October 20, 2024 
Age is just “the number in his passport” for Rokfeller de Pleveille Bois Margot.
The 19-year-old Selle Français gelding (L’arc de Triomphe x Apache D’adriers) has jumped 142 1.60m or higher classes and collected over €1 million in earnings over his 11 year partnership with Spain’s Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (Jumpr stats).
And the they’re winning as much now as they did in their best years.
Alvarez Aznar and Rokfeller earned their first CSI5* 1.60m Grand Prix victory seven years ago in Zurich. On Sunday in Rabat, they collected their second at the Longine Global Champions Tour Final.
Besting a 38-horse start list that included the likes of sport giants King Edward, Just Be Gentle, Hello Jefferson, Killer Queen VDM, and Donatello D’Auge—to name a few—the veteran pair were the only double clear in a sub-37 second time, stopping the clock at 36.96 seconds in the seven-horse jump off.
“It’s a fantastic feeling winning and especially winning in the final of the tour and with Rockefeller makes it even more special,” said the Spanish Olympian.
“He’s not [just] the best horse that I ride, but he’s like part of the family. He’s already been 11 years with me and is the horse that I grew up with in the top sport, in the championships and, like they’re claiming today, the first 5* in Rabat. It’s unbelievable.“
Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) and H&M Indiana took second in 37.44 and Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann (GER) and Messi Van ‘t Ruytershop finished third in a distant 38.10.
LGCT Series Final champion Max Kühner (AUS) and Elektric Blue P were the only pair to post a faster time of 36.45, but lowered a rail on the short course.
“For me, he means everything,” continued Alvarez Aznar of his longtime partner. “The age is just the number he has in the passport. He still wants to fight [for me] every time he goes in the ring and he gives his heart every week at the shows.”
That last statement is no exaggeration.
At 19, Rokfeller’s clear round stats are trending higher than his career best years. Over 16 rounds at the 1.60m height in 2024, he’s jumped clear and into the top 10 at a 53% clip (Jumpr Stats).
On the LGCT this season, those stats jump to 66% over 12 starts.
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To put that in context, only two other horses in his age group are competing at the 1.60m height.
Twenty-year-old Tiger, ridden by GBR’s Rebecca Marsh, jumped a 3* 1.60m accumulator in Birmingham last week, while Robin De Ponthual jumped two 5* 1.60m classes with Schuyler Riley at the Hampton Classic at the end of August. Both horses contested just one event at the height this year and neither finished in the money.
What’s more, Rokfeller isn’t done yet.
Sunday’s victory secured the final ticket the LGCT Super Grand Prix in Riyadh where they’ll be one of 15 pairs jumping for a €1.25 million purse in November.
