Tampa, FL—September 7, 2006— The 2006 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series saw 10 exciting events in August—seven in the East Conference and three in the West. The Series kicked off in February and continues through November, culminating in a Year-End Championship at the National Horse Show in Wellington, FL.
Julie Welles and Felix Des Noues led the junior division standings in the East Conference, while Cara Cheska and My Fair Lady sat in first place in the amateur-owner division. In the West Conference, Amber Levine and Anna Karenina led the junior division. Josephina Nor and Only One held the lead in the amateur-owner division standings.
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series East Conference – Junior Division
Thanks, in part, to a win at the Vermont Summer Celebration, part of the five-week-long Vermont Summer Festival, Julie Welles maintained her lead in the junior division of the East Conference. Welles, of West Simsbury, CT, led the standings through the summer months and had 795 points aboard Felix Des Noues at the close of competition in August. In second was Haylie Jayne of West Simsbury, CT, who had 730 points with Jubulent. During August, Jayne and Jubulent took first place in the $10,000 High Jr/AO Jumper Classic at Equifest II in Wayne, IL.
Rounding out the top three in the Series standings was Addison Phillips of New York, NY, with 495 points riding Flight.
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series East Conference – Amateur-Owner Division
Leading the amateur-owner division in the East with 695 points was Cara Cheska of Waukesha, WI, and My Fair Lady. Whitney Weeks of Southport, CT, was in second place with 560 points aboard Subliem.
Katherine Frame of Wauwatosa, WI, was third with 410 points on McGrath and was also in fourth on another mount, Double Delight.
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series West Conference – Junior Division
Amber Levine of Temecula, CA, also maintained her summer lead in the junior division of the West Conference with 690 points riding Anna Karenina. There was a tie for second place in the Series standings following the August events. Levine on another horse, Ketel One, and Hannah Selleck of Thousand Oaks, CA, aboard Bauer, had 305 points each.
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series West Conference – Amateur-Owner Division
Josephina Nor of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, led the pack in the amateur-owner standings in the West Conference. With 550 points, Nor and her mount, Only One, led second place rider, Katherine Bardis of Pebble Beach, CA, who had 325 points aboard Conquest of Paradiso. Bardis’s win at the Showpark All Seasons Tournament moved her up from sixth place.
Tracy Kenly of Phoenix, AZ, clinched the win on Kirk at the Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic I, helping her round out the top three places in the Series standings with 240 points.
The 2006 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series is sponsored by Stadium Jumping, Inc., the Lake Placid Horse Show Association, the 2007 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, Practical Horseman, and Langer Equestrian Group, Inc. The Series Leader Board appears below:
East Conference - Junior Division Through September 9
Horse Rider Owner Points
1. Felix Des Noues Julie Welles Missy Clark/North Run 795
2. Jubulent Haylie Jayne Alex R. Jayne 730
3. Flight Addison Phillips Addison Phillips 495
4. Lojana Julie Welles Sir Ruly, Inc. 475
5. La Movida Sloane Coles Gotham Enterprizes 420
6. Bradberry Kristen Vanderveen Double H Farm 380
7. Cobretti Heather Dobbs Heather Dobbs 350
8. Corlett Heather Dobbs Heather Dobbs/Athlon Partners 345
East Conference - Amateur-Owner Division Through September 9
Horse Rider Owner Points
1. My Fair Lady Cara Cheska Cara Cheska 695
2. Subliem Whitney Weeks Whitney Weeks 560
3. McGrath Katherine Frame Katherine Frame 410
4. Double Delight Katherine Frame Katherine Frame 363
5. Contino Summer Gay RCG Farms 360
5. Modra Chloe Wormser Chloe Wormser 360
7. Grazeu Will Coleman Tivoli Farm 355
8. Cannon Boy Lara Gay RCG Farms 350
West Conference - Junior Division Through September 9
Horse Rider Owner Points
1. Anna Karenina Amber Levine Temecula Valley Eq. Ctr. 690
2. Ketel One Amber Levine Temecula Valley Eq. Ctr. 305
2. Bauer Hannah Selleck Descanso Farm/Danielle Torano 305
4. Noble Gesture Natalie Rea Natalie Rea 300
5. Gelha’s Junior Paige Beal-Andros Fairway Farms 285
6. Any Option Kate Cummings Darragh Kerins 180
7. Lady-D Erica Buie Fairbanks Valley Farm, LLC 150
8. Cyrano De Beryerack Brenna Bollig Monica Rahman 145
West Conference - Amateur-Owner Division Through September 9
Horse Rider Owner Points
1. Only One Josephina Nor Josephina Nor Stables, LLC 550
2. Conquest of Paradiso Katherine Bardis C & S Partnership 325
3. Kirk Tracy Kenly Tracy Kenly/Kenly Farms 240
4. Roma M Fred Bauer Fred Bauer 220
5. Taylor Made Katherine Bardis C & S Partnership 215
6. Haraklion Tracy Kenly Tracy Kenly/Kenly Farms 205
7. Nico Dolores Cuenca Maxine Inc. 190
8. Kandel Megan Edrick Procedures, Inc. 180
8. Kolor Me Fabulous Douglas Novick Douglas Novick 180
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL was established in 1987 and formally opened in 1989. It was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame also conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, held under Grand Prix rules and specifications.
The Series is designed to give amateur-owner and junior riders an opportunity to compete at higher levels and serves as a proving ground for many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States in international competition.
Any horse show offering a class that meets all the criteria set forth in the 2006 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series specifications and has prize money of at least $1,000 is eligible to be part of the Series.
For more information about the Jumper Classic Series, please visit the Show Jumping Hall of Fame website at www.showjumpinghalloffame.net.
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