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Women
Dominate The Field On Super Bowl Sunday In The $50,000 EMO Grand
Prix |
Indio, CA (January 27, 2003)--As Tampa Bay and the Raiders were battling
it out in a rough-and-tumble Super Bowl, four women rose above a field
of twenty-one entries to compete in the jump-off for the $50,000 EMO
Grand Prix. English rider, Helen McNaught and her mount Lexicon were
the final victors in the special Grand Prix class, which was the highlight
of Sunday's competition at the HITS Indio Desert Circuit.
Course
designer Danny Foster was responsible for building a challenging
course that only four riders could master. The first to perform,
Misti Cassar on Pasadena, made the going look easy with a faultless
round in 88.9 seconds, well within the time allowed of 103. The
following eleven riders could not match her opener and it was the
twelfth in the order, McNaught, who gave the crowd the second clear
round. Laura Linback on her second mount, Grand Soso 2, saw her
way clear also, and Susan Hutchinson on Itano De La Bastide delivered
the last clear round of the field.
Misti
Cassar was the first to return for the jump-off and turned in a
faultless round in 55.3 seconds. Helen McNaught and Lexicon rose
to the challenge, going clear and shaving almost 5 seconds off Cassar's
time. Both Susan Hutchison and Laura Linback knocked a rail, with
Linback delivering the fastest time of the four with 50.1 seconds.
Other
major award winners at the Indio Desert Circuit Week I included:
Bayer
Legend Leading Hunter Rider - Kelley Farmer
Bayer Legend Leading Jumper Rider - Gerardo Tazzer
HBO Junior Medal Winner - Stephanie E Danhakl
Charles Owen Children's Medal Winner - Kristin Riccio
Charles Owen Adult Medal Winner - Holly Scapa
Show
jumping will resume at HITS Indio Desert Circuit on Wednesday, January
29th. The $50,000 King Shavings Grand Prix, Presented by Cosequin
will be the feature event of the week, taking place on Sunday, February
2 at 1:00pm. $50,000 EMO Grand Prix - Sunday, January 26, 2003
$50,000
EMO Grand Prix - Sunday, January 26, 2003
Indio Desert Circuit I - Indio, CA
Danny Foster, Ontario, Canada: Course Designer
Place Horse Rider Owner Prize Money Rd1 Faults Rd 2 Faults JO Time
1st Lexicon Helen McNaught Beverly Hills Equestrian Partners $15,000
0 0 50.44
2nd Pasadena Misti Cassar Sopranos Farm $11,000 0 0 55.39
3rd Grand Soso 2 Laura Linback Woodrun $6,500 0 4 50.15
4th Itano De La Bastide Susan Hutchison Jenny McLaughlin $4,000
0 4 52.41
5th Chanel Gerardo Tazzer Gerardo Tazzer $3,000 8
6th Laddidor Francie Steinwedell-Carvin Prentiss Partners $2,500
4
7th Remember Me 9 Laura Linback Woodrun $2,000 4
8th Robinson Richard A Spooner Half Moon Bay Investment Group $1,500
4
9th Bradford Richard A Spooner Half Moon Bay Investment Group $1,500
4
10th Farenheit Misti Cassar Sopranos Farm $1,000 4
11th Pop Socks Jenni Martin Temecula Valley Equestrian Center $1,000
4
12th Jolanda Holly Scapa Holly Scapa $1,000 4
| UPCOMING
EVENTS |
DATE
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TIME |
| $50,000
King Shavings Grand Prix, Presented by Cosequin |
Sunday,
February 2 |
1:00pm |
| $75,000
Bayer/USET Grand Prix of Indio |
Sunday,
February 9 |
1:00pm |
| $50,000
Rio Vista Grand Prix |
Sunday,
February 23 |
1:00pm |
| $50,000
King Shavings Grand Prix, Presented by Adequan |
Sunday,
March 2 |
1:00pm |
| $150,000
Ford Grand Prix of the Desert |
Sunday,
March 9 |
2:00pm |
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| SPECIAL
EVENTS |
DATE |
TIME |
| Kids
Day, Presented by Fox Kids Club and KDFX |
Sunday,
February 9 |
11:00am-1:00pm |
| Seniors
Day, Sponsored by LaQuinta Rotary Presented by KESQ TV3 |
Sunday,
March 2 |
11:00am-1:00pm |
| Fiesta
Day |
Sunday,
March 9 |
11:00am-1:00pm |
| Circuit
Awards |
Sundays |
Prior
to 1:00 Grand Prix |
Directions
to HITS Desert Horse Park: Take I-10 to the Monroe Street exit in
Indio. Go south approximately five miles to Avenue 52, and then
turn right onto Avenue 52. Horse Show entrance is mile on right.
Tel: 760-775-7731; Fax: 760-775-7752. Website: www.HitsShows.com
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