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The Lewis van het Heidehof and Ultra Star JM jumping strong in EquiLannoo Belgian Stallion Competition
During the first round of the EquiLannoo Belgian Stallion Competition, Gilles Thomas competed with two stallions. Both the six-year-old Ermitage son Ultra Star JM (Ermitage Kalone x Calvaro Z) and ...
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Gilles and Qalista DN end “miracle year 2025” in spectacular way
The year 2025 could not have ended any better. Gilles and Qualista DN won the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping in Mechelen in front of a packed crowd at the Nekkerhal. A chilhood dream come true. After ...
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Saladin “S” wins stallion class at Jumping Mechelen
With Jumping Mechelen just over halfway through, Gilles and the horses appear to be in top form. Qiara De Kalvarie jumped to second place on the opening day and third place in the Masters, where the ...
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Gilles Thomas is looking forward to Jumpping Mechelen
Gilles Thomas, poster boy for Jumping Mechelen 2025, had an exceptionally strong sporting year. He became European team champion and individual bronze medallist with the and he crowned himself the ...
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Gilles Thomas and Chuck Marienshof win Stockholm Grand Prix
here's no stopping Gilles Thomas in 2025! He took two horses to the CSI4* Stockholm and came home with nothing but clear rounds. And (!) victory in Sunday's Grand Prix with Chuck Marienshof Z.
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Gilles Thomas with Team Valkenswaard United in the GCL Super Cup in Prague
After the GCT Super Grand Prix on Saturday evening, the exciting finale followed on Sunday evening in Prague. In the GCL Super Cup, the best six teams from Friday's semi-finals competed again.
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Gilles Thomas and Qalista DN win Maastricht Grand Prix
On the final day of Jumping Indoor Maastricht, Gilles Thomas won the closing four-star Grand Prix. Gilles won the Grand Prix with Qualista DN. Earlier in the day, Gilles had already come second in a ...
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Sanne Melsen is Cavalor Groom of the Year
The FEI Awards were presented during the FEI General Assembly in Hong Kong. Sanne Melsen, the indispensable support behind Gilles Thomas and many of the Nieuwenhof horses, was awarded the title of ...
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Overall winner Gilles Thomas jumps to an impressive third place in Global Champions Tour in Riyadh
The final round of the Global Champions Tour took place in Riyadh. Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone jumped to third place in the Grand Prix, behind Jana Wargers and Denis Lynch. Another strong ...
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Good start of the indoor season in Liège
It is colder, stormy and wet outside. The action moves to the indoor-scene. Gilles Thomas and several Nieuwenhof horses have already jumped the first indoor competition of autumn 2025. Saladin “S”? ...
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Gilles Thomas wins Longines Global Champions Tour and breaks records
n Rome, Gilles Thomas jumped to another top ranking in the 5* GP of the Longines Global Champions Tour with the nine-year-old Qualista DN. They finished in a very respectable second place behind ...
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It's a Qalista world and we get to live in it!
Add top talent to top talent and you get top performance. Gilles Thomas won his second Global Champions Tour Grand Prix with the nine-year-old (!) Qalista DN (Emerald x Landetto) a few weeks ago in ...
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Gilles Thomas and Qiara De Kalvarie are Belgian vice-champions
After winning with Ermitage Kalone in 2023 and Luna van het Dennehof in 2024, Gilles Thomas came close to winning another Belgian Senior Championship title. Riding Qiara De Kalvarie, daughter of Sea ...
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Gilles Thomas wins the New York Grand Prix
Gilles Thomas put in a very impressive performance against the backdrop of the New York skyline with the nine-year-old (!) Qalista DN, bred by Wim De Nul from Stekene. Gilles and Qalista DN won the* ...
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Looking back on the Brussels Stephex Masters
Gilles Thomas competed 16 times at the Brussels Stephex Masters. Nine times a “0” appeared on the scoreboard. With his clear round on Friday in the first round of the Nations Cup, Ermitage Kalone and ...
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Gilles Thomas leads both the Global Champions League and Global Champions Tour rankings
After Valkenswaard, Gilles Thomas is at the top of the Global Champions League and Global Champions Tour rankings. It is extremely rare for the same rider to lead both rankings.
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Luna van het Dennehof and Qalista DN strong in London
I'm going to London and I'm taking with me: Luna van het Dennehof and Qalista DN. That must have been what Gilles Thomas thought when he made his plans for the Longines Global Champions Tour / League ...
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Feromas van Beek Z and Chuck Marienshof Z win in Valkenswaard
Gilles Thomas jumped in Valkenswaard last weekend. Gilles took Feromas van Beek Z, Saladin “S”, Qiara De Kalvari, Lavanoche T&L Z and Chuck Marienshof Z to the Netherlands.
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Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone ride to bronze at European Championships
Gilles and Ermitage Kalone are a “golden duo”. They proved this once again in La Coruna. After winning Belgian team gold on friday, they also brought home individual bronze on Sunday. They started in ...
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La Coruña - Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone become European Champions with the Belgian team
The Belgian show jumping team is European Champion. Gilles and Ermitage were the last combination to enter the arena for Belgium and, just like in the previous rounds, they remained faultless. In the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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