Hampton Classic History
Hampton Classic Showgrounds 1982 to Present
More than 75 Years of Tradition
History of the Hampton Classic Horse Show
Past Grand Prix Winners:
| 1977 | Bernie Traurig on "Southside" | 1999 | McLain Ward on "Twist du Valon" | |
| 1978 | Lynn Little on "Port" | 2000 | Margie Goldstein-Engle on "Hidden Creek's Laurel" | |
| 1979 | Mark Jungherr on "Just Plain Wilbur" | 2001 | Margie Goldstein-Engle on "Hidden Creek's Laurel" | |
| 1980 | Melanie Smith on "Calypso" | 2002 | Margie Goldstein-Engle on "Hidden Creek's Perin" | |
| 1981 | Rodney Jenkins on "Idle Dice" | 2003 | McLain Ward on ""Hurricane" | |
| 1982 | Conrad Homfeld on "Touch of Class" | 2004 | Darragh Kerins on "Nabucco" | |
| 1983 | Rodney Jenkins on "Coastline" | 2005 | Joe Fargis on "Edgar 12" | |
| 1984 | Rodney Jenkins on "Sugar Ray" | 2006 | Anne Kursinski on "Roxanna112" | |
| 1985 | Tony D'Ambrosio on "Nimmedor" | 2007 | Eliza Shuford on "Larentino" | |
| 1986 | Katherine Burdsall on "The Natural" | 2008 | Hilary Dobbs on "Corlett" | |
| 1987 | Jay Land on "Leapy Lad" | 2009 | McLain Ward on "Sapphire" | |
| 1988 | Katie Monahan Prudent on "The Empress" | 2010 | McLain Ward on "Sapphire" | |
| 1989 | Michael Matz on "Schnapps" | 2011 | McLain Ward on "Antarres F" | |
| 1990 | Michael Matz on "Heisman" | 2012 | Kent Farrington on "Voyeur" | |
| 1991 | Joe Fargis on "Mill Pearl" | 2013 | Kent Farrington on "Zafira" | |
| 1992 | Jeffrey Welles on "Serengeti" | 2014 | Kevin Babington on "Shorapur" | |
| 1993 | Beezie Patton on "Ping Pong" | 2015 | Karen Polle on "With Wings" | |
| 1994 | Jeffrey Welles on "Irish" | 2016 | Richie Maloney on "Carrabis Z" | |
| 1995 | Debbie Dolan on "Quantum Leap" | 2017 | Daniel Bluman on "Ladriano Z" | |
| 1996 | Tim Grubb on "Elan's Denizen" | 2018 | Mclain Ward on "HH Gigi's Girl" | |
| 1997 | Debbie Dolan-Sweeney on "Itziweenie" | 2019 | Mario Deslauriers on "Bardolina" | |
| 1998 | McLain Ward on "Twist du Valon" | 2020 | Show cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic | |