Lake Placid, NY—July 4, 2007—Debbie Stephens of Palmetto, FL rode All Star to victory in the $7,500 Farm & Ranch Magazine 1.45m Jump-off at the 30th annual I Love New York Horse Show. None of the 13 horses in the field was able to master the 15-jump first-round course at the North Elba Showgrounds. Four entries that were able to complete the course with only one rail down then competed in a jump-off to break the tie for first place.
Stephens, a two-time Pan American Games team Bronze medalist, was the only one to ride without penalty over the eight-jump tiebreaker course which gave her the win.
Placing second with four faults in the jump-off and a time of 39.545 seconds on Corlett was Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ. Third place went to Christine McCrea of Suffield, CT who also finished the jump-off with four faults but in a slightly slower time of 40.804 seconds on Triomphe de Muze. Fourth place went to Marilyn Little of Frederick, MD on Aston Martin.
In the day’s other feature class, Christine McCrea of Suffield, CT won the WPTZ-TV News Channel 5 1.35m Jump-off, topping a field of 64 horses with two clean rounds and a jump-off time of 35.127 seconds on Rioletto. Second went to Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ who finished the jump-off clean in 37.076 seconds on Capri and third went to 1996 Atlanta Olympic team Silver Medalist Peter Leone who had a clean jump-off ride in 37.121 seconds on Real Eagle.
The 2007 I Love New York Horse Show, July 3-8, is once again hosting world-class equestrian action highlighted by the $75,000 Hermès Grandprix CSI 3* on Saturday, July 7. Preceding the Grandprix is the horse show’s 15th annual Doggie Costume Contest sponsored by Lonesome Landing Garden Center of Saranac, the Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar of Lake Placid and A Placid Life of Lake Placid. All people who bring a leashed dog in costume to the horse show on Saturday will be admitted free.
Highlights of the 2007 I Love New York Horse Show schedule include:
Wednesday, July 4 1.35m WPTZ News Channel 5 Jumper Class
1.45m Farm & Ranch Magazine Open Speed Stake
The Hooker Family Children’s Jumpers
Thursday, July 5 1.40m Wild Horse Winery NAL Open Speed Stake
The Leone Family Open Jumper Classic CSI 3*
Friday, July 6 The Hooker Family Children’s Jumpers
1.45m Nicola’s Restaurants Open Jumper
1.35m Charlie’s Restaurant Jumper Class
1.40m Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau Speed Challenge
Saturday, July 7 1.35m A. G. Edwards Jumper Class
The Marantz Family High Junior Jumper Classic
Charlotte Bobcats High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
Woodlea Farms Parade of Champions
$75,000 Hermès Grandprix CSI 3*
Sunday, July 8 Price Chopper WIHS Children’s Jumper Classics
The Levy Family Low Junior Jumper Classic
Y 106.3 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
Kathy Scholl Equitation Championship
EquiFit WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Classics
Moss Communications Pony Hunter Classic
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 www.livebroadcast.tv, www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com or at www.productionseast.com.
Admission to the I Love New York Horse Show 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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