuccero is the modern prototype of a top level sport horse and sire. His attitude and spirit in the jumping arena are as impressive as the quality and scope of his jumping. His oldest offspring also demonstrate exceptional jumping ability, confirming his quality as a sire. Keep in mind that he requires rather big-framed mares.
Euro 350,- + VAT
plus Euro 650,- + VAT when pregnant;
plus Euro 100,- + VAT Foal fee
Euro 350,- + VAT
plus Euro 1,150,- + VAT when pregnant
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Sire
His sire, Zirocco Blue, is a Dutch stallion with international bloodlines tracing back to a French dam line through Mister Blue, Voltaire, and Le Tôt de Semilly. Under his rider Jur Vrielig he has won at international grand prix and Nations Cup level and took team gold at the Aachen Europeans in 2015. Mr. Blue used to be a highly successful international jumper under Bert Romp. Voltaire, by Anglo-Norman jumping horse sire Furioso, was successfully shown at international level by Jos Lansink. He is of special importance because of his great number of offspring on the international show jumping scene. Le Tôt de Semilly is one of the most influential French jumping sires. His produce also includes Diamant de Semilly, which means he is 2nd sire to Diarado.
Damline
Zuccero’s dam, state premium mare Zarese, is by Caretino, a proven sport performer himself. He made the top 10 of the WBFSH world sire ranking several times due to offspring including Casall, Cristallo, and Chandra.
Zuccero’s 2nd dam, Sarese, a state premium mare as well, is by Contender, sire of many international top horses, like for example Chiara, Carlos, Montender, Conrad de Hus or Collin. The produce of his 3rd dam, Varese by Calypso II son Coriolan, includes Lordano (Rolf-Göran Bengtsson), 3rd in the German jumping Derby.
Own performance
Since August 2018, Zuccero has been at the yard of Rolf-Göran Bengtsson where he was initially very successfully shown by Bart van der Maat. Their results include finishing third at the seven-year-old National championship in Warendorf in 2019.
Since 2020, Zuccero has been under the saddle of Rolf-Göran Bengtsson and demonstrates his impressive jumping ability on the international scene. The 2022 showing season resulted in numerous international wins and top placings up to 1.60m level. He finished fourth in the Pinneberg grand prix, third at Herning and in September he attracted attention by finishing an excellent seventh in the 1.60m class at Spruce Meadows.
In 2023, Zuccero hit it big: wins and top placings up to 1.60m level for example in Neumünster, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Uggerhalne, Falsterbo and Milan. At the European championships, Zuccero and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson performed brilliantly, jumped excellent rounds and took home the team gold medal.
Stallion performance test
The stallion’s 2017 Münster-Handorf sport test yielded excellent results. 8.5 for canter and manner, 9.0 for ability, 8.7 for rideability and overall impression resulted in 8.69 overall (weighted). These marks correspond with the judges’ commentary: “He displayed very good attitude throughout, from first training to the final day. The canter is very practical and long-striding. The stallion always has a very forward approach to the fence. We have observed him to be obedient, yet with lots of energy in the take-off and a scopey, seemingly effortless jump.”
Test results
Sportprüfung 2016 in Münster-Handorf: overall 8,69
Offspring of Zuccero
In 2020, his three-year-old daughter Zamantha demonstrated impressive jumping quality and was sold at a whopping 67.000 euros. He has had a first son, Zuccarello, licensed at the 2021 Holsteiner stallion grading and in December 2023, another Zuccero son has been stallion graded, Zander, out of a Canto dam.
Also as sport horses, Zuccero sons and daughters are getting more and more attention. At the 2022 National Championship in Warendorf, Zenzero placed in the final of the five-year-old jumping horses with Jack O Donohue. Zucceros was sold through the 2019 elite riding horse auction and is now successfully shown at international youngster level by his owner-rider, Alonso Valdez Prado (PER).
