Colorado Blue in Horse of Year final

THE Equiratings Horse of the Year 2023 saw a start list of eight top event horses going up against each other, namely Mai Baum (Tamie Smith USA), Ballaghmor Class (Oliver Townend GBR), Vendredi Biats (Kitty King GBR), Diabolo Menthe (Nicolas Touzaint FRA), Lordships Graffalo (Ros Canter GBR), HSH Blake (Caroline Pamukcu USA), Colorado Blue (Austin O’Connor IRL) and Virgil (Shane Rose AUS). It was then whittled down to four and then two; with the final two both being Irish-bred, Ballaghmor Class and Colorado Blue.