Quick rounds prove fruitful in British Eventing retrained racehorse championship

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British Eventing retrained racehorse championship Michael Jackson and Bhodi
Michael Jackson and Bhodi.
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Michael Jackson’s ride Bhodi won the British Eventing retrained racehorse championship at the NAF Five Star Hartpury International Horse Trials; Michael and this 10-year-old owned by Emily Oppenheimer were the only combination to finish on their dressage score, 27.5.

“Emily bought him from Piggy [March], who rode him to novice level three years ago,” said Michael of this son of Dark Angel, who ran 10 times on the Flat with limited success before his switch to eventing. “Emily has been training with me and competing him since then, and I took over the ride in the second half of last year. The plan is very much to go to the ex-racehorse class at Cornbury next month.”

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.