[citation needed] Sjef Janssen originally purchased the horse for American Tess Guilder.

[citation needed] Anky van Grunsven achieved success with Salinero, winning the individual gold medal at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games and additional international Grand Prix.

On Salinero, she won the title at Aachen in 2004, making her the first Dutch rider to win there.

[1] On 24 June 2012, Salinero and Anky van Grunsven were officially added to the 2012 Dutch Olympic Dressage Team along with Adelide Cornelissen (Parzival) and Edward Gal (Undercover).

[2] Van Grunsven and Salinero turned in a performance that helped to capture the team bronze medal for the Netherlands on 2 August 2012, even though Van Grunsven's husband and national team coach, Sjef Janssen, had gotten violently ill the previous night.