Tampa,
FL - July 3, 2002 -
The 2002 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic
Series saw 13 exciting member events in June
- nine in the East Conference and four in the
West Conference. The series kicked off in February
and runs through November, culminating in the
Series' first-ever Year-End Championship to
be held at the National Horse Show.
Charlie Jayne and Melbourne currently lead the
junior division in the East Conference, and
Marilyn Little and Corrada sit in first place
in the amateur-owner division. In the West Conference,
Andrew Ramsay and Lisa lead the junior division,
while Catherine Boettcher and Cordellia B sit
atop the amateur-owner division standings. For
the first time this year, the Show Jumping Hall
of Fame is offering separate series for amateur-owner
riders and for junior riders.
East
Conference - Junior Division
In June's first East Conference competition
for juniors, the combined High Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Class at the Showplace Spring Classic
I, May 30 - June 2 in South Beloit, IL, current
Series leader Charlie Jayne and Melbourne took
first place.
Charlie's sister Maggie Jayne, aboard Kinda
Blue, rode away with the win in the $10,000
Turtle Rock Farm High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper
Classic, held at the Showplace Spring Classic
II in Wayne, IL, June 5-9. On the same weekend,
the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Stake
II was held at the Upperville Colt & Horse
Show in Upperville, VA. Sparky Frost, a junior,
riding Van Gogh, tied for seventh place with
amateur-owner rider, Beth Forbes-Howard and
Stormin Norman. Frost was the only junior to
compete in the combined class.
Maggie Jayne again rode Kinda Blue to the win
in the $10,000 Turtle Rock Farm High Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic held at the Showplace Spring
Classic III in Wayne, IL, June 12-16. The horse-and-rider
pair currently occupy the third spot in the
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series standings.
With her other mount, Jubulent, Jayne placed
second and currently sits in second place in
the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series standings.
In another combined class, the $10,000 United
States Equestrian Team (USET) Junior/Amateur-Owner
Talent Derby present by BET On Jazz, held at
the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, presented
by State Line Tack, in Gladstone, NJ, June 20-23,
Evan Coluccio placed first and second on White
Russian and Gulit, respectively. Coluccio and
White Russian currently hold eighth place in
the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series standings.
Lara Gay rode Noah, Rio's Riccarda, and London
Calling to a third, fourth, and eighth place
finish, respectively, in the $10,000 Nutraceutical
Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic held at
the Farmington Horse Show in Avon, CT, June
30- July 2.
West
Conference - Junior Division
Andrew Ramsay, Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series
leader aboard Lisa, turned in the best performance
by a junior rider in the $7,500 Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic at the Showpark June Jamboree
in Del Mar, CA, May 30-June 2, when he rode
Nighty to a third place finish. Ramsay and Nighty
occupy the fourth spot in the Series standings.
On the following weekend, Ramsay took the top
honors aboard Lisa. The pair placed first in
the $7,500 Nutrena Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper
Classic, held at the Oaks Blenheim Classic in
San Juan Capistrano, CA, June 5-9.
In the $5,000 Nutrena Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper
Classic held at the Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic
in San Juan Capistrano, CA, June 12-16, junior
rider Randy Sherman and Caldero emerged victorious.
Sherman is currently in the second spot in the
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series
West Conference standings for the junior division.
In another combined class, the Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic held at the Colorado Circuit
Preview in Parker, CO, June 27-30, Armando Hassey
was the only junior rider to take part. He rode
two mounts in the class and earned a second
place ribbon aboard Pikeur and fifth place honors
on Kosmanta. Hassey and Pikeur, along with Nicole
Albertson and Khomedian, are tied for fifth
place in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series
standings. He and Kosmanta share the eighth
spot in the Series standings with Lane Clarke
and Carlino 4.
East Conference - Amateur-Owner Division
Separate junior and amateur-owner classes on
May 26 and June 1, respectively, at the Devon
Horse Show in Devon, PA, meant that amateur-owner
riders took part in one more class in June than
juniors did. Ashley Baker and Dollar D'Amour
won the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic. Baker currently sits in fifth
place in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame standings.
In a combined class, the $10,000 Turtle Rock
Farm High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic,
held at the Showplace Spring Classic II, Erin
Haas and Cameron were the highest-finishing
amateur-owner pair when they took fourth place.
Current Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series standings
leader, Marilyn Little and Corrada took the
blue ribbon in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Stake, held at the Upperville Colt &
Horse Show.
Mary Moricoli rode her horse, Feleena, to a
fifth place finish in the $10,000 Turtle Rock
Farm High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic,
held at the Showplace Spring Classic III. Moricoli
and Feleena were the highest-finishing amateur-owner
combination in the class.
With their third place finish, Michelle Pia
and Mable were the highest-finishing amateur-owner
pair in the $10,000 USET Junior/Amateur-Owner
Talent Derby presented by BET On Jazz, held
at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, presented
by State Line Tack.
Amateur-owner rider, Summer Gay, rode Tyler
and Pamina to a first and second place finish,
respectively, in the $10,000 Nutraceutical Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic at the Farmington Horse Show.
West
Conference - Amateur-Owner Division
In the first West Conference event in June,
the $7,500 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
at the Showpark June Jamboree, Simon Nizri,
of Mexico, and Citizen Paulo took top honors.
Nizri and his other mount, Citizen Samara claimed
fourth place. Aboard Citizen Paulo, Nizri is
tied for second place with Dana Bambace-Levin
and Blackmail in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame
Series standings.
Occupying fourth place in the Series standings,
Trevor White and Classico VI placed second in
the $7,500 Nutrena Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper
Classic, a combined class held at the Oaks Blenheim
Classic. White and Classico VI were the highest-finishing
amateur-owner pair in the class.
Simon Nizri and Citizen Paulo were once again
in the spotlight when they took second place
in the $5,000 Nutrena Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper
Classic at the Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic,
the highest position obtained in the class by
an amateur-owner pair.
Currently in a tie for fifth place with Julie
Jensen and NZ Omni in the Show Jumping Hall
of Fame Series standings, Larry Hollahan and
Sky King emerged victorious in the $1,500 Junior/Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic at the Colorado Circuit Preview.
The 2002 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic
Series Leader Board, sponsored by Kinloch Enterprises,
Inc., Gotham Enterprises and Mr. and Mrs. William
Van Dyke, appears below:
2002
Show Jumping Hall of Fame East Conference Standings
EAST
CONFERENCE - JUNIOR DIVISION THROUGH JULY 5
|
Place
|
Horse
|
Rider
|
Owner
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Melbourne
|
Charlie
Jayne
|
Alex
Jayne
|
175
|
|
2
|
Jubulent
|
Maggie
Jayne
|
Alex
Jayne
|
111
|
|
3
|
Kinda Blue
|
Maggie
Jayne
|
Alex
Jayne
|
97
|
|
4
|
Maeva
|
Anna
McKnight
|
Esther
Kane
|
68
|
|
5
|
Gera 28
|
Michael
Morrissey
|
Eugene
Mische
|
59
|
|
5
|
Just Dreamin’
|
Paige
Johnson
|
Salamander
Farm
|
59
|
|
7
|
Z Max
|
Meghan
Moran
|
Meghan
Moran
|
58
|
|
8
|
White Russian
|
Evan
Coluccio
|
Alex
Carl
|
51
|