McGrath and Dobbs Win Final Events of the 26th Annual
I Love New York Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—July 6, 2003—Cindy McGrath won the Price
Chopper Adult Amateur Jumper Classic and Hillary Dobbs won the WIHS
Children’s Jumper Classic to close the 26th annual I Love New
York Horse Show.
McGrath
was one of eight entries from the field of 56 to reach the tiebreaking
jump-off by riding without penalty over 16-jump, first-round course
at the North Elba Showgrounds. She then rode Euro Pass to the fastest
fault-free ride over the seven-jump jump-off course, finishing with
a time of 32.979 seconds to claim the win.
Dobbs
topped a field of 44 entries to win her class on Lucky Four. The
daughter of CNN’s Lou Dobbs was one of 10 to reach the jump-off
with a fault-free first-round ride. She completed the jump-off fault-free
in 32.118 seconds to take the win.
Both
of these Classics were member events of the WIHS Championship series
and count as bonus points towards the Championships to be held at
the Washington International Horse Show in October.
Sponsors
for the 2003 Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows include
A&M Beverages, Inc., Adirondack Life, American Grandprix Association,
Anonymous, Ariat International, Inc., Bayer Legend, Brandy Parfums,
Inc., Budweiser/Anheuser Busch, Inc., C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery,
Inc., David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Der Dau Custom Made Boots
& Shoes, Enterprise rent-a-car, Fox Run Ltd., Golden Arrow Hotel,
Hermès, Hilton Lake Placid Resort, Jane Forbes Clark, Juliam
Farm, Kiehl’s Since 1851, Lake Placid Resort, Lake Placid/Essex
County Visitors’ Bureau, Lisa A. H. Cudahy, Lonesome Landing,
M&M Mars, Mirror Lake Inn/The Cottage, McDonald’s of Lake
Placid, Moss Communications, Nicola’s Family Restaurants, Barbara
Nugent and Michael Bitterman, On a Fence Designs and Rentals, ORDA-Whiteface
Mountain, The Country Saddler, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Pin
Oak Farm, Price Chopper, Red Kap Sales, Inc./CITGO, Salamander Farm,
Sand Castle Farm/The Dammerman Family, Shamrock Ventures LLC, Sidelines,
The Brown Dog Café & Wine Bar, The Hooker Family, The
Levy Family, The Phelps School, The Phillips Family, Town of North
Elba Park District, Trelawny Farm, Turtle Lane Farm, Unusual Silver,
U.S. Olympic Spirit Stores, Wild Horse Winery and WPTZ News Channel
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For
more information on the 2003 Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse
Shows, please call the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518)
523-9625 or visit www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.
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