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A transfer that will not go unnoticed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Revealed at the highest level under the saddle of Britain\u2019s Jack Whitaker, son of Michael Whitaker, with whom she had been competing since the end of January, the 12-year-old SBS mare has established herself this season as one of the regular performers on the international circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the spring, the pair made a major statement by taking a superb second place in the 1.60m Grand Prix of the Global Champions Tour in Miami. A few weeks later, the duo confirmed their excellent form by winning a 1.55m class during the 100th edition of the legendary CSIO of Piazza di Siena, in Rome. Two performances that definitively put Izara on a lot of radars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is now with Sira Martinez<\/strong> that the bay mare will continue her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 26, the Spanish rider continues to make steady progress on the international circuit. While her name is regularly linked to that of her father, Luis Enrique<\/strong>, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, or to her relationship with world number three Scott Brash<\/strong>, Martinez is above all building her own sporting path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n And with the arrival of Izara des Dames, she has undoubtedly acquired the best horse of her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because this is not just the purchase of an experienced mare. It is the arrival of a partner capable of stringing together 1.60m rounds, fast against the clock and already seasoned on some of the biggest arenas in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now the chemistry has to be built. Izara\u2019s qualities no longer need proving; what remains is to create that special connection that turns an excellent horse into a real partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First step for the new duo: Chantilly this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One thing is certain: the Spaniard could hardly have dreamed of a better recruit to move up another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Photo cover \u00a9LGCT\/Ljuba Buzzola)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Le mercato ne se joue pas uniquement sur les terrains de football. En saut d’obstacles aussi, les transferts peuvent rebattre les cartes. La preuve avec Izara des Dames, brillante jument SBS de 12 ans, qui quitte les \u00e9curies de Jack Whitaker pour rejoindre celles de l’Espagnole Sira Martinez. Une recrue qui pourrait bien faire franchir un […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1011],"class_list":["post-50218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-jack-whitaker"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Whitaker-Jack-CSI5-Izara-des-Dames_160_Miami-Beach_20260405_R3LB2267-2280x1520.jpg\")
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Sira Martinez steps up a level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n