Lexington, Ky. - The country's best examples of hunter breeding will be on display this week on both coasts to compete in the 2015 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship. Judges Mindy Minetto, of Wellington, Fla., and Chris Wynne, of Virginia Beach, Va., will travel to both coasts to assess the entrants.

On August 26, young horses on the West Coast will meet at the Showpark All Seasons Summer Tournament in Del Mar, Calif. The championship then moves to the East Coast to the Virginia Young Horse Festival in Lexington, Va., on August 29. The 2014 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Overall Reserve Grand Champion, Apua Point, a 2013 Oldenburg gelding, returns to the championship, aiming for top honors.

Champion and Reserve Champion Best Young Horses will be named for the East and West phases, as well as the Overall Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion titles. In addition to competing for the National Championship titles, there are seven classes in each phase: Yearling Colt/Gelding, Yearling Filly, Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding, Two-Year-Old Filly, Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding, and Three-Year-Old Filly. The top two horses in each of those classes will move on to the Best Young Horse Championship Class for a chance at both the Regional and National Grand Champion titles.

Find out more information on the Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship.