Minikus, winner of the horse show’s $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid in 2007 and $75,000 Woodlea Farms I Love NY Grand Prix in 2004, was one of seven entries from the starting field of 15 to qualify for the speed section of the course by completing the power portion without penalty. He then completed the speed section fault-free in a blistering 34.830 seconds to claim the win over second-place finisher Peter Lutz of Goldens Bridge, NY, who finished fault-free in 40.224 seconds on Indiana 127.
Other winners on Thursday included Richie Moloney on Bailey in the High Peaks Resort 1.40m Open Speed Class; Molly Banfield on Petrus in the Deeridge Farms Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Class; and Jennifer Goddard on Wynamorka in the Lake Placid Lodge 1.30m Speed Class.
The Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show runs through Sunday and is followed at the North Elba Showgrounds by the 34th annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show, July 5 -10.
Highlighting this year's Intercat Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows are two Grand Prix events— The $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid presented by Intercat Inc, on Sunday, July 3 and the $75,000 Woodlea Farms Grand Prix, presented by Intercat Inc, on Saturday, July 9. Following the $75,000 Woodlea Farms Grand Prix, the Richard and Diana Feldman Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Excellence is awarded to the rider who has won the most combined prize money in Lake Placid’s two Grand Prix.
Guided walking tours of the horse show’s North Elba Showgrounds are available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week for just $1.00 per person. The tours leave at 11:00 am from the Lake Placid Horse Show merchandise booth.
Upcoming highlights of the horse show include:
Friday, July 1 – 1.35m Adirondack Flying Service Jumper Class; Deeridge Farms Amateur-Owner Jumper Class; 1.40J.Lohr Vineyards & Wines Open Jumper Stake
Saturday, July 2 – Crowne Plaza Resort North American League (NAL) Adult Amateur Jumper Classics; Adirondack Life Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic; Sidelines Low Junior Jumper Classic; 1.40m Jamaica Tent class; The Hooker Family Children’s Jumper Classes
Sunday, July 3 –$75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid, presented by Intercat,Inc., Pepsi Beverages Co. High Junior Jumper Classic; Farm Vet High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic; Juliam Farm Lead Line Class; C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery Parade of Champions; Price Chopper NAL Children's Jumper Classics; Horse Show Services NAL Adult Amateur Hunter Classics
The 2011 Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love New York Horse Show sponsors include: A Placid Life, Adirondack Flying Service, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Store, Alessandro Albanese, Animal Planet, Anonymous, Arbor Hill Farm (The Boggio Family), Bainbridge Companies, LLC, Beacon Hill Horse Transportation, Inc., Cape Air, Carr-Hughes Productions, Casella Waste Management, Jane Forbes Clark, Clifton Park Rental Center, C.M. Hadfield's Saddlery, Inc., Community Bank, N.A., Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Deeridge Farms, Der Dau Custom Made Boots, Devoucoux, Inc, Eastern Hay, Equifit, Inc., FarmVet, Inc., Fox Run, Ltd., Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, James Harpel, Hollow Brook Associates LLC, High Peaks Resort, Horseshoe Trail Farm, LLC, Horse Show Services, Horse Watch, Intercat, Inc., J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Jamaica Tent Company, Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC, Juliam Farm, Kistler Buildings, Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid Summit Resort Hotel & Suites, Meadow Grove Farm, Mirror Lake Inn, Mountain Horse, Bobby & Melissa Murphy, On A Fence Designs, ORDA - Whiteface Mountain, P. F. Farm, Parlanti USA, Pepsi Beverages Company, Price Chopper, Purina Mills, Quiet Hill Farm, ROOST - LP-Essex County Visitors Bureau, Ruthie's Run, Sam Edelman Shoes, Sand Castle Farm, Saratoga Eagle, Lora & Michael Schultz, Sidelines, SmartPak, Storm Ridge Capital, LLC, Stretton Enterprises, Inc., The Brown Dog Deli & Wine Bar, The Cottage Café, The Hooker Family, The Levy Family, The Spa @ The Mirror Lake Inn, The Tack Shelter, The Whiteface Lodge, Time Warner Cable, Town of North Elba Park District, USA Animo, Woodlea Farms, WPTZ News Channel 5 and Y-106.3.
Admission to the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is just $2.00 on weekdays and $5.00 on weekends. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free and discounts are offered to groups of 20 or more. Tickets are available at the gate. Admission is 50% off with a Price Chopper AdvantEdge Card.
For more information, please call the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or visit www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.