Hilton Flight

Hilton Flight is a horse ridden in international show jumping by Richard Spooner.

*Color: Bay
*Markings: Star, near fore sock
*Height: 17.0 hh (173cm)
*Sex: Gelding
*Born: 1993 in Ireland
*Breed: Irish Sport Horse
*Breeding: by Errigal Flight (ISH) out of Occasion VII (WNTR Thoroughbred)
*Breeder: Jennifer Giles, Kilmurray, Kilmacanogue, Bray, Co. Wicklow
*Rider: Richard Spooner
*Owner: Darin Gilchriese of Freedom Farms, Inc

Hilton Flight is by the Irish Sport Horse stallion Errigal Flight, who is a son of the great Irish Draught producer of show jumpers King of Diamonds. Errigal Flight also sired Ado Annie ridden by Will Simpson.He was ridden successfully as a young horse in Ireland by Clement McMahon before being sold to the U.S. where he has won Grand Prix's with Richard Spooner.

Major achievements

* 2003 Won $40,000 Esso Imperial oil Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada
* 2003 Won $75,000 BP Cup at Spruce Meadows
* 2004 World Cup Final, Milan, Italy highest american 12th place
* 2004 Won $150,000 Ford Grand Prix Of The Desert at Indio, CA
* 2004 PCHA Horse of The Year
* 2004 $40,000 Los Angeles International Grand Prix 2004
* 2004 $40,000 Showpark Grand Prix
* 2004 Won Round 1 OLYMPIC TRIALS
* 2004 2nd $50,000 EMO Grand Prix
* 2005 Won $75,000 HITS Grand Prix at Indio, CA
* 2006 2nd Luscar Cup 1m50 at Spruce Meadows
* 2006 5th CN Reliability Spruce Meadows Grand Prix 1m60
* 2006 2nd $175,000 Shell Cup derby (time fault) winings Ca $35,000 at at Spruce Meadows

References

[http://www.equiworld.net/uk/ezine/0304/hits09.htm $150,000 Ford Grand Prix Result & Photo]