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Eight Olympians and Top International Stars Lead First-Class Jumper Lineup for 123rd Annual National Horse Show and Family Festival
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Kenneth Kraus for Phelps Media Group, Inc.
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PHOTO CREDIT: McLain Ward and Goldika 559 at last year’s National Horse Show and Family Festival in Wellington, Florida – Photo © 2005 by Randi Muster. This photo may only be used in relation to this press release.
Eight Olympians and Top International Stars Lead First-Class Jumper Lineup for 123rd Annual National Horse Show and Family Festival
Wellington, FL – November 27, 2008 – Some of the world’s best show jumpers, highlighted by eight Olympic riders, headline a stellar starting lineup for this year’s 123rd Annual National Horse Show and Family Festival. The show, in its fifth year in Florida, gets underway on November 29, 2006 and runs through December 3, at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Pierson Road in Wellington.
The Open Jumper Division, offering $316,000 in total prize money, is highlighted by the $100,000 Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship, offered for the first time ever at the National Horse Show. The Rolex sponsored event will be contested in two phases, one on Friday night under the lights, and the second on Sunday afternoon. Both phases will be held in the Internationale Arena. In addition to the $50,000 offered in each part of the main event, the top two overall finishers will divvy up an additional $25,000 in bonus pool money.
Along with the fabulous prize money offered, Phase One of the Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship is also an East Coast League World Cup Qualifying event. The 2007 Rolex World Cup Finals are in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April. Friday night’s class is the first of only five classes remaining that offer riders a chance to qualify for the World Cup Finals. The top seven riders in the East Coast point standings will book a trip to Las Vegas in April.
Other special classes for the Open Jumpers include the $5,000 Palm Beach Post Welcome Stake on Wednesday afternoon, the $15,000 National Horse Show Speed Classic on Thursday afternoon, and $10,000 National Horse Show Speed Stake on Saturday.
The 2004 Athens Olympic Team Gold Medalist, and this past summer’s World Equestrian Games Team Silver Medalist, McLain Ward, headlines this year’s starting line-up. For the third year in a row, Ward comes to the National Horse Show after galloping to victory in the World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Canada, just two weeks ago.
Ward will be joined by Margie Engle and Laura Kraut, his teammates from the World Equestrian Games Silver Medal team. Engle was just recently named the American Grand Prix Association Rider of the Year for the tenth time in her amazing career. Kraut, who has amassed seven World Cup Finals appearances, spent most of 2006 in Europe with a major win at Birmingham, England, and top finishes at Lucerne, Rotterdam and at Barcelona. All three riders were part of the United States Samsung Super League team that finished with a world wide second place finish this year.
Other United States Olympians scheduled for this year’s National Horse Show include Nona Garson, Lauren Hough and Todd Minikus, who competed on the 2000 U.S. Show Jumping team at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
International Olympic stars Mario Deslauriers and Jaime Guerra are also on this year’s starting line-up card. Deslauriers is a two time Canadian Olympian, having competed in Los Angeles in 1984, and in Seoul, Korea, in 1988. Guerra has twice represented his home country of Mexico on the world’s greatest stage, riding in the Olympics at Barcelona, Spain, in 1992 and in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1996.
Molly Ashe, the winner of last year’s $100,000 Lexus National Horse Show Jumper Championship, returns again this year. Ashe had a tremendous summer in Europe, representing the United States on the Super League team and notching major victories in the Grand Prix of Dublin and the Queen Elizabeth Cup at Hickstead, England.
Other top competitors this year include Kimberly Prince, the highest placed American rider at the last World Cup Finals in Las Vegas in 2005, Aaron Vale, one of the two winningest riders in U.S. show jumping history and Christine McCrea, a Super League team member and winner of this year’s $100,000 American Gold Cup in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jumper action gets underway on Wednesday AT 3 p.m. The Palm Beach Post Welcome Stake takes center stage at the Internationale Arena.
123rd NATIONAL HORSE SHOW & FAMILY FESTIVAL FAST FACTS
WHAT: 123rd National Horse Show & Family Festival
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WHEN: November 29-December 3, 2006
HOURS: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday: 8 a.m. to approximately 6 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to approximately 10 p.m.
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WHERE: Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club, Wellington, Florida
HIGHLIGHTS- Competition:
Palm Beach Post National Welcome Stake, CSI (November 29)
NHS Speed Stake, CSI (November 30)
The Palm Beach Daily News NHS Adult Amateur Welcome Stake (December 1)
Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship Phase I, CSI-W (December 1- evening competition)
NHS Open Speed Stake, CSI (December 2)
$120,000 National Horse Show Open and Junior/Amateur-Owner Hunter Championships (December 2)
Zada Enterprises, LLC 5th Annual Dressage at the National- $500 Intermediaire I and Grand Prix level Freestyle, Young Rider and Junior Freestyle (December 1-3)
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumper National Finals (December 3)
$80,000 Young Jumper Championships® International Final (December 3)
Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship Final Phase (December 3)
Exhibitions and Special Events:
“Jumping Under the Stars” Black Tie Gala (December 1, evening)
Shaana Pritchard and Frieze Frame Friesians exhibitions (December 1-3)
Children’s Fair (December 2-3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
“The Horse: In & Out” Art Exhibition (November 29-December 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
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SPONSORED CLASSES & PRIZE MONEY:
$155,000 International Open Jumper section
$125,000 Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship and Bonus Pool Award
$80,000 Young Jumper Championships® International
$20,000 Palm Beach Daily News Adult Amateur Jumper division
$10,000 Bainbridge Farm Adult Amateur Working Hunter division
$13,000 Kilkenny Amateur-Owner Working Hunter divisions
$6,500 William Barlow Redfern Regular Working Hunter division
$5,000 Village of Wellington National Horse Show Pony Hunter Classic
TICKETS: 561-793-JUMP, or visit www.stadiumjumping.com
ADMISSION: General Admission Tickets are available at the gate.
Adults: $10 Wednesday through Saturday (including $10 for Friday evening performance), Sunday- $15
Seniors/Children 13 and up: $7 all performances
Children 12 and under: Free
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VIP SEATING: Box Seats Tickets may be purchased at the gate.+ (Limited availability)
Location: Internationale Arena
Prices: $25 every day (plus $25 for Friday evening performance), per person
Box of 4 seats for entire week, including Friday night: $500
Box Seats are available for purchase through Stadium Jumping, Inc.+ Please call 800-237-8924 for more information.
VIP tables in The Diamond Horseshoe Club (located at the Internationale Arena):
Gold Member Front Row- $5000 for six seat table, luxury amenities provided for all performances including Friday evening.+ Silver Member Second and Third Rows- $3500 for six seat table.
Tables in The Diamond Horseshoe Club are available for purchase through Phelps Media Group, Inc.+ Please call 561-753-3389.
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THE FACILITY:
The Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club is also the home of the Winter Equestrian Festival and the site of the first outdoor Nations Cup held in the United States. The competition areas include the 400’ x 400’ grass Internationale Arena, which is surrounded by bermed seating, chalets, and VIP areas; plus the Bertalan DeNemethy Arena and Grand Hunter Field, both with all weather footing. Amenities include the Diamond Horseshoe Club VIP area.
DIRECTIONS:
Approaching the show grounds from the Florida Turnpike, take Exit #93, Lake Worth Blvd., and travel west, crossing over 441. Travel five miles to South Shore Blvd., turn right on South Shore and proceed one mile to Pierson Road, then turn left at the light. Spectator Entrance is first left, on Equestrian Road. Approaching the show grounds from Interstate I-95, take Exit 49. Travel west on Forest Hill Blvd. 11 miles to South Shore Blvd. Turn left on South Shore and follow to Pierson Road. Turn right at the light on Pierson. Spectator Entrance is first left – Equestrian Road.
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PARKING: Parking is free Wednesday through Sunday.
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FOOD: A diverse menu of food and beverages is available at the vendor courtyard and at vendors around the Internationale Arena, and are open during show hours.
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SHOPPING: The vendor courtyard and individual booths around the Internationale Arena offer equestrian equipment, apparel, jewelry, and home furnishings.
HOTELS:
*Hampton Inn and Suites Wellington
2155 Wellington Green Drive, Wellington, FL 561-472-9696
*Hampton Inn at Emerald Dunes
2025 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, FL 561-682-9990
*Hampton Inn Lake Worth
8205 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL 561-472-5980
CAR RENTAL:
Use Enterprise Rent-a-Car for your car rental needs at the National Horse Show and Family Festival! Call 1-800-593-0505 and use the National Horse Show reference number 41W0080 for a discount.
PALM BEACH POLO EQUESTRIAN CLUB:
14440 Pierson Rd., Wellington, FL+ 33414
561-793-JUMP (phone)
561-753-7727 (fax)
www.stadiumjumping.com. +
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STADIUM JUMPING, INC.: Corporate Office-
1301 Sixth Ave West, Suite 406, Bradenton, FL+ 34205
941-744-5465 (phone)
941-744-0874 (fax)
www.stadiumjumping.com.+
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NATIONAL HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, LTD
Carolyn Vincent
P.O. Box 386, Greenvale, NY+ 11548
516-484-1865 (phone)
516-484-1982 (fax)
NationalHS@aol.com
www.nhs.org
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13833 Wellington Trace
Unit E-4 #221
Wellington, FL 33414
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PHOTO CREDIT: McLain Ward and Goldika 559 at last year’s National Horse Show and Family Festival in Wellington, Florida – Photo © 2005 by Randi Muster. This photo may only be used in relation to this press release.
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