Our mare Celena VDL (Mr. Blue x Chin Chin) finished with her new rider Marlon Modolo Zanotelli at an fantastic 2nd place  in the  1.50m Grand Prix of  Vilamoura in Portugal. They jumped a clear round in the jump-off.

Also with Emotion VDL (Arezzo x Contender) and VDL Friso SMH (Bugatti x Chin Chin) he was placed: Emotion VDL finished 6th and VDL Friso SMH placed 12th in a 1.40m class and VDL Friso SMH was also 8th in a 1.35m class.

Duc D Arsouilles (Quasimodo van de Molendreef x Nabab de Reve) won a 1.45m class ridden by  Timothy Page

Doulita (Wittinger VDL x French Buffet), ridden by Rowan Willis, became winner of a  1.35m class.

Also the following offspring of VDL Stallions were high placed in Vilamoura:

2nd 1.40m Vesta de Coquerie (Indoctro x Papillon Rouge), ridden by Marc Bettinger
2nd 1.35m + 4th 1.40m Well Done (Sheraton x Zeus), ridden by Julien Gonin
4th 1.25m: Ipso-V (Cardento x Darco), ridden by Clara Lafrut
5th + 9th 1.40m: Ulloa du Trefle (Sheraton x Double Espoir), ridden by Nicolas Deseuzes
3rd + 4th 5-year olds: Haileys (Indoctro x Indorado), ridden by Jackson Reed Stephenson
3rd 5-year olds: Hartbreker GB (Crespo VDL x Numero Uno), ridden by Jude Burgess
4th 1.40m: Chief Tibri Z (Corland x Berlin), ridden by Joao Victor Castro
7th 1.35m VDL Cassius (Douglas x Lord Noble), ridden by Phillip Spivey
7th 5-year olds: Hamona (Sheraton x Vincenzo), ridden by Barry Dove
7th 1.20m: Alegra de Bremoy (Indoctro x Diamant de Semilly), ridden by Duarte Seabra
8th 1.40m: Giron vh Ooievaarshof (Chin Chin x Calido I), ridden by Theo Chehu