{"id":319016,"date":"2026-03-08T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/319016\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:23:08","slug":"rokeby-la-belle-kismaayu-dahlia-regal-lord-win-2026-new-zealand-young-horse-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/319016\/","title":{"rendered":"Rokeby La Belle, Kismaayu Dahlia, Regal Lord Win 2026 New Zealand Young Horse Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 4-year old Rokeby La Belle, the 5-year old Kismaayu Dahlia, and the 6-year old Regal Lord became the winners of the\u00a02026 New Zealand Young Horse Championships held in Taupo on 5 – 7 March 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The National Championships consisted of two rounds: a first round after which the top three highest scoring horses competed in a finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Six horses contested the 4-year old division and it was Holly Moorman who steered the NZ Hanoverian bred\u00a0Rokeby La Belle\u00a0 (by Le Formidable x Zonik) to the title. The former German based Holly Moorman, who rode for Warwick McLean, scored 78.6 in the final after also winning the first round with 76 points. The bay mare is bred by Catherine Smith and owned by the rider.<\/p>\n

\"\"Moorman on Kismaayu Dahlia\u00a0The 5-year old division saw seven pairs participate and Moorman scooped up her second title of the weekend, this time aboard the Hanoverian mare\u00a0Kismaayu Dahlia\u00a0 (by Danciano x Sir Donnerhall). Bred by Debra Bromiley and owned by Brina Carpenter, the bay mare scored a winning total of 79 points in the final after winning the first round with 75.6 points.<\/p>\n

Five horses competed in the 6-year old division but only two contested the final round. Caroline Houghton stopped Moorman from completing a hattrick. Houghton won the finals aboard her own Regal Lord, a Hanoverian gelding by Lauries As x Lanthan, who is bred in Australia by Regal Warmbloods. She scored 72.6 in the finals after placing third in the first round with 66 points.<\/p>\n

Photos \u00a9 Libby Law<\/a><\/p>\n

Results –\u00a02026 New Zealand Young Horse Championships – Taupo<\/p>\n

4-year olds\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Rokeby La Belle (NZ Han, by Le Formidable x Zonik)\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0Holly Moorman\u00a0 – 78.6\u00a0\u00a0
\n2. Viva Amore MH (NZ Han,\u00a0 by Viva Gold x Anamour) –\u00a0 Reece Downham\u00a0–\u00a0 \u00a074\u00a0
\n3. Riverrock Stella (NZ Han, by Sezuan x Fugato OLD) –\u00a0 Sophie de Clifford\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a073.2<\/p>\n

5-year olds<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Kismaayu Dahlia\u00a0 (Han, by Danciano x Sir Donnerhall) –\u00a0 Holly Moorman –\u00a0 \u00a079
\n2. Koru Chanel (NZWB, by Furst Hit x Lessing) – Sophie Griffith\u00a0– \u00a072.6
\n3. Beauden MH (NZ Han, by Bellario x Gymnastik Star) – Georgia Mullins\u00a0–\u00a071.2<\/p>\n

6-year olds
\"\"Caroline Houghton on Regla Lord<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Regal Lord (Han, by Lauries As x Lanthan) –\u00a0 \u00a0Caroline Houghton\u00a0 72.6\u00a0 –\u00a0
\n2. Satine Wds (NZWB, by Secret x Charlton Javelin) – Holly Moorman\u00a0 \u00a0– 70.8<\/p>\n

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