Future Illusion
Key data
**Used by HM The Queen**
**Multiple Champion Stallion**
Height: 16.1hh
DOB: 2004
Pedigree: Fleetwater Opposition x The Outlaw
Licensed with:
* Life Graded SHB(GB)
* Life Approved AES
* Breeders Elite (SIES)
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Limitied fresh/chilled semen in 2020: £800 LFG
Collection & shipping: £150
Frozen semen only in 2019: £550 LFG Alternatively you can buy a dose of frozen at a time for £195 and only pay full stud fee if your mare is in foal.
Frozen semen shipping: Please contact Stallion AI Services for shipping charges.
Concessions:
* SHB(GB) Mare Service Vouchers can be discounted against the stud fee
* Concessions to proven performance mares or dams of performance horses in sport/showing, and dam’s of BEF Futurity Elite offspring
* Multiple mare booking discounts
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*CHAMPION Sire of Eventing Youngstock at 2009 BEF Futurity*
*BEF Futurity Best British Bred Stallion Across All Disciplines TWICE*
*Ranked 14th in the Overall BE Sire Rankings for 2018 (FP)*
*Improved his standing in ALL 3 of the Overall BE Sire Rankings in 2018*
*Sire of FEI International Eventers*
*Sire of Burghley Young Event Horse, Badminton Grassroots AND HOYS Finalists*
*Sire of the BEF UK Champion Eventer 2008*
*Sire of the British Eventing Breeding Champion Foal 2012*
Before going Eventing, Future Illusion started his career as a foal in the show ring and has never looked back… He was:
* CHAMPION FOAL (National Hunter Show ’04) winning the Kadir Cup
* Winning Lightweight Hunter Foal (National Hunter Show ’04)
* Winning Sport Horse Foal (National Hunter Show ’04)
* BEF ‘1st Premium’ Graded & Res. Champion Yearling ’05 (All Disciplines)
* BEF ‘1st Premium’ Graded & Res. Champion 2 Yr Old Eventer ’06
* Best 2 Year Old Colt PAVO British Eventing Breeding Championships ’06
* CHAMPION Hack at the West Midlands In Hand Show ’08
…further results are listed on the Performance tab…
Future Illusion is an athletic bay stallion with an exquisite head and no white markings at all. He has demonstrated his versatility by winning in the show ring as a foal, yearling, 2 year old & 4 year old across a wide variety of classes. He scored the highest mark for ‘athleticism’ at the 2005 British Equestrian Federation Futurity Show (all ages and disciplines) with an amazing 91%.
“Future Illusion has excellent conformation, strong well set on limbs & good feet all leading to quality of movement. It has been proved that he passes all of this on to his progeny who will certainly make their mark in the show ring.”
– HOYS Judge, Philip Hilton
His bloodlines are exceptional – he is by the ELITE stallion & Double European Junior Eventing Gold Medallist Fleetwater Opposition, out of the HEAD Stud Book, Champion Sporthorse and Champion Hunter broodmare Future Illicit Affair. Fleetwater Opposition’s legacy lives on through his offspring – he sired the 1st AND 2nd place horses in the 2007 4 Year Old PAVO BE Breeding Championships which was an encore to siring the 5 & 6 Year Old Winners in 2003 and 2004! At the top levels Fleetwater Opposition has Summersong (Olympic, World and European eventer), Opposition Buzz (European Team Gold Medalist) and many, many Advanced eventers.
Future Illusion’s dam carries in her pedigree the great Skippy (sire of Jumbo), Criminal Law (Sire of multiple 4* eventers) and Demonstrator (Grand Prix dressage horse and sire of countless County Show and HOYS winners). With the addition of top class National Hunt breeding on her bottom line which descends from the legendary Spiritus, this mix of TB and trakehner blood is proving to be the pedigree of choice for modern eventers.
“Future Illusion is a pleasure to work with. He has a very trainable brain, is incredibly rideable and is already showing real ability both on the flat and over fences. He’s a natural cross country horse and I thoroughly enjoy riding him.”
Jeanette Brakewell
We now have frozen semen for International shipment available. He is a very popular stallion attracting a large book of high quality mares, including CCI**** and Advanced mares, and top show mares. In 2012 the dam of the legendary “Super Pony” Theodore O’Connor (Teddy) ridden by Karen O’Connor at the Kentucky Rolex and Pan Am Games, had a filly foal conceived by frozen semen from Future Illusion in the USA.
Future Illusion consistently passes the following attributes:
* Positive trainable temperaments
* Excellent toplines with very strong loin connection
* Correct limbs
* Superior movement with suspension and balance
* Natural bold jump
* Attractive heads
| Date | Rider/Handler | Venue | Class | Placing | Comment |
| 14/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | Houghton Hall EC | BD Elementary 43 | 1st | 71.37% ! |
| 14/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | Houghton Hall EC | BD Elementary 59Q | 1st | 69.06 ! |
| 11/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | Houghton Hall EC | BD Elementary 59Q | 1st | |
| 11/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | Houghton Hall EC | BD Elementary 45 | 1st | |
| 06/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | College of West Anglia | BD Elementary 53 | 1st | |
| 06/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | College of West Anglia | BD Elementary 40 | 1st | |
| 04/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | Keysoe EC | BD Elementary 57 | 1st | |
| 04/12/13 | Ms K Aldous | Keysoe EC | BD Elementary 43 | 1st | |
| 27/11/13 | Ms K Aldous | Houghton Hall EC | Elementary 42 | 1st | |
| 27/11/13 | Ms K Aldous | Houghton Hall EC | Novice 27 | 1st | |
| 28/09/13 | Ms J Brakewell | Kelsall Hill | Novice | 9th | |
| 21/09/13 | Ms J Brakewell | Allerton Park | Novice | 8th | |
| 29/06/13 | Ms J Brakewell | Eland Lodge | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 3rd | |
| 01/06/13 | Ms J Brakewell | Ascott-Under-Wychwood | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 2nd | Double clear! |
| 12/10/12 | Ms J Brakewell | Oasby | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 11th | First outing after 2 years out of eventing! |
| 07/05/11 | Ms E Gill | Sheepgate EC | Novice 28 | 1st | First outing in dressage with his new rider! |
| 07/05/11 | Ms E Gill | Sheepgate EC | Prelim 12 | 1st | First outing in dressage with his new rider! |
| 26/09/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Kelsall Hill | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 8th | Finished on the same score as the horse in 7th but because the other horse was slower xc and therefore nearer the optimum time, it was awarded 7th and Future Illusion 8th. |
| 22/09/09 | N/A | BEF Futurity Series | Best British Bred Sire across ALL disciplines | 1st | After nearly a thousand horses aged from foals to 3 yrs old across the disciplines of Eventing, Showjumping, Dressage and Endurance were evaluated across 15 venues throughout the UK, Future Illusion was the top British Bred Sire across all disciplines for the 2nd year running! |
| 18/09/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Allerton Park | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 11th | . |
| 03/07/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Purston Manor | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 11th | Double clear! Finished on his dressage score. |
| 19/06/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Catton Park | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 4th | |
| 13/06/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Llanymynech | BE 100 (Pre-Novice) | 10th | |
| 13/05/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Rodbaston | BE 90 (Intro) | HC (3rd) | Double clear! He’d have been 3rd if he weren’t HC due to Jeanette’s over qualification. Again he would have been 1st had Jan ridden for the time xc. |
| 24/04/10 | Ms J Brakewell | Bradwall | BE 90 (Intro) | HC (3rd) | Double clear! He had the joint top dressage score and added only 1.6 time penalties xc to this, jumping a double clear. He’d have been 3rd if he weren’t HC due to Jeanette’s over qualification at this level, and would have been Jt 1st had Jan ridden for the time xc, but there wasn’t much point as he was HC! |
| 25/10/09 | Ms J Brakewell | Aston-le-Walls | UA Intro | 3rd | Double clear! |
| 11/09/09 | N/A | BEF Futurity Series | Best British Bred Sire across ALL disciplines | 1st | After nearly a thousand horses aged from foals to 3 yrs old across the disciplines of Eventing, Showjumping, Dressage and Endurance were evaluated across 14 venues throughout the UK, Future Illusion was the top British Bred Sire across all disciplines |
| 11/09/09 | N/A | BEF Futurity Series | Event Horse Sire | 1st | After several hundred Event Horses aged from foals to 3 yrs old were evaluated across 14 venues throughout the UK, Future Illusion topped the sire rankings ahead of 23 other British & Continental based Stallions |
| 03/04/08 | Mr M Cadman | West Midlands Show, Great Malvern | Hack Championship | Champion | Qualified for the Ponies (UK) Summer Championships |
| 03/04/08 | Mr M Cadman | West Midlands Show, Great Malvern | Hack (4 Yrs & Over) | 1st | |
| 10/10/06 | Miss J Hodkin | Pavo BE Breeding Championships | 2 Year Old Eventer | Best Colt | |
| 21/09/06 | Miss J Hodkin | BEF Futurity Grading Championship | 2 Year Old Eventer | Reserve Champion | |
| 17/08/06 | Miss J Hodkin | BEF Futurity Grading Show Qualifier (Arena UK) | 2 Yr Old Eventer Section | 1st | Highest scoring 2 year old eventer. Judges said ‘he has all the bits in the right places’ |
| 24/09/05 | Miss J Hodkin | Trakehner Breeders Fraternity Show | Part-Bred Trakehner Championship | Reserve Champion | |
| 22/09/05 | Miss J Hodkin | BEF Futurity Grading Show | Yearling Championship (All Disciplines) |
Reserve Champion | This Championship had the 2 highest graded yearlings from each discipline (dressage, show jumping & eventing). |
| 22/09/05 | Miss J Hodkin | BEF Futurity Grading Show | Yearling Eventer Colts/Geldings | 1st Premium | Awarded a First Premium (highest grade). Highest scoring yearling event colt/gelding overall, with the top mark of the entire day for ‘athleticism’ – 9.1 out of 10 ! |
| 01/09/05 | Mr P Hilton | Bucks County Show | Yearling Hack or Riding Horse | Best Riding Horse | |
| 22/06/05 | Miss J Hodkin | Lincs County Show | Youngstock Hunter Championship | 1st Reserve | Awarded 1st Reserve from 6 class winners (yearlings, 2yr olds & 3yr old fillies & colts/geldings) & 6 runners-up, in the Hunter Youngstock Championship. He was the youngest horse in the Championship. |
| 22/06/05 | Miss J Hodkin | Lincs County Show | Yearling Hunter | 1st | |
| 08/09/04 | Miss J Hodkin | National Hunter Show | Foal Championship | Champion | Winner of the “Kadir Cup” Trophy & “Summer Knight” Perpetual Challenge Cup, beating the 1st & 2nd placed foals from the Heavyweight, Middleweight, Lightweight & Small Hunter classes & the 1st & 2nd placed Sporthorse foals |
| 08/09/04 | Miss J Hodkin | National Hunter Show | Lightweight Hunter Foal | 1st | |
| 07/09/04 | Miss J Hodkin | National Hunter Show | Open Sporthorse Foal | 1st |
Unparalled record of siring 100% BEF ELITE, Higher 1st and 1st Premium Event Foals from his first 4 crops!
Sire of the 1st, 2nd AND 3rd placed foals in the Competition Horse Class at Bucks County Show 2009!
Future Illusion has already sired:
- FEI International Eventer – “Uptown Girl”
- Burghley Young Event Horse 4 Year Old Finalist – “To Love And Honour”
- Horse of the Year Show Search For A Star Finalist – “Dorissimo”
- DOUBLE Badminton Grassroots Finalist – “Churchside Reflection”
- British Eventing Breeding CHAMPION FOAL 2012 – “Penny Lane”
- BEF UK CHAMPION EVENTER, Jt Res. SUPREME CHAMPION; ELITE Graded Event Foal 2008 (“Future Proposition”) at BEF Elite Championship Show judged by Yogi Breisner
- BEF ELITE Graded Event Foal & Highest Graded Horse of the day (All Ages & All Disciplines) at the BEF Futurity Evaluation at Tall Trees 2010 – “Uptown Girl”
- BEF ELITE Graded Event Foal & Highest Graded Eventer (All Ages) at the BEF Futurity Evaluation at Keysoe 2009 (“Future Perfect Illusion”)
- BEF ELITE Graded Event Foal & Highest Graded Event Foal at the BEF Futurity Evaluation at Solihull (2) 2009 (Future Cornish Illusion)
- The Joint Highest Graded Foal across ALL disciplines & Joint Highest Graded Eventer across ALL ages at the BEF Futurity Grading at Arena UK 2007 (“Future Faere Illusion”)
“You look for a horse that is well put together, has all the movements and a nice temperament to go with it. The foal was very correct and had a lovely disposition and aura with it, it really caught the eye.”
– British Team Trainer & Olympic Chef d’Equipe, Yogi Breisner’s comments regarding Future Proposition at the BEF Elite Show 2008.
In 2012 a half-sister to the “Super Pony” Theodore O’Connor (who was 14.2hh and won the Pan Am Games as well as competing at 4* level) was born in the USA, by Future Illusion and her breeder emailed to say ” “Karen” has her father’s gorgeous head and fluid, expressive movement. Unlike her mom, Melody, she has a short back and lovely, long legs, which is exactly the improvement her mother always needed to produce an athletic baby.” Here’s a clip of Thoedore O’Connor contesting the Rolex 4* –
Here are a selection of a few of Future Illusion’s youngsters –
| Photo | Name | Status |
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Uptown Girl | * FEI International Eventer * 2nd HIGHEST GRADED EVENT FOAL IN UK 2010 * BEF ELITE 1st Premium Graded Event Foal – 91.4% * CHAMPION Eventer Tall Trees * CHAMPION Horse of the day across all disciplines and all ages (Tall Trees) Click here for press article 1. Click here for press article 2 Bred by Sue Hicks |
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Churchside Reflection | * DOUBLE Badminton Grassroots Finalist * From 10 runs in 2016 he WON 6 of them at BE100 level Bred by Deirdre Hunt |
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Worthy Illusion | * WINNER at Dressage to Music (Regional Finalist) * Competing at BE100 level eventing * 2nd Riding Horse class Bucks County Show 2016 Bred and ridden by Jo Hales |
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Xaraymax Regal Illusion | * WINNER Express Eventing * WINNER British Novice Show Jumping Bred by Jane Griffiths |
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To Love And Honour | * Burghley Young Event Horse 4 Year Old Finalist * BE NOVICE Eventer as a 5 yr old Bred by Emma Latham |
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Future Divine Illusion |
* WINNER at BE90 level
* 1st Hunter Foal – Derby County Show * 3rd Competition Horse Foal – Bucks County Show * 3rd Hunter Foal – The Royal Show Bred by Future Sport Horses |
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Dorissimo | * HOYS Finalist- Search For A Star * Competing at BE100 level with multiple placings Bred by Elaine Hack |
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Blackhill Moonshine | Bred by Sarah Rees out of a Welton mare |
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Briden Pocket Rocket | Bred by Mrs H Bright out of a Connemara mare |
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Whiltons Optical Illusion | * In Hand CHAMPION – Delapre Park * 1st Youngstock (3 Yrs & Under) * BEF Higher 1st Premium Graded Event Foal * TOP SCORING Event Foal – Arena UK * 2nd Hack/Riding Horse Foal – British Show Horse Championships Bred by Nicola McKeever |
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Future Cornish Illusion | * 3rd HIGHEST GRADED EVENT FOAL IN UK 2009 * BEF ELITE 1st Premium Graded Event Foal – 90.7% * CHAMPION Eventer Solihull (2) Bred by Future Sport Horses |
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Future Jurisdiction | * 1st Competition Horse Foal – Bucks County Show * BEF Higher 1st Premium Graded Event Foal – 89.3% Bred by Future Sport Horses. Sold to the USA |
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Future Perfect Illusion | * 1st Sporthorse Foal Suffolk County * 1st Hack & Riding Horse Foal Suffolk County * Res. CHAMPION Sporthorse Suffolk County * BEF ELITE 1st Premium Graded Event Foal – 90% * CHAMPION Eventer – Keysoe * BEF 1st Premium Graded Showjumper – 84.2% Bred by Future Sport Horses |
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Future Proposition | * UK BEF Jt Res. SUPREME * UK BEF CHAMPION EVENTER 2008 * UK BEF CHAMPION EVENT FOAL 2008 * BEF ELITE ‘1st Premium’ Graded Event Foal – Bred by Future Sport Horses |
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Future Faere Illusion | * Winner – Small Hack (Yearling) Bucks County Show ’08 * Jt HIGHEST GRADED FOAL Across ALL Disciplines – BEF Futurity Grading (Arena UK) ’07 * Jt HIGHEST GRADED EVENTER Across ALL Ages (Foals – 3 Year Olds) – BEF Grading (Arena UK) Bred by Future Sport Horses |
 Fleetwater Opposition(1977)Elite Graded Stallion. Individual & Team Gold Medallist at the Junior European Eventing Championships. Sire of Olympic, World & European Eventing Medallist ‘Summersong’, Badminton and Burghley CCI**** horse Opposition Buzz, Advanced Eventers Opposition Legacy, Swang Ryan, the 5 & 6 Year Old Pavo BE breeding Champion Opposition Heracles‘, and the 4 Year Old 2007 PAVO BE Breeding Champion Elite Opposition AND Res. Champion! Fleetwater Opposition movie |
Muschamp Danube (1967)100 Day Performance tested Trakehner | Isenstein (1964) | Hessenstein (1958) | Komet (1952) |
| Sonett (1953) | ||||
| Isabella | Handerfalk | |||
| Irene 215 | ||||
| Donauleid von Schimmelhof (1960) (blk) (Dam of Donauwind – sire of Olympic showjumper ‘Abdullah‘, and dam sire of Anky van Grunsven’s TCN Partout’) | Boris (1956) (blk) | Gabriel (G-Sire of the legendary ‘Flaneur‘) | ||
| Bea 101 | ||||
| Donau von Schimmelhof (1951) | Hansakapitan | |||
| Donna 831 | ||||
| Opushka Elite Graded Mare. (Dam of Pan American Games Showjumping Gold Medallist ‘Date Up’ and Advanced Eventer ‘Fleetwater Oppidan’ amongst others) | Oplot Elite Graded Stallion. Champion Showjumper in the Soviet Union – 170cm | Ossian Champion Showjumper in the Soviet Union | Pilger (1926) | |
| Ostia (1933) | ||||
| Oppozitsia | Trakehner – records lost during the War | |||
| Trakehner – records lost during the War | ||||
| Pika (Grand-dam of Olympic Showjumper Almox Prints J, and paternal half-sister to Elite Olympic Dressage stallion Pepel) | Piligrim (1944) Elite Graded Stallion | Pythagoras (1927) | ||
| Alster | ||||
| Corinna (1936) | Ararad (1921) | |||
| Coralle (1920) | ||||
 Future Illicit Affair SHB(GB) Head Stud Book.Champion Sporthorse Broodmare – National Hunter Show 2005Champion Hunter Broodmare – Suffolk County Show 2007 |
 The Outlaw Sire of Intermediate eventer ‘Opal II’ and County Show Winner ‘Tiger Lily‘ |
Criminal Law (1987) blk/br 16.3hh HIS Premium Stallion. Sire of CCI*** eventer ‘Lawlight Alliance‘, Advanced Eventers Weston Justice, Serving Time, Special Attorney, Special Advocate & Eurodisney | Law Society (1982) dkb/br Champion 2 yr old. Champion 3 yr old. | Alleged (1974) b 16.1hh Won Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe TWICE. Champion 2 yr old colt in England & France 1977. Champion Older Male in France 1978 |
| Bold Bikini (1969) b | ||||
| Indian Maid (1969) br | Astec (1964) b Winner of French Derby | |||
| Currarevagh (1957) b | ||||
| Demon Spring blk Dam of Grade A Showjumper ‘Inspiration’ winner of amateur Grand Prix at Towerlands in 2000 and member of the Gold Medal winning English team | Demonstrator (1981) blk Grand Prix Dressage Stallion | Dynamo (1974) dkb/br | ||
| Pippa (1967) blk | ||||
| Mainspring Champion at theThree Counties | Skippy (1974) ch 17hh Grade A Showjumper | |||
| Elle Vara | ||||
 Classic Fayre Dam of 5 Year Old Novice Eventer & Pavo BE Breeding Championship Qualifier ‘Future Promise‘ |
Brianston Zipper (Sire of 4 stallions – Rudge Spirit, Shining Spirit (sire of Owen Moore’s International Advanced horse ‘Woodfalls Thatcher‘), Brianston Moor & Brianston Spirit) | The Brianstan (1976) br Winner of 8 races | Kings Leap (1959) Broke 6f track record at Windsor. Grand-Sire of the Advanced Event Stallion Mill Law | |
| Sissi (1953) Champion Race Mare | ||||
| Zip Flip | Bleep Bleep (1956) b Winner of 7 races including King George Stakes | |||
| Rio Rita | ||||
| Copper Fair | Fair Gledhill(1954) ch HIS Premium Stallion. Sire of ‘Fair Change’ HOYS Hack of the Year 1984. | Fair Seller (1946) b Won Ayr Gold Cup. Winner of 18 races | ||
| Proud Link (1946) | ||||
| Copper Plate IIDam of 4 winners:Culm Valley – 9 races, River Culm – 4, Culm Port -1, Culm Sovereign – 1 | Spiritus (1946) Sire of ‘Master Spiritus’ who produced Ginny Elliot’s ‘Master Craftsman’ and Advanced eventer ‘Elektra Spiritus’ and is still the No.1 Event Horse Sire by Lifetime Progeny Points | |||
| Fonteray Won a number of Point to Points. (by Cheltenham Gold Cup winner ‘Fortina‘) |
