Jul 28, 2010
Ward is in! McLain Ward and Goldika 559 won the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS-on-the-Hudson IV to Earn a Spot in the Pfizer Million Eligible Rider Rankings
Saugerties, NY
Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward and Goldika 559 won the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Sunday, marking the third Grand Prix victory for the duo this year in the Strongid® C 2X Stadium at HITS Saugerties.
Ward, of Brewster, New York and 18 year-old mare Goldika 559, owned by McLain Ward & Blue Chip Bloodstock, were one of 27 horse-and-rider combinations to take the field on a course designed by International Course Designer Florencio Hernandez of Mexico City, Mexico, which saw just four pairs advance to the jump-off.
Jul 28, 2010
Margie Engle Win in $75,000 Le Grand Prix Hermès CSI 2* Highlights 33rd Annual
Lake Placid, NY
A record-tying win by Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, in the $75,000 Le Grand Prix Hermès CSI 2*highlighted the show jumping action at the 33rd Annual I Love New York Horse Show. Engle's win was her seventh Grand Prix win in Lake Placid, tying the record held by Leslie Burr Howard.
Jul 29, 2010
Katherine Newman and Aljano Jr. Top Opening Day of Kentucky Summer Horse Show
Lexington KY
The sky stayed clear for the opening day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows at the historic Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The month long series of events will begin with the Kentucky Summer Horse Show and run concurrently with the North American Junior and Young Riders Championships being held July 28 -August 1, 2010. The 2010 National Junior Hunter Championships will follow August 3-4,2010, and the Kentucky Summer Classic will run from August 4 to August 8, 2010.
