Ottawa, Ontario — Jump Canada is pleased to announce the dates and criteria for the 2007 Jump Canada Series including a new $20,000 cash award, sponsored by Jump Canada, for the 2007 Series winner.
As the intention of the award is to support excellence and high performance development, the award must be invested by the rider into a development program which is intended to support future elite performance. The program must be approved by the High Performance Committee.
Open to Canadian riders aboard Canadian-owned horses, the 2007 Jump Canada Series will consist of 24 Grand Prix and World Cup Qualifier classes with minimum prize money of $25,000 held across the country.
Riders earn points based on their class placings. The top 20 horse/rider combinations in each class receive points, with the winner receiving 20 points, and the remaining 19 finishers receiving points in downward increments of one point (i.e 19 points for second place, 18 points for third place, etc.). Points are then multiplied by 10% of the number of entries, up to a maximum of 25 entries.
The final event in the 2007 Jump Canada Series is the CN World Cup Qualifier to be held November 7 at the CSI5* Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. Following that competition, the horse/rider combination with the highest number of points will be named the winner of the 2007 Jump Canada Series.
To be eligible to compete in the Jump Canada Series, competitors must sign and complete the declaration form and return it to Equine Canada, along with the $50 Registration Fee, by May 11, 2007. Late registration fees of $150 will be accepted if received by the Manager Jumping at Equine Canada by close of business on August 31, 2007.
For more information, registration forms and complete criteria, please visit http://www.jumpcanada.ca/programs/JC_criteria.html.
The 2007 Jump Canada Series will include:
Province Horse Show Qualifying Class & Date
AB Spruce Meadows Winter Farewell (March 8-11) $25,000 Telus Grand Prix, March 11
AB Spruce Meadows Spring Welcome (March 14-18) $25,000 TD Canada Trust Grand Prix, March 18
MB Brandon Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (March 26-31) $75,000 ATCO Kubota Cup Centennial Grand Prix, March 31
ON Classic @ Palgrave Phase I (May 9-13) $50,000 Grand Prix of Palgrave, May 13
BC CSI 2* Thunderbird Spring Classic (May 24-27) $50,000 Spring Classic Grand Prix, May 27
ON The Caledon National Horse Show (May 16-20) $50,000 Caledon National Grand Prix, May 20
AB Edmonton Northlands (May 30- June 3) $40,000 Kubota Cup Grand Prix, June 2
QC CSI-W Classique Internationale de Blainville (July 4-8) $70,000 Jumping du Quebec World Cup Qualifier, July 8
ON CSI 3* ‘Kubota’ Capital Classic (July 18-22) $60,000 ‘Brookstreet’ Big Ben Memorial Grand Prix, July 22
QC CSI 2* International Bromont (July 18-22) $60,000 Grand Prix, July 22
QC CSI 3* International Bromont (July 25-29) $125,000 Canadian National Grand Prix, July 29
ON Caledon Equestrian Festival (July 25-29) $25,000 Equestrian Festival GP, July 29
ON CSI 4*-W Caledon Summer Festival (August 1-5) $100,000 Alliance Homes World Cup Qualifier, Aug. 5
ON Collingwood Festival (August 8-12) $50,000 Miele Grand Prix, August 12
BC Twin Oaks Derby (August 8-12) $40,000 Kubota Cup Series Grand Prix, August 12
BC Thunderbird Summer Classic (August 15-19) $25,000 Show Park Grand Prix, August 17
BC Thunderbird Summer Classic (August 15-19) $50,000 Fort Langley Grand Prix, August 19
ON Kubota Collingwood Classic (August 15-19) $60,000 Kubota Cup Series Grand Prix, August 19
BC Thunderbird Summer Festival (August 22-26) $25,000 ‘Tommy Bahama’ Grand Prix, August 24
BC CSI2* Thunderbird Summer Festival (August 22-26) $75,000 ‘Keg Steakhouse and Bar’ Grand Prix, August 26
AB Spruce Meadows Masters (September 5-9) $25,000 Phillips, Hager & North Grand Prix, Sept 7
ON CSI-W Halton Place (August 29-Sept 2) $75,000 World Cup Qualifier, Sept 2
ON CSI 3*-W Tournament of Champions (Sept 19-23) $50,000 Jumper Classic, Sept 21
ON CSI 3*-W Tournament of Champions (Sept 19-23) $100,000 Canada Cup Final and World Cup Qualifier, Sept 23
Final CSI 5*-W Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
(November 2-11) CN World Cup Qualifier, November 7
About Jump Canada
Jump Canada is a committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activities in Canada from the grass roots to the international level. Jump Canada is governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are elected by the stakeholders in the sport. For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, visit www.jumpcanada.ca.
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