{"id":623603,"date":"2026-05-04T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/623603\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:05:09","slug":"world-cup-winner-is-minka-moves-to-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/623603\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Winner Is-Minka Moves to the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The daughter of Mylord Carthago was recently sold to the United States, where she will compete at a lower level under her new rider and owner, Elise Haas. Haas is a familiar name in the sport, having previously campaigned the legendary stallion Mr. Blue.<\/p>\n<p>An Impressive Track Record<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Under the saddle of Steve Guerdat, Is-Minka developed into a powerhouse on the international circuit. The duo celebrated numerous highlights, most notably their victory in the 2024 World Cup Grand Prix of Bordeaux.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The mare was also an invaluable asset to the Swiss team. A standout moment was their double clear round that secured victory for Switzerland in the 5* Nations Cup of Brussels. The pair concluded their partnership in style with a final victory at the Leipzig Championship.<\/p>\n<p>A Future in Breeding<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">While Is-Minka is now crossing the Atlantic, she is expected to return to Europe eventually. After her sporting career in the U.S. concludes, she will enjoy a well-deserved retirement at Philippe Skally\u2019s Haras des Douces. There, she will transition to a breeding career, passing on her elite genes to the next generation of top showjumpers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The daughter of Mylord Carthago was recently sold to the United States, where she will compete at a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-623603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}