Contact: Marty Bauman 518-523-9625, marty@classic-communications.com
Debbie Stephens Wins Nicola’s Restaurants Power & Speed Stake
at 30th Annual I Love New York Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—July 6, 2007—Debbie Stephens of Palmetto, FL rode Quik to victory in the Nicola’s Restaurants Power & Speed Stake at the 30th annual I Love New York Horse Show.
Stephens was one of only five entries from the starting field of 13 to qualify for the timed speed section of the course by riding without penalty over the 9-jump power portion at the North Elba Showgrounds. The two-time Pan American Games team Bronze Medalist was then the only one to go fault-free over the seven-jump speed section which gave her the win.
Finishing the speed section with the fastest time was Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL, winner of last Sunday’s $75,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid. Minikus, one of four riders on the U.S. team for this month’s Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , completed the jump-off with four faults and a time of 36.902 seconds on Romy. That time was good enough to earn second for Minikus who on Saturday will become just the fifth rider to sweep both the Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid and the Hermes I Love New York Grandprix in the same year.
In the day’s other feature class, Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station , NJ won the Lake Placid/Essex County Speed Challenge, topping a field of 13 horses with fault-free ride in 69.084 seconds on Cilthe Z. Second went to Jimmy Torano of Ft. Lauderdale , FL who finished clean in 72.305 seconds on Caldam Or.
The 2007 I Love New York Horse Show, July 3-8, is once again hosting world-class equestrian action highlighted by Saturday’s $75,000 Hermès Grandprix CSI 3*. Preceding the Grandprix is the horse show’s 15th annual Doggie Costume Contest sponsored by Lonesome Landing Garden Center of Saranac Lake , the Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar of Lake Placid and A Placid Life of Lake Placid. All people who bring a leashed dog in costume to the horse show on Saturday will be admitted free.
Weekend highlights of the 2007 I Love New York Horse Show schedule include:
Saturday, July 7
1.35m A. G. Edwards Jumper Class
The Marantz Family High Junior Jumper Classic
Charlotte Bobcats High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
Woodlea Farms Parade of Champions
$75,000 Hermès Grandprix CSI 3*
Sunday, July 8
Price Chopper WIHS Children’s Jumper Classics
The Levy Family Low Junior Jumper Classic
Y 106.3 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
Kathy Scholl Equitation Championship
EquiFit WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Classics
Moss Communications Pony Hunter Classic
The 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love New York Horse Show sponsors include A. G. Edwards, A&M Beverages, A Placid Life, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Store, Animal Planet, Anonymous, Bainbridge Farms LLC, Brandy Parfums, Ltd., The Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar, Budweiser, Carr-Hughes Productions, Chair 6, Charlie’s Restaurant, Charlotte Bobcats, Chronicle of the Horse , Jane Forbes Clark, C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery, Inc., The Cottage Café, The Country Saddler, Ltd., Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Deeridge Farms, Der Dau Custom Boots and Shoes, Ecogold, EquiFit, Farm and Ranch Magazine, Fox Run, Ltd., Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Grill 211, Mr. James Harpel, Hermès, Hilton Lake Placid Resort, The Hooker Family, Horse Watch, Juliam Farm, Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau, Lake Placid News, The Leone Family, The Levy Family, Lonesome Landing Garden Center, The Marantz Family, Mirror Lake Inn, Moss Communications, Mountain Horse, Mr. Mike’s Pizza & Pasta, Nicola’s On Main, North Elba Park District, On a Fence Designs & Rentals, ORDA/Whiteface Mountain, The Pepsi Bottling Group, The Phillips Family, Price Chopper, Red-Kap Sales, Royal Reflections, Ruthie’s Run, RV Sales of Broward, Sand Castle Farm, Michael & Lora Schultz, Sidelines, Stretton Enterprises, Turtle Lane Farm, The Weeks Family, The Whiteface Lodge, Wild Horse Wines, Woodlea Farms, WPTZ News Channel 5, and Y106.3 – Mountain Communications LLC.
Live webcasts of all horse show competition is available on line at www.livebroadcast.tv, www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com or at www.productionseast.com.
Admission to the I Love New York Horse Show is just $5.00 on the weekend. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Tickets are available at the gate. Further information is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or on line at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.
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