Just three days after his win in the $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy, McCrea topped a 16-horse field with two clean rounds and a jump-off time of 30.564 seconds on Twisther. That time was 22 hundredths of a second better than the 30.785 seconds turned in by runner-up Quentin Judge of Wellington, FL on HH Sandor.
Other winners on Wednesday included Darragh Kenny on NLF Trans Atlantic in the Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 1.35m Jumper Class; Laura Chapot on Elizabeth R in the WPTZ News Channel 5 1.30m Class; Lou Jacobs on Kachina in the Deeridge Farms High Amateur-Owner Jumper Class; and Charlotte Jacobs on Promised Land in the High Junior Jumper Class.
The 34th annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show runs through Sunday at the North Elba Showgrounds and is highlighted by the $75,000 Woodlea Farms Grand Prix, presented by Intercat Inc., on Saturday, July 9. Following the 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.
Saturday also features the horse show’s 19th Annual Doggie Costume Contest, sponsored by Lonesome Landing Garden Center, the Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar, and A Placid Life/Jake Placid Doghouse. All people with a leashed dog in costume will be admitted to the horse show free of charge. Entry in the contest is also free and there are prizes for all entries. The contest begins at 12:00 noon and registration is at 11:30 am.
Guided walking tours of the horse show’s North Elba Showgrounds are available through Friday 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 I Love New York Horse Show include:
Thursday, July 7 –1.40m J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Open Speed Stake; The Hooker Family Children’s Jumper Class; 1.30m Lake Placid Lodge Jumper Class; Deeridge Farms Amateur-Owner Jumper Class
Friday, July 8 –1.45m Chevy Jumper Class; 1.40m ROOST Jumper Class; Deeridge Farms Amateur-Owner Jumper Class; 1.35m Jamaica Tent Class; The Hooker Family Children’s Jumper Class;
Saturday, July 9 - $75,000 Woodlea Farms Grand Prix, presented by Intercat, Inc., Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort High Junior Jumper Classic; Deeridge Farms Amateur-Owner Jumper Class; Woodlea Farms Parade of Champions; Kathy Scholl Equitation Championship; 19th Annual Doggie Costume Contest, sponsored by Lonesome Landing Garden Center, the Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar, A Placid Life and Jake Placid Doghouse
Sunday, July 10 –$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay and Purina Mills; The Levy Family Low Junior Jumper Classic; EquiFit WIHS Adult Jumper Classics; Paradysz Farm WIHS Children’s Jumper 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 Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show 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. Show your Price Chopper AdvantEdge Card, and your admission fee is 50% off.
For more information, please call the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or visit www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.