WITH Chacco-Blue and Contendro I steadfastly holding on to their number one places in the show jumping and eventing categories, respectively, and Jazz reclaiming his dressage crown, there are no major surprises at the top of this year’s World Breeding Federation for Sport Horse (WBFSH) sire rankings.

Valentino (up 36 places), Quaterback and Fidertanz (both jump 17 places) and then Mylord Cartago (15) recorded the most dramatic climb in their respective eventing, dressage and show jumping rankings.