Scott Brash‘s Rolex Grand Slam-winning ride Hello Sanctos topped the charts when we asked you to vote for your horse of the year — beating dressage sensation Valegro and Badminton winner Chilli Morning to the top spot.
The 13-year-old gelding, owned by Lady Harris and Lady Kirkham, produced the solo clear round under Scott in the grand slam’s third leg at Spruce Meadows in September, having triumphed in the first two legs at Aachen and Geneva — clinching a €1million prize-fund.
Hello Sanctos’ career highlights in pictures
2015
Scott Brash riding Hello Sanctos GBR
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Scott Brash and Hello Sanctos heading for victory in the Rolex Grand Prix, Aachen, this year.
2014
Scott Brash (GB) riding Hello Sanctos placed 1st in the Grand Prix Presented by Qatar at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London taking place on Horse Guards Parade in central London between the 14-16th August 2014
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Scott Brash and Hello Sanctos take the top spot in the grand prix at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London on Horse Guards Parade in August 2014.
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Scott Brash (GB) riding Hello Sanctos placed 1st in the Grand Prix Presented by Qatar at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London taking place on Horse Guards Parade in central London between the 14-16th August 2014
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The pair at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London in August 2014.
The world number one talks about his experiences since his Grand Slam triumph, his top horse Hello Sanctos and why
2013
Scott BRASH riding Hello Sanctos (CH) GBR in the Individual Final of the FEI European Championship in Herning, Denmark in August 2013
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Scott and Hello Sanctos in the individual final of the FEI European Championship in Herning, Denmark in August 2013 — where they finished with an individual bronze medal, and team gold.
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Scott Brash on Hello Sanctos
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Scott and Hello Sanctos during the final day of the Longines Global Champions Tour at Al-Shaqab Arena in the Qatari capital Doha, in November 2013.
2012
LONDON Olympic Games Show Jumping 08 08 2012 BRASH Scott HELLO SANCTOS
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The combination head for glory at the London 2012 Olympic Games, picking up team gold.
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SCOTT BRASH AND HELLO SANCTOS
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Heading for gold at London 2012.
Don’t miss this week’s special reader issue of Horse & Hound magazine (17 December 2015) — where we reveal how you voted for the rising star of the year, rider or trainer of the year and the controversy of the year
PLUS we take a look at your stories of beating the odds and the personal firsts you have had in 2015 with your horses
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.
