France's toprider, Simon Delestre has welcomed a new young prospect in his stables. Promissing 6-year-old Ermitage's Boy (Armitages Boy) moves from the stables of François-Xavier Boudant to those of compatriot, Delestre. The bay is tipped as Delestre's Olympic horse for Paris 2024.
Ermitage resembles strongly to his father, Armitages Boy. Mother is BWP-mare, Escada van 't Holeinde (Cartier vd Heffinck), sister to Uberjager Van't Woutland (Campus), whom competed at a 1.60m level with different riders.