Lake Placid, NY —June 28, 2007—Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee , FL rode Romy to victory over a 24-horse field in the $7,500 Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Jump-off at the 38th annual Lake Placid Horse Show.
Minikus, one of the four riders chosen to represent the U.S. in show jumping in the Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro , Brazil later this summer, was one of nine entries to qualify for a tiebreaking jump-off by riding without penalty over the 15-jump first-round course at the North Elba Showgrounds. The 2001 U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Horseman of the Year who won Lake Placid ’s Hérmes Grand Prix in 2004 then completed the seven-jump tiebreaker without fault in 29.284 seconds to claim the win.
Placing second with two clean rides and a jump-off time of 31.500 seconds on Cocu was Molly Ashe-Cawley of Wellington , FL , winner of the Lake Placid ’s Budweiser Grandprix in 1999. Third place went to Jonathan McCrea of Suffield , CT who finished the jump-off clean in 33.677 seconds on Costa and fourth went to two-time Olympic veteran Lisa Jacquin of Collegeville , PA who had the only other clean jump-off ride, finishing in 33.899 seconds on Grace.
In the day’s other feature class, Ezequiel Peralta won the Adirondack Store 1.35m Jump-off, topping a field of 59 horses with two clean rounds and a jump-off time of 34.197 seconds on Allain Z. Second went to Julie Welles who finished the jump-off clean in 34.718 seconds on River and third went to 2004 Olympic team Gold Medalist McLain Ward who had a clean jump-off ride in 34.765 seconds on Athos.
The 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show is once again hosting world-class equestrian action highlighted by the $75,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 3*, presented by RV Sales of Broward, on Sunday, July 1. The 30th annual I Love New York Horse Show, highlighted by the $60,000 Hermès Grandprix CSI 3* on Saturday, July 7, follows at the same site, July 3-8.
This year’s Lake Placid Horse Show schedule includes classes such as the 1.35m Adirondack Store Jumper Class and 1.45m Whiteface Mountain Open Jumper Stake on Wednesday, June 27; 1.45m Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort Open Jumper Class and The Hooker Family Children’s Jumpers on Thursday, June 28; Turtle Lane Farm Open Jumper Classic, and 1.40m Hilton Lake Placid Resort Open Speed Challenge; 1.35m Chair 6 Jumper Class on Friday, June 29; The Whiteface Lodge NAL Adult Amateur Jumper Classics, Adirondack Life Low Junior Jumper Classic, Sidelines Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, 1.40m Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club NAL Open Speed Stake, 1.35m A.G. Edwards Jumper Class, and The Hooker Family Children’s Jumper Classes on Saturday, June 30; and the Pepsi Bottling Group High Junior Jumper Classic, Mirror Lake Inn High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, Juliam Farm Lead Line Class, C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery Parade of Champions, Moss Communications NAL Children’s Jumper Classics, and the $75,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 3* presented by RV Sales of Broward on Sunday, July 1.
The 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love New York Horse Show sponsors include A. G. Edwards, A&M Beverages, A Placid Life, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Store, Animal Planet, Anonymous, Bainbridge Farms LLC, Brandy Parfums, Ltd., The Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar, Budweiser, Carr-Hughes Productions, Chair 6, Charlie’s Restaurant, Charlotte Bobcats, Chronicle of the Horse , Jane Forbes Clark, C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery, Inc., The Cottage Café, The Country Saddler, Ltd., Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Deeridge Farms, Der Dau Custom Boots and Shoes, Ecogold, EquiFit, Farm and Ranch Magazine, Fox Run, Ltd., Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Grill 211, Mr. James Harpel, Hermès, Hilton Lake Placid Resort, The Hooker Family, Horse Watch, Juliam Farm, Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau, Lake Placid News, The Leone Family, The Levy Family, Lonesome Landing Garden Center, The Marantz Family, Mirror Lake Inn, Moss Communications, Mountain Horse, Mr. Mike’s Pizza & Pasta, Nicola’s On Main, North Elba Park District, On a Fence Designs & Rentals, ORDA/Whiteface Mountain, The Pepsi Bottling Group, The Phillips Family, Price Chopper, Red-Kap Sales, Royal Reflections, Ruthie’s Run, RV Sales of Broward, Sand Castle Farm, Michael & Lora Schultz, Sidelines, Stretton Enterprises, Turtle Lane Farm, The Weeks Family, The Whiteface Lodge, Wild Horse Wines, Woodlea Farms, WPTZ News Channel 5, and Y106.3 – Mountain Communications LLC.
Live webcasts of all horse show competition is available on line at the horse show’s official website at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com or at www.productionseast.com.
Admission to the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is just $2.00 on weekdays and $5.00 on weekends. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Tickets are available at the gate. Guided walking tours of the horse show are available each weekday (Wed-Fri) at 11:30 am for just $1.00. Further information is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or on line at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.
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