Ex-racehorse who won two five-stars dies, aged 22: ‘A machine of an athlete’

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William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk at Burghley 2012and Parklane Hawk at Burghley 2022
William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk at Burghley 2012
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Parklane Hawk, who won two four-stars (now five-stars) with William Fox-Pitt, has died aged 22.

Owned by Catherine Witt, the New Zealand thoroughbred “Parker” was by the successful racehorse Grosvenor and his damsire was Brilliant Invader, another good racehorse sire who also produced top-class showjumpers and eventers, including Blyth Tait’s 1996 Olympic champion Ready Teddy and Wendy Schaeffer’s 2010 Adelaide four-star winner Koyuna Sun Dancer.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.