Emerald van 't Ruytershof x Aganix du Seigneur
ABOUT
Donor mare Oak Grove's Americana, listed in the auction as Anabelle Hero Z, jumped 1.60m herself with Nano Healy. Her sire is Aganix du Seigneur. Her dam Mom's Oak Grove's Heartfelt (s.Heartbreaker) placed third in the Grand Prix of Redefin and fourth in that of Gross Viegeln in 2019, both over 1.60m.
Heartfelt proved herself in breeding as well. Her six eldest offspring all have a sport level of 1.45m or higher, headed by the 1.60m horse Cardino du Seigneur (s.Cardento) and the 1.55m mare Fais Toi Belle du Seigneur (s.Baltik Sitte). Third dam Quasibelle du Seigneur produced thirty offspring with a sport level, among them Colibelle Hero Z (s.Comme il Faut), who jumped 1.60m with Darragh Kenny. Fourth dam Ta Belle van Sombeke jumped 1.60m herself and produced Glock's London (s.Nabab de Reve), the 1.60m stallion of Gerco Schröder.
Sire Emerald van 't Ruytershof finished seventh with the team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with Harrie Smolders in 2016 and third in the Rolex Grand Prix of 's-Hertogenbosch (CSI5*) in 2018.