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With Risso, in the U.S., he buys a two year old stallion, Megapowered (Marthas Mega Jac x Cody Powered), who enters the NRHA Futurity, misses the Finals by just half a point but then goes on to obtaining the highest score ever in ANCR events in Italy with Stefano Massignan in the saddle: 77.5 and 78. 

 A few days before the 2000 Italian Maturity, Roberto buys Risso's part of Megapowered. "I was well aware of the fact that I was letting a great horse go," says Claudio, "and I was sure he would place well at the Maturity. Roberto has put so much energy and time into this discipline that this success is well deserved."

 "I believe in this horse so much" carries on Risso, "that I made a deal with Roberto; every year three of my brood mares will be bred to him."

For the time being Megapowered will be in the hands of Risso's trainer, Stefano Massignan. 


During the period that the ranch was under construction, Roberto's horses moved to Hungary, where Testa owns his business, under the guidance of Vernon Sapergia.

 "I owe Vern a whole lot", Roberto tells us, "he has given me great advice that has helped me understand horses better and he is a trainer that tends to ecceed in calm rather than in hurry. He is an incredible person with an incredible baggage of experience - a real horseman. He understands horses and always finds the right key." As of July '99, Roberto's horses are "back home" at the Horse Valley Ranch. They have joined the horses that were already in Italy, all carefully bred horses with pedigrees that promise a great future both in the breeding program and in the show pen..

Roberto Testa
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Text by Simona Diale