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Jul 08 2025
Gilles Thomas and Valkenswaard United win GCL competition in Monte Carlo

Gilles Thomas and Valkenswaard United win GCL competition in Monte Carlo

Another successful trip for Gilles Thomas in the Longines GCT/GCL. In Monte Carlo, Gilles and Lorenzo de Luca jumped to first place in the Global Champions League for the Valkenswaard United team.

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Jun 23 2025
Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone win the GCT Grand Prix of Paris

Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone win the GCT Grand Prix of Paris

Seven combinations qualified for the jump-off of the GCT GP of Paris in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. In that jump-off, Ermitage and Gilles showed that they can now also go very fast in a jump ...

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Jun 17 2025
Qalista DN makes strong debut at 1.60m level

Qalista DN makes strong debut at 1.60m level

Qalista DN and Gilles Thomas jumped at a particularly high level last weekend and showed that they are more than capable of performing at this level. The breeding product of Wim De Nul, a daughter of ...

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Jun 08 2025
CSIO5* La Baule 2025

CSIO5* La Baule 2025

A weekend of mixed feelings. That's the perfect summary of CSIO5* La Baule 2025. On Thursday, Gilles jumped to seventh place in the 1.45m class with Chuck Marienshof Z. The grey son of Colestus out ...

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May 26 2025
Chuck Marienshof Z wins in Kronenberg

Chuck Marienshof Z wins in Kronenberg

Gilles Thomas loaded three horses on the lorry for a trip to Hippisch Centrum Kronenberg in the Netherlands in search of experience and competition rhythm. Chuck Marienshof Z, Qiara De Kalvarie and ...

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May 19 2025
Another exceptional weekend for Gilles Thomas and the Nieuwenhof horses

Another exceptional weekend for Gilles Thomas and the Nieuwenhof horses

Another exceptional weekend for Gilles Thomas and the Nieuwenhof horses. On Friday evening, Gilles and his teammate Marcus Ehning from ‘Valkenswaard United’ won the Global Champions League. Both Luna ...

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May 11 2025
The stallions Saladin ‘S’ and Feromas van Beek Z make their mark

The stallions Saladin ‘S’ and Feromas van Beek Z make their mark

Exceptional performances by the stud stallions Saladin ‘S’ and Feromas van Beek Z in Le Touquet, France! Saladin ‘S’. The beautiful bay stallion by Ducati van Schuttershof out of the Cash mare T ...

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May 05 2025
Luna van het Dennehof and Elfra van Beek Z in top form in Shanghai

Luna van het Dennehof and Elfra van Beek Z in top form in Shanghai

What an exceptionally strong competition for Gilles Thomas and his two horses Luna van het Dennehof and Elfra van Beek Z in Shanghai. With Luna van het Dennehof, bred by Marc Van Dyck & Patrick De ...

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Apr 29 2025
Ermitage jumps straight onto the podium in his first outdoor competition of the season

Ermitage jumps straight onto the podium in his first outdoor competition of the season

In his first outdoor competition of 2025, Ermitage Kalone, jumped to third place in the GP of Fontainebleau. Eleven combinations jumped into the jump-off. Five combinations, including Gilles Thomas ...

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Apr 11 2025
Busy weeks for Gilles Thomas

Busy weeks for Gilles Thomas

At the end of March and the beginning of April, Gilles Thomas was in Mexico City with Elfra van Beek and Luna van het Dennehof. Luna jumped to second place in a 1.50m class. Elfra van Beek took ...

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Mar 28 2025
Strong performances by Qalista DN and Ermitage Kalone in Paris

Strong performances by Qalista DN and Ermitage Kalone in Paris

With a view of the Eiffel Tower, the past weekend saw jumping at the very highest level and Gilles Thomas and his horses also performed at a particularly high level. On Friday, Gilles won a 1.50m ...

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Mar 17 2025
Lavanoche T&L Z and Gilles Thomas win the 1.50m class at the Dutch Masters in ‘s Hertogenbosch

Lavanoche T&L Z and Gilles Thomas win the 1.50m class at the Dutch Masters in ‘s Hertogenbosch

Gilles Thomas stepped out the Brabanthallen in ‘s Hertogenbosch with a good feeling. Together with Lavanoche T&L Z, Gilles won the 1.50m class on Sunday. In the afternoon, in the Rolex GP, Ermitage ...

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Mar 11 2025
Saladin 'S' - Lier - Gilles Thomas

Saladin ‘S’ jumps to third place in the final of the Equilannoo Belgian Stallion Competition

A strong performance by Gilles Thomas with the seven-year-old stallion Saladin ‘S’ in the final of the Equilannoo Belgian Stallion Competition. After his victory in a 1.40m class in mid-February in ...

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Feb 24 2025
Successful week for Gilles Thomas and Stal Nieuwenhof in Vejer de la Frontera

Successful week for Gilles Thomas and Stal Nieuwenhof in Vejer de la Frontera

The final week of the Sunshine Tour on Spanish soil in Vejer de la Frontera resulted in a first and second place for Gilles Thomas in the same 1.50m class on Saturday, Gilles won the class, riding ...

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Feb 10 2025
Marthe Heudens en Super Star van 't Keikelhof winnen de proef voor zevenjarige hengsten tijdens de derde manche van de Equilannoo Belgian Stallion Competition

Nieuwenhof combinations deliver strong performances

We can rate the second week of Gilles' passage at the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera as successful to say the least. After Elfra van Beek's third place in the 1.45m class on Sunday during the ...

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Jan 28 2025
Saladin S

Nice clear rounds for Gilles at CSI2* Kronenberg and Lier - Three weeks Sunshine Tour now

While the young stallions jumped in Zellik during the second round of the Equilannoo Belgian Stallion Competition, Gilles travelled to the Netherlands (CSI2* Kronenberg). There, Gilles collected one ...

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Jan 28 2025
Strong performances from Nieuwenhof stallions at second round of Equilannoo Stallion Competition

Strong performances from Nieuwenhof stallions at second round of Equilannoo Stallion Competition

The seven-year-old Nieuwenhof stallions Scotch van het Dennehof (Ducati vh Schuttershof X Prince vd Wolfsakker) and Saladin ‘S’ (Ducati vh Schuttershof x Cash) both showed two nice and double-fault ...

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Jan 22 2025
Gilles Thomas becomes ‘Athlete of the Year’ together with Lara de Liedekerke

Gilles Thomas becomes ‘Athlete of the Year’ together with Lara de Liedekerke

Gilles Thomas, together with Lara de Liedekerke, who won the Luhmühlen 5* eventing, won the trophy for ‘Athlete of the Year’ at Equigala.

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Dec 30 2024
Eight hundredths of a second keep Gilles and Ermitage from World Cup win in Mechelen!

Eight hundredths of a second keep Gilles and Ermitage from World Cup win in Mechelen!

What a great demonstration by Gilles Thomas and his Ermitage Kalone! Ten combinations jumped to the jump-off of the Mechelen World Cup GP. Gilles and Ermitage delivered an amazing jump-off.

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Dec 27 2024
Gilles Thomas and Saladin S win the class for six-year-old stallions at Jumping Mechelen

Gilles Thomas and Saladin S win the class for six-year-old stallions at Jumping Mechelen

Gilles Thomas and Saladin S impressed in the class for six-year-old stallions at Jumping Mechelen. They won due to a fast clear jump-off in which the son of Ducati van Schuttershof showed his quality ...

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Dec 16 2024
Ermitage Kalone and Gilles Thomas jump to third place in Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva!

Ermitage Kalone and Gilles Thomas jump to third place in Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva!

Ermitage Kalone and Gilles Thomas are in a great shape! After2nd place in Riyadh, Gilles and Ermitage Kalone jumped to third place in in the Rolex Grand Prix. ‘Phenomenal’ is the only correct ...

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Dec 09 2024
Eight-year-old Lavanoche T&L Z wins jump-off GP CSI2* Lier

Eight-year-old Lavanoche T&L Z wins jump-off GP CSI2* Lier

Gilles Thomas enjoyed a successful CSI2* Lier. Chuck Marienshof Z and Moon Flower J&F Champblanc Z recorded clear rounds in the 1.40m classes. Lavanoche T&L Z stayed clear in each of his three ...

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Nov 23 2024
Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone with an absolute smashing performance in Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix

Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone with an absolute smashing performance in Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix

On Friday evening, 22 November, the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix, was held in Riyadh. The apotheosis of the season. In this prestigious competition, the 15 winners of a Grix Prix ...

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Nov 05 2024
Ermitage Kalone does not touch a pole in Lyon World Cup round

Ermitage Kalone does not touch a pole in Lyon World Cup round

After a more than deserved rest after the Olympics and a first successful performance in at the 5* GCT in Rabat two weeks ago, the duo of Ermitage Kalone and Gilles Thomas were at the start of CSI5* ...

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Sep 26 2024
Tant Mieux ‘s and Super Star van ’t Keikelhof jump into the spotlight at World Championships Lanaken

Tant Mieux ‘s and Super Star van ’t Keikelhof jump into the spotlight at World Championships Lanaken

The Belgian title of Gilles Thomas and Luna van het Dennehof, at the Belgian Championship, was not the only great performance from the Nieuwenhof team in Lanaken.

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