Series Finale Scheduled for Kentucky National Indoor Horse Show
With just one grand prix remaining in the 2009 Hagyard Challenge Series, Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, ranks in first place with 760 points. Pablo Barrios of Caracas, Venezuela, is not far behind, currently occupying second with 740 points. The Hagyard Challenge Series is a summer-long string of seven show jumping events at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Offering $215,000 in total prize money, the series will award its leading rider with a $50,000 Leading Rider Bonus after the final class in the challenge, the $50,000 CSI-W Lexington Grand Prix.
The $50,000 CSI-W Lexington Grand Prix is scheduled for September 18, 2009, at the Kentucky National Indoor Horse Show. Kicking off at 7:30 p.m., this World Cup Qualifier will be the very first grand prix held in the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. All spectators are welcome and are encouraged to fill the stands.
The Hagyard Challenge Series is sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Supporters of the $50,000 Leading Rider Bonus include: Holiday Inn Georgetown Hotel; Dean, Dorton, & Ford; Fifth Third Bank; Fort Dodge Animal Health; Hagyard Pharmacy; Kathleen Sullivan, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Turf Town Properties; Air 51 and Audi of Lexington.
Hagyard Challenge Series Standings
1. MARGIE ENGLE 760
2. PABLO BARRIOS 740
3. KENT FARRINGTON 560
4. MARIO DESLAURIERS 350
4. MICHAEL MORRISSEY 350
6. ELIZA SHUFORD 300
7. REBECCA JOHANSON HOFMAN 270
8. HENRI KOVACS 250
9. JACK HARDIN TOWELL 240
10. MIKE MCCORMICK 230
11. NICHOLAS DELLO JOIO 190
12. BEEZIE MADDEN 165
13. SAYRE HAPPY 160
14. LJUBOV KOCHETOVA 130
15. DANIEL BLUMAN 110
16. ALISON ROBITAILLE 100
16. RICARDO VILLA 100
18. FRANCIS TRESS ROIG 90
19. SHANE SWEETNAM 80
19. TRACY FENNEY 80
21. CHRIS KAPPLER 70
21. ROBERT KRAUT 70
23. CARA RAETHER 65
24. JORGE ZAMUDIO 60
25. DEBBIE STEPHENS 50
25. ROBIN SWEELY 50
25. WILHELM GENN 50
28. JAMES BENEDETTO 40
28. KIRSTIE DOBBS 40
28. PETER LEONE 40
31. AARON VALE 30
31. CHRISTINE MCCREA 30
31. KEEAN WHITE 30
31. SERGIO CAMPOS 30
35. CHARLIE JAYNE 20
35. WIM JANSSEN 20
37. ANGEL KAROLYI 10
37. DAVID BEISEL 10
37. JEANNE HOBBS 10
37. RODRIGO LAMBRE 10
37. TODD MINIKUS 10
For more information on the Kentucky Horse Shows or the Hagyard Challenge Series, please go to www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.
To learn more about the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, please go to www.hagyard.com.