Hello Sanctos’ co-owner Lord Harris has confirmed the 14-year-old will be available for Scott Brash to ride in Rio — but it will be the gelding’s final Championship appearance. The son of Quasimodo Van De Molendreef is owned jointly by Lord and Lady Harris and Lady Kirkham. Last year, he helped the former world number one Scottish rider become the first to claim the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping. Scott pocketed a €1million (£776,600) bonus prize for winning the grands prix at Geneva, Aachen and Spruce Meadows. “If he is going well, and with horses you never know, we will plan to get him to Rio in peak fitness. He’s now 14, so we have decided this year’s Olympics will be his last Championship show,” Lord Harris told H&H. “Scott wants to be at the Olympics to help the British team win gold. To also win an individual gold medal would be unbelievable for me as an owner,” added Lord Harris. The businessman’s Olympic debut as an owner came at the 1988 Seoul Games, when David Broome rode his horse Countryman.
Hello Sanctos’ co-owner Lord Harris has confirmed the 14-year-old will be available for Scott Brash to ride in Rio — but it will be the gelding’s final Championship appearance. The son of Quasimodo Van De Molendreef is owned jointly by Lord and Lady Harris and Lady Kirkham. Last year, he helped the former world number one Scottish rider become the first to claim the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping. Scott pocketed a €1million (£776,600) bonus prize for winning the grands prix at Geneva, Aachen and Spruce Meadows. “If he is going well, and with horses you never know, we will plan to get him to Rio in peak fitness. He’s now 14, so we have decided this year’s Olympics will be his last Championship show,” Lord Harris told H&H. “Scott wants to be at the Olympics to help the British team win gold. To also win an individual gold medal would be unbelievable for me as an owner,” added Lord Harris. The businessman’s Olympic debut as an owner came at the 1988 Seoul Games, when David Broome rode his horse Countryman.