Top Star U.S.

Trakehner Premium Stallion

Full brother of the Trakehner Riding Horse Champion Top Secret

“This stallion comes from a top dam line and more than lives up to the promise of his pedigree with spectacular movement potential," said the jury, summarising their impressions of Top Star U.S., celebrated premium stallion at the 2025 Trakehner Stallion Market. "He therefore follows in the family tradition of the dressage champion Topmodel and the impressive Trakehner Young Riding Horse Champion Top Secret. The quality of his paces is amongst the very best in the licensing collection. His conformation, characterised by the elastic structure of the hindquarters, a compact and stable back, and a neck that is always stable, enables paces that meet the highest standards of quality. A stallion with very special movement." After an intense bidding war, Joop van Uytert and Paul Schockemöhle were able to secure this gem.

His sire is the Trakehner premium stallion Kwahu, who was ridden by Helen Langehanenberg to gold at the 2023 Trakehner Championships for six-year-old dressage horses, and secured the title again the following year at St. Georges level with another double victory. The pair also won the championship at the Trakehner Stallion Market and went on to secure their first international placings in Neumünster. In 2025, the reins were handed over to the young rider Mariam Gurtskaya/GEO, who competed with Kwahu at the Junior European Championships and in Inter II competitions.

Top Star U.S.’ full brother Top Secret won the gold medal in the young riding horse class at the Trakehner Championships with Lisa Volpp and also defended his title in the four-year-old class with an overall score of 9.3. He also represented his breeding region at the German Championships for young horses. In 2025, as a five-year-old, he was highly placed in elementary (L) level dressage competitions for young horses. Amongst his dam Tacco’s 14 foals, the Styrian Vice State Champion and Grand Prix winner Topmodel (by All Inclusive)/Ulrike Prunthaller/AUT, as well as the intermediate (M) level dressage horses Tattoo (by Herbstkönig), Taliska (by Imhotep) and Tesla (by Helium) stand out. Tacco’s full sister Tadeau produced the licensed stallion Fürst Cadeau (by Fürstenball), who has been successful in intermediate (M) level dressage competitions.

His dam's sire Cadeau, who was born in Denmark, came third at his licensing, was awarded the title of Elite Stallion in 2009, and was named Trakehner Stallion of the Year in 2015. Five of his sons have been licensed, including Irdenkreis, who was successful up to Grand Prix. Cadeau's daughters had a big influence, including the German Young Horse Champion Marte Kalla and the mare Susuya, dam of the Trakehner licensing champion Sir Sansibar.

His grand-dam Tugga produced the licensed stallion Tudor (by Iskander) and the international dressage horse Theoderich (by Herzensdieb).

In the third generation appears the reserve champion, elite stallion, and 2001 Trakehner Stallion of the Year, Sixtus, who represents the valuable Habicht–Burnus AAH stallion line. Ridden by Gilbert Böckmann and Richard Grom, Sixtus was successful in show jumping competitions up to 1.40m. Twelve of his sons have been licensed, including Axis TSF/Terhi Stegars/FIN, who competed at World and European Championships and was a two-time World Cup finalist.

Trakehner line of O160A Falle Manier-Grabau, from which also descend the stallions Fundador (by Condus), Troubadour (by Flaneur), Troy (by Amiego), Tournament (by Troubadour), Harnisch (by Handelsherr), Flushing Meadow (by Swazi xx), Fernando (by Flugwind), and Fandango (by Sixtus).