Prize winners – Badminton Horse Trials 2023

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

Prize winners – Badminton Horse Trials 2023

THE BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS TROPHY – 1st Place Rosette NB: Replica to Rider & Owner
Owner of winner

71 Lordships Graffalo Rosalind Canter (GBR) Michele Saul

 

BUTLER BOWL – Best British Rider

71 Lordships Graffalo Rosalind Canter (GBR) Michele Saul

 

FRANK WELDON MEMORIAL TROPHY – Rider of youngest British owned and ridden horse in top 12

71 Lordships Graffalo (11) Rosalind Canter (GBR) Michele Saul

 

 

 

SPORT HORSE BREEDING OF GREAT BRITAIN – Owner of best horse sired by a SHB (GB) Graded Stallion or Premium Stallion, provided it is in top 12

71 Lordships Graffalo Rosalind Canter (GBR) Michele Saul

 

 

 

MARK HOLLIDAY MEMORIAL TROPHY – Groom of winner

71 Lordships Graffalo Rosalind Canter (GBR) Sarah Charnley

 

 

 

2ND PLACE ROSETTE  & Replica

75 Ballaghmor Class Oliver Townend (GBR) Karyn Shuter, Angela Hislop, Val Ryan

 

 

3RD PLACE ROSETTE & Replica

23 Colorado Blue Austin O’Connor (IRL) The Salty Syndicate & Rider

 

 

WORSHIPFUL CO. OF SADDLERS’ SADDLE – Rider with best score who is

under 25 on 1st January 2024 and who has not previously won a Company saddle in the calendar             year.

Presented by The Prime Warden – Mrs Lucy Atherton

65 Bubby Upton (GBR) Cola Rachel Upton

 

 

 

SILVER JUBILEE PLATE – best Owner/Rider (owned by Rider or in conjunction with             immediate family)

65 Bubby Upton (GBR) Cola Rachel Upton

 

 

LAURENCE ROOK TROPHY – best British Rider not previously completed Badminton

53 CMS Google Kristina Hall-Jackson (GBR) KHJ Syndicate & Rider

 

GLENTROOL TROPHY – Horse & Rider who have made greatest improvement on their dressage placing

70 Viens du Mont Luc Château (FRA) E.A.R.L Haras Des Chateaux

 

 

 

COTSWOLD LIFE TROPHY – Local Rider’s Trophy

31 Possible Mission Tom Rowland (GBR) Robin Patrick

 

 

THE WILLIAM MIFLIN MEMORIAL TROPHY – to the rider of the horse with no cross-  country jumping penalties and closest to the Optimum Time.

23 Colorado Blue Austin O’Connor (IRL) The Salty Syndicate & Rider

 

 

 

STUD VOUCHER (£500) – owner of highest placed British owned mare.

30 Jalapeno Gemma Stevens (GBR) Christopher Stone

 

FARRIERS PRIZE – Plaque to Owner and Farrier of  Best Shod Horse

Presented by  Master Martin Russell

 

           Greg Elliot. Farrier to Toledo de Kerser

 

DAVID BEAUFORT MEMORIAL SALVER – to the person who has contributed to the running of the Horse Trials over many years (Presented by Miranda Duchess of Beaufort)

Liz Dotesio

 

ARMADA DISHES

 

Joris Vanspringel BEL 2009 Bold Action
2011 Lully Des Aulnes
2013 Lully Des Aulnes
2017 Lully Des Aulnes
2022 Creator GS

 

Dr Sue Smith

Has been on the medical team with Badminton from 2004 -2022 and was our Chief Medical Officer from 2016 -2022 in which time many were grateful and great medical expertise and leadership.

Laura Collett 2011 Rayef
2013 Noble Bestman
2015 Grand Manoeuvre
2016 Grand Manoeuvre
2022 London 52

 

Phillip Dutton  AUS 1995 True Blue Girdwood
1997 True Blue Girdwood
2003 Hannigan
2003 Cayman Went
2022 Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be announced only:

19. The British Horse Foundation – will present £1000 to the Breeder of the highest placed British Bred horse, provided it finishes in the top twenty places

 

71 Lordships Graffalo Rosalind Canter (GBR) Lordships Stud

 

 

 

 

To be announced only:

20.       EMBRYO TRANSFER – Highest placed British bred or domiciled mare by courtesy of Tomlinson Equine.

 

30 Jalapeno Gemma Stevens (GBR) Christopher Stone

 

 

To be announced only:

21.       BREEDER OF WINNER (if known and applicable) – Plaque

 

71 Lordships Graffalo Rosalind Canter (GBR) Lordships Stud

 

 

 

 

 

13th – 20th

 

 

Placing list:

 

 

43 Aisprit de La Loge Gireg Le Coz (FRA) Augustin & Frédérique Grand

 

61 Grafennacht William Fox-Pitt (GBR) Amanda Gould

 

 

33 Cartania Felix Vogg (SUI) Phoenix Eventing & Rider

 

 

14 Away Cruising Harry Meade (GBR) Charlotte Opperman

Janie Dear

 

19 Milchem Eclipse James Rushbrooke (GBR) Rider

 

 

 

29 Topspin Alice Casburn (GBR) Caroline Casburn

 

31 Possible Mission Tom Rowland (GBR) Robin Patrick

 

 

82 Blackthorn Cruise Dan Jocelyn (NZL) Panda Christie & Rider