Tornado FCS

Tornado is by the top winning Belgian Warmblood Darco, who himself is a combination of 2 pillars of the Belgian breeding business Lugano and Codex. Darco has won many competitions in his career such as: Belgium 5 year old champion; winner of the Belgian Championship as a 6 year old; winner Volvo World Cup in London 1988 and in Hertogenbosch in 1989: 6th in the World Championships in Stockholm in 1990 and 7th place in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and 2nd in the richest Grand Prix in the world at Calgarry.

He has sired many outstanding showjumpers including the stallions Fedor and King Darco both of whom have proven themselves in the showjumping arena and as sires, King Darco competed in the Atlanta Olympics with Ludo Philipearts. The sire of Darco, Lugano has had a splendid breeding record. Lugano`s son `La Ina`, ridden by Peter Charles, won the European Championships in 1995.

Tornado`s dam, Biejelza is by the renowned Holstein Ramiro, who has produced a large number of international competition winners and stallions known worldwide and has been rated as number one sire of showjumping champions at international level.

One of the most successful descendants is the outstanding Ratina Z, winner of the Team Gold and the individual Silver at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, winner of the World Cup in 1993, winner of the Team gold at the World Championships in 1994 and the Team Gold at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.

List of Tornado FCS Results

1999 2nd Foxhunter Final HOYS, Wembley, London (6 yrs), Gary Gillespie

2000 Winner National 7 & 8 year old Champ`s, Wembley, London (7 yrs), Billy Twomey

2000 Winner Land Rover Master`s, Mechelin CSI-W, Belgium, Michael Whitaker

2000 2nd World Cup QualifierMechelin CSI-W, Belgium (7 yrs), Michael Whitaker

2000 0, 4 and placed in G.P., Mechelin CSI-W, Belgium (7 yrs), Michael Whitaker