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Hillary Dobbs Becomes Youngest Rider to Win $200,000 FTI Grand Prix at Hampton Classic Horse Show |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 31, 2008—Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ and Corlett were turbo-charged in a timed jump-off, zooming across the field to win the $200,000 FTI Grand Prix on Sunday’s closing event of the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Dobbs, 20, became the youngest rider in the 33-year history of the show to win the class, finishing in 41.13 seconds aboard Corlett with a clear round. Two other young equestriennes also went clear: Brianne Goutal, 19, of New York City, who placed second with Onira (42.83), and Kirsten Coe, 27, of Katonah, N.Y., who was third aboard Starlight (43.99). |
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Jennifer Waxman Clinches $25,000 Calvin Klein Show Jumping Derby, Racks Up Awards at Hampton Classic |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 31, 2008—Jennifer Waxman, 16, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, won Sunday’s $25,000 Calvin Klein Show Jumping Derby at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Waxman won aboard Outline in a timed jump-off against five other riders, swooping over the final course in 34.385 seconds. They were followed by Addison Phillips of New York City on Teirra (36.051) in second place and Hungarian Henri Kovaks, who is based in Middleburg, Va., finishing third with G-5 (36.291). All three went double-clear. |
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Minikus Blazes to First and Third Place in $30,000 Sotheby’s International Realty Challenge |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 30, 2008—In a hair-on-fire finish, Todd Minikus and Hillary Dobbs turned the $30,000 Sotheby’s International Realty Challenge into a horse race at the 33rd annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. In a timed jump-off, Minikus won aboard Pavarotti in 37.56 seconds. Dobbs was second with Marengo (37.79) and Minikus placed third on Presidente (38.25). Their rides were double-clean. |
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Animal Planet Stars and Furry Friends Delight Children on Cablevision’s Kids Day at Hampton Classic |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 30, 2008—Kids got to meet stars and furry friends and learned how to care for an array of animals at the 33rd annual Hampton Classic Horse Show on Cablevision’s Kids Day. While the young audience roamed through a tent housing a menagerie from bunnies to llamas—and horses, of course—stars from Animal Planet’s popular television show “Animal Precinct” and ASPCA officers answered questions about how to help animals in need. |
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Hillary Dobbs and Corlett Fly to Win $50,000 Carolex Grand Prix Qualifier at Hampton Classic |
Bridgehampton, NY—August 29, 2008—It was a tight race, but no one could catch Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, N.J., and Corlett in the $50,000 Carolex Grand Prix Qualifier at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. First to go in the jump-off, the pair set the pace for seven other horses and won with a clean round in 39.23 seconds. Louis Jacobs of East Aurora, N.Y., finished a close second on Kachina (39.54) and Todd Minikus of Wellington, Fla., was third on Ultimo Van Ter Moude (40.95), both with double-clean rounds.
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Hunter Champions Set the Pace at 33rd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 29, 2008—The hunter classes at the Hampton Classic Horse Show are far from a cakewalk, but for Scott Stewart of Flemington, N.J. and Wellington, Fla., several of them were a Castlewalk. His mount by that name clinched the First-Year Green Hunter Champion title, followed closely by Sportin’ Life, a horse he owns and competes as Reserve Champion. Another of his horses, Ovation, was Second Year Green Hunter Champion. |
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Junior Riders Take Center Stage in Opening Round of $10,000 Wölffer Estate Equitation Championship |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 28, 2008—The water jump separated the field in the opening round of the $10,000 Wölffer Estate Equitation Championship at the 33rd annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. The obstacle did exactly as it was intended to do, winnowing out the top 10 junior riders, who will return Saturday for the second and final round on a revised course on the Grand Prix field. |
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Blue Rules As Lady In Blue Wins Blue in bluhammock music 1.45m Open Jumper Class at Hampton Classic |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 28, 2008—Blue was the color of the day for Olympian Norman Dello Joio of Wellington, Fla., who rode Lady in Blue to the blue ribbon in the bluhammock music 1.45m Open Jumper Class at the 33rd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. Dello Joio’s winning time of 38.298 seconds in the jump-off moved him ahead of Todd Minikus of Wellington, who had been leading with Presidente. Minikus finished second (38.478) and Lisa Rex of Westbury, N.Y., was third on Fit 3 (40.803). |
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Joe Fargis Wins Jaguar 1.45m Open Jumper Class at Hampton Classic Horse Show |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 27, 2008—Olympian Joe Fargis of Middleburg, Virginia, cruised to a win aboard Kimber in the Jaguar 1.45m Open Jumper Class at the 33rd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. He had the fastest clean round in the jump-off with 31.16 seconds. |
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Sopranos Actress and her Adopted Dog in Starring Role for ASPCA at Hampton Classic Horse Show |
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Bridgehampton, NY—August 26, 2008—Award-winning actress Aida Turturro—better known as “Janice” on the HBO television series “The Sopranos”—lit up the stage at the Hampton Classic Horse Show with her adopted 2-year-old Labrador retriever. Buddy performed obedience skills for his owner and learned new tricks under the guidance of an animal behaviorist for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), a Hampton Classic sponsor. |
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