"Gustavo Arroyo had a fall, and he will still be out a couple more months," Mirabal explained. "We thought that the best thing for Quitador was to be ridden at the Sunshine Tour by a top rider so that he could stay in shape, and he was for sale. I talked to Sergio to see if he was interested. From the beginning, he was very enthusiastic and we started working together. He was a very good match with Quitador from the start, and in the first FEI class he rode him, he won! A lot of people made good offers to buy the horse after that. Sergio and I had a conversation and decided, 'Why sell Quitador when he could ride him at Grand Prix and I was so enjoying it?' We talked to Gustavo Arroyo, because his main idea was to sell the horse and he owned 50%. Sergio and I bought it, so now we are partners on the horse with G&C Farm owning 75% and Sergio owning 25%."
"I think Sergio is a top rider," Mirabal stated. "He has been in the top for a long time, and with a good group of horses, he will be at the top of the sport. I like that he always goes for the class; he is a winner and I like that. I am looking to enjoy this partnership. We are a good match, and we have become good friends. For me, that is the most important thing. The winning will come, I am pretty sure of that. For now, Sergio will ride Quitador at the Global Champions Tour and other horse shows where Carolina and I are riding, so we will enjoy to ride and see our horse at the Grand Prix."
Moya will continue to ride Quitador as well as G&C Kay LS and G&C Fredo LS, while Mirabal will take over the ride on Jartrum along with his top mounts G&C Lucy, G&C Sicilia, and G&C Qairwan du Thot. Arroyo and Luis Miguel Martinez will continue to help with the training at G&C Farm.