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Barry Geraghty on Sprinter Sacre jumps the final fence on his way to winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2013
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1. Reigning Olympic champion reveals pregnancy

Reigning Olympic and European champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl stunned the world with her beautiful, harmonious dressage mare TSF Dalera BB at both major championships in 2021, wining Olympic and European gold. Jessica has now announced the exciting news that she is pregnant with her second child. This does potentially open the door for another rider to take this year’s championship title – Jessica says that competing at the 2022 dressage World Championships, which are to be held in Herning, Denmark from 5 to 14 August, will be “difficult, as the estimated date of birth is in August.” Huge congratulations Jessica!

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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.