Domino van de Middelstede

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Domino van de Middelstede
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Domino ridden by Jos Verlooy at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne, September 2013
SireThunder van de Zuuthoeve
DamQueen d'Azur Middelstede
FoaledRijkevorsel

Domino van de Middelstede (nicknamed Domino, born April 21, 2003) is a bay gelding from the BWP studbook, ridden in show jumping by the young Belgian rider Jos Verlooy, then by an American, Audrey Coulter. He was acquired at the age of 7 by Axel Verlooy, owner of a commercial stable and father of Jos Verlooy, to enable his son to become an international rider. The pair built a successful career, placing 5th in the final of the 2014-2015 Show Jumping World Cup in Las Vegas, in their first appearance at this level of competition. Failing to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Verlooys then sold Domino to Audrey Coulter. Renowned for his intelligence and pleasant disposition, Domino was retired at the end of 2018, at the age of 15.

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History

Early years

Domino ridden by Jos Verlooy at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne, September 2013. Jos Verlooy & Domino - 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour-3.jpg
Domino ridden by Jos Verlooy at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne, September 2013.

Domino was born on April 21, 2003 [1] at Jef Adriaensen's kennel in Rijkevorsel, Belgium [2] , under the original name Domino van de Middelstede. [3] He was introduced to the young Jos Verlooy by his father, the horse dealer Axel Verlooy, when the rider was 13 or 14 years old, and the horse 7: he intended to train to enter the young rider classes. [4] [5] From then on, the horse was housed at the Euro Horse trading and training stables in Grobbendonk. [6] The pair quickly climbed the show jumping ladder, winning the Belgian Junior Show Jumping Championship title and finishing fourth individually at the European Junior Championships in 2012. [7] [8]

Transition to senior competition

Domino and Verlooy are selected for the European Senior Championships in Herning in 2013. [7] They are the only Belgian horse-rider pair to reach the final of this competition. [9]

Domino takes part in the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Caen, again with Jos Verlooy [1] , as a reserve member of the Belgian show jumping team. [10] He replaces Jos Lansink and Litrange LXII, who failed to pass the veterinary inspection. [11] These Games were a relative failure for the couple [12] , due to a fall in the first event. [13] The following week, they were disqualified from the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne. [13] They bounced back throughout the rest of the season [12] , winning the Los Angeles Grand Prix without touching a single bar [14] [15] , the first Grand Prix won by the then 18-year-old Verlooy. [16] During the winter of 2014-2015, Domino achieved clear rounds on around 30 % of his courses. [12] In April 2015, the pair placed 5th in their first World Cup Final appearance, due to a bar on the last obstacle in the final round. [17]

Verlooy hopes that the quality of his horse will encourage the Belgian team to be selected for the Olympics. [18] However, the results of the Belgian team and the couple were modest during the 2015 European Show Jumping Championships: Verlooy was eliminated, and the Belgian team finished 11th. [1]

Sale to Audrey Coulter and retirement

The absence of a Belgian team selection for the 2016 Summer Olympics prompts the Verlooy family to sell Domino. [19]

Still owned by Axel Verlooy, Domino was sold at the age of 12, in September 2015, to the Copernicus stables of American Audrey Coulter, who rode him at the same stables (Euro Horse) as the Verlooys. [19] [20] [21] The Verlooys hope that Domino will enable the American to reach the Olympic Games. [22] Due to modest results with his new rider, the gelding reunited with Jos Verlooy in early 2017, for 4 months. [23] He stops competing after September 2017. [7]

Domino was retired on December 10, 2018, at the age of 15. [7] [10]

Description

Domino is a bay gelding registered in the BWP studbook [1] , standing 1.70 m tall. [24] Verlooy describes him as a very intelligent horse with a pleasant character. [4] He usually works him twice a day, including a walk in the forest. [4]

Achievements

Domino has enabled Jos Verlooy to build his international career, rising to 32nd place in the ranking of the world's best show jumpers. [8]

In 2012

Domino ridden by Jos Verlooy at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne, September 2013. 2013 Longines Global Champions - Lausanne - 13-09-2013 - 44.jpg
Domino ridden by Jos Verlooy at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne, September 2013.

In 2013

In 2014

In 2015

Jos Verlooy and Domino on the day of their victory at the CSIO St. Gallen, June 5, 2015. Jos Verlooy auf Domino.JPG
Jos Verlooy and Domino on the day of their victory at the CSIO St. Gallen, June 5, 2015.

Domino is awarded the EquiTime prize in 2015. [6]

In 2016

In 2017

Origins

Domino is a son of the stallion Thunder van de Zuuthoeve and the mare Queen d'Azur Middelstede, by Azur de Paulstra. [1] [2] He has 33.27 % Thoroughbred origins. [3]

Pedigree of Domino van de Middelstede (2003)
Sire
Thunder van de Zuuthoeve (1996-2015)		Argentinus (1980-2007)Argentan I (1967)Absatz (1960)
Worms (1960)
Dorle (1965)Duden II (1960)
Winterrose (1958)
Jura van St Maarten (1993)Nimmerdor (1972-2003)Farn (1959)
Ramonaa (1963)
Landlady (1987)Lord (1967)
Fabiolis (1969)
Dam
Queen d'Azur Middelstede (1993)		Azur de Paulstra (1988)Grand Veneur (1972-1988)Amour du Bois (1966-1979)
Tanagra (1963)
Ombline de Paulstra (1980)Jalisco B (1975-1994)
Célia de Paulstra (1968)
Hendi (1984)Narko II (1979)Florissant (1971)
Delle (1969)
Wendi (1976)Etretat (1970)
Paola (1969)

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