Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Ireland were the trophy winners in La Baule for the third time in history and the only team to finish on a zero score

Ireland complete hat-trick of La Baule Nations Cup wins

For the third time in history, the Irish show jumping team emerged as winners of the five-star Nations Cup of France in La Baule.

Equestrian • 07 Jun

Bertram Allen

Bertram Allen competes in his second Olympics aboard 'Buddy' and hopes to better his 15th place finish from Tokyo.

Equestrian • 22 Jul 24

Bertram Allen of Ireland riding Pacino Amiro at the 2020 Olympic Games

Allen secures €100k Grand Prix victory on Pacino Amiro

Bertram Allen took victory in the five-star Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) Grand Prix of La Coruna and a winner's prize of €100,000.

Equestrian • 16 Jul 23

Bertram Allen impressing on Pacino Amiro in Florida (Photo credit: Helen Cruden)

Allen ends Florida festival with podium finish

Bertram Allen ended an excellent 12 weeks at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida with another success.

Equestrian • 02 Apr 23

Bertram Allen on Pacino Amiro (Picture: Helen Cruden)

Back-to-back five-star wins for Allen in Florida

Bertram Allen made it two from two in the opening two days of the CSI5* during week nine of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.

Equestrian • 09 Mar 23

Allen seals dream weekend for Irish in Florida

Wexford's Bertram Allen and Harley vd Bisschop took victory in Sunday's four-star Longines FEI World Cup Grand Prix at Ocala, Florida.

Equestrian • 07 Mar 22

Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro were victorious for the second year running (Credit: Sportfot)

Allen wins Florida Grand Prix for second year in a row

Bertram Allen made history at the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida as the Wexford native scored back-to-back Grand Prix victories on the same two weeks he had also won in 2021.

Equestrian • 27 Feb 22

Bertram Allen and Harley vd Bisschop (Photo: Sportfot).

Bertram Allen takes another big triumph in Florida

Wexford's Bertram Allen stormed to victory in Sunday's $140,000 (€123,000) IDA Development three-star Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida - the second year in a row that the Irish rider has won this competition.

Equestrian • 21 Feb 22

Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro hit a fence

Tokyo 2020: Ireland withdraw from showjumping qualifier

Ireland have taken decision to pull out of the qualifiers for the team showjumping final after Shane Sweetnam on Alejandro's elimination left a mountain to climb for the two remaining riders Bertram Allen and Darragh Kenny.

Olympics • 06 Aug 21

Cian O'Connor riding Kilkenny was seventh, but the horse has picked up an injury which means they will not compete in the team event on Friday

Tokyo 2020: No joy for Irish individual jumpers

The Irish show-jumping trio of Bertram Allen, Darragh Kenny and Cian O'Connor all missed out on the medal jump-off in the individual jumping event at the Tokyo Games.

Bertram Allen • 04 Aug 21

Darragh Kenny had a strong showing in the showjumping qualifier today ahead of the final

Tokyo 2020: Irish in action on Day 12

There aren't as many Irish in action on Day 12 of Tokyo 2020 as we've become accustomed to in recent days, but there is the chance of another medal for Team Ireland.

Olympics • 03 Aug 21

Bertram Allen: 'I was going to give it a good shot, and thankfully it came off'

Updated Bertram Allen claims another title in Florida

Wexford's Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro took victory in last night's five-star Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida

Equestrian • 28 Feb 21

Glory days as Springsteen finds Allen on fire

Wexford's Bertram Allen claimed victory in the the first five-star international Show Jumping fixture since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

Equestrian • 03 Jul 20

Bertram Allen and Lafayette van Overis (Photo: Sportfot)

Five-star show in Florida from Bertram Allen

Wexford man Bertram Allen has continued his winning run at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA, with victory in Friday's five-star $37,000 Bainbridge Companies 1m45 riding Lafayette van Overis.

Equestrian • 22 Feb 20

Breen and Allen net a brace of five-star wins

Irish Show Jumping riders have continued their fine form across the globe, with Tipperary's Shane Breen and Wexford's Bertram Allen both claiming major wins at five-star level on Friday.

Equestrian • 08 Feb 20

Bertram bros star in Belgium Grand Prix

Wexford brothers Harry and Bertram Allen recorded an Irish 1-2 in Sunday's two-star Grand Prix at Lier in Belgium

Equestrian • 25 Nov 19

Bertram Allen and GK Casper soar over the final fence (Photo: FEI/Simon Stafford)

Allen claims dramatic World Cup Grand Prix win

Ireland's Bertram Allen scored a sensational win in the $210,000 Longines FEI World Cup Grand Prix in Toronto in the early hours of this morning, bringing a sold-out audience to their feet with a stunning performance when last to jump.

Equestrian • 10 Nov 19

Brilliant Bertram Allen steals show in Doha

A stunning jump-off performance from Wexford's Bertram Allen and the 11-year-old stallion GK Casper, earned victory in Friday night's feature competition at the five-star Global Champions Tour show in Doha, Qatar.

Equestrian • 01 Mar 19

Billy Twomey took the top prize in Switzerland

Twomey takes top prize as Irish shine in Basel

Irish riders dominated the line-up in Saturday night's 'Golden Drum of Basel' 1m 50 jump-off class at the five-star Swiss show, where Cork's Billy Twomey scored a superb win with the Sue Davies-owned Lady Lou.

Equestrian • 13 Jan 19

The Madrid In Motion team celebrate their win

Allen & Kenny shine at €6.4m Super Cup final

A brilliant double clear round from Wexford's Bertram Allen and the 11-year-old gelding Harley vd Bisschop, helped Valkenswaard United to a runner-up finish in Sunday's Global Champions League Super Cup final in the Czech capital Prague.

Equestrian • 16 Dec 18

Bertram Allen won the Longines Trophy Grand Prix

Bertram Allen wins Longines Trophy in Maastricht

Wexford's Bertram Allen has secured victory in Sunday four-star Longines Trophy Grand Prix at Maastricht in The Netherlands, coming out on top with the 12-year-old grey gelding Gin Chin van het Lindenhof.

Equestrian • 26 Nov 18

Allen was a winner on the second day of the Dublin Horse Show

Allen keeps up Ireland's winning run at RDS

Ireland's brilliant run of results at the 2017 Dublin Horse Show continued this afternoon (Thursday), with Wexford's Bertram Allen (pictured) guiding Izzy By Picobello to victory in the Anglesea Serpentine Stakes.

Equestrian • 10 Aug 17

Allen leads Valkenswaard United to Berlin victory

Bertram Allen's Valkenswaard United took the winner's trophy in Saturday's 11th round of the lucrative Global Champions League at Berlin in Germany.

Equestrian • 29 Jul 17

Bertram Allen and Molly Malone shone in France

Allen third at Grand Palaise after thrilling jump-off

Wexford's Bertram Allen and the grey mare Molly Malone scored an impressive third place finish at the €400,000 five-star Saut Hermès Grand Prix at the Grand Palais in Paris.

Equestrian • 19 Mar 17

Allen wins Spanish Grand Prix after jump-off

Riding the nine-year-old stallion Dino W, Bertram Allen produced the fastest clear round in an eight horse jump-off to win the Spanish Grand Prix at Vejer de la Frontera.

Equestrian • 26 Feb 17