Tampa, FL – June 13, 2003 – The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series saw 13 exciting member events held in the East Conference and four in the West Conference in April and May. The series kicked off in February and runs through November, culminating in a Year-End Championship to be held at the National Horse Show.

Leigh Healey and Laurin currently lead the junior division standings in the East Conference, while Robert Kraut and Caviar sit in first place in the amateur-owner division. In the West Conference, Randy Sherman and Magdaline lead the junior division, while Nicole LaMott and Laredo sit atop the amateur-owner division standings.

Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series East Conference – Junior Division
On May 3, Leigh Healey and Laurin took first place in the $5,000 Garden State Junior/Amateur-Owner Prix at the Garden State Horse Show in Augusta, NJ. Junior rider Tom Urban rode away with the win aboard Freshman in the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner class, held at the Midstates Spring Horse Show in Mason City, IA, on May 4. Also during that same weekend, Audrey Banks was the highest-finishing junior when she took third place aboard Josephine in the $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner class at the St. Clement’s Saratoga Horse Show I in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Aimee Aron and Amos came away with the win in the High Junior Jumper Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show in Lexington, KY, the following weekend.

In a combined class, the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, held on May 11 at the St. Christopher’s Horse Show in Quentin, PA, Cara Dayton was the highest-placed junior with her fifth place finish aboard Lardi.

In the $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, May 11 at the St. Clement’s Saratoga Horse Show II in Saratoga Springs, NY, junior rider Sophie Coppedge rode Cartier to victory.

The Blue Rock Horse Show hosted the $5,000 Junior Amateur-Owner Jumper class on May 18 in Quentin, PA. Michelle Pia and Mable finished in fifth place, the highest-finishing junior horse-and-rider combination in the class. On the same day, Aron and Corafina took the blue ribbon in the High Junior Jumper Classic at the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show in Lexington, KY.

Abby Carpenter rode Augustus to the win in the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Classic at the Devon Horse Show, May 24 in Devon, PA.

In a combined class on May 25, the $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class at the North Hills Hunt Charity Horse Show in Lincoln, NE, Martha Laurie became the highest-placed junior rider when she finished third aboard Fly By Night.

Junior rider Lara Gay and Rio’s Riccarda took first place in another combined class, the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class on May 26 at the Stepping Stone Farm Horse Show in Ridgefield, CT.

Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series East Conference – Amateur-Owner Division
In the $5,000 Garden State Junior/Amateur-Owner Prix at the Garden State Horse Show, Amanda Gumberg and Mont Blanc finished in second, the highest-placed amateur rider.

With his second place finish, Dan Urban and Kristel Klear became the highest-finishing amateur horse-and-rider pair in the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner class at the Midstates Spring Horse Show.

Carly Campbell-Cooper rode Napier to the win in the combined $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner class at the St. Clement’s Saratoga Horse Show I.

Robert Kraut and Caviar claimed the win in the High Amateur-Owner Jumper class at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, and Joy Slater rode Shindig to a first place finish in the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic at the St. Christopher’s Horse Show.

Deb Shegog and Makkelijk were the highest-finishing amateur horse-and-rider combination with their third place finish in the $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class at the St. Clement’s Saratoga Horse Show II.

Amateur-owner rider Karen Dearing emerged victorious aboard Izella in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class at the Blue Rock Horse Show, and Christine Tribble, riding Vegas, took the blue ribbon in the High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show.

At the North Hills Hunt Charity Horse Show, Diane Heaton-Phillips rode Arko to the win in the $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class.

Summer Gay took second place aboard Tyler in Stepping Stone Farm Horse Show’s $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class. She was the highest-finishing amateur rider in the class.

At the final East Conference amateur-owner class in May, the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on May 31 at the Devon Horse Show, Jessica Siuda and Camerino took top honors.

Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series West Conference – Junior Division
With their second place finish, Randy Sherman and Cuervo Nero were the highest-placed junior horse-and-rider pair in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic II in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on April 5.

The following weekend, Sherman rode Magdaline to the win in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic III in San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Nicole Albertson and Axis won the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, May 11 at the Showpark Ranch and Coast in Del Mar, CA, and Katie Gardner became the highest-finishing junior rider when she rode CeCe Capone to a third place finish in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Memorial Day Classic Horse Show, May 26 in Los Angeles, CA.

Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series West Conference – Amateur-Owner Division
At the Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic II, Nicole LaMott and Laredo claimed victory in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Eva Gonda rode El Campeon’s So Long to a second place finish in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Oaks Blenheim Spring Classic III. She was the highest-placed amateur rider in the class.

With their second place finish, Jennifer Preletz and Premiere were the top-finishing amateur pair in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Showpark Ranch and Coast, and Kelly Fong took the blue ribbon aboard Friponnier II CH in the $5,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Memorial Day Classic Horse Show.

The 2003 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Leader Board, sponsored by Kinloch Enterprises, the Lake Placid Horse Show Association, and Stadium Jumping, Inc., appears below:

EAST CONFERENCE - JUNIOR DIVISION THROUGH JUNE 6

Horse	Rider	Owner	Points
1. Laurin	Leigh Healey	Mary Alexis Healey/Glenayre Farms	74
2. Romeo	Evan Coluccio	McLain Ward	64
3. Orlandia	Cody Baird	October Farm	60
4. Melbourne	Charlie Jayne	Alex Jayne	52
5. Reddy Teddy	Paige Johnson	Paige Johnson/Salamander Farm	51
6. Cartier	Sophie Coppedge	Sagamore Farm	47
7. Augustus	Abby Carpenter	Abby Carpenter	43
8. Freshman	Tom Urban	Jim Urban/Quail Run Horse Center	38
8. Regina	Anna McKnight	Esther Kane-Waring	38

EAST CONFERENCE - AMATEUR-OWNER DIVISION THROUGH JUNE 6

Horse	Rider	Owner	Points
1. Caviar	Robert Kraut	Robert Kraut	87
2. Jolien	Rebecca Astrom	Twin Oaks Farm/Pamela Astrom	76
3. Illusion	Tani Zeidler Anderson	Zeidler Farm, LLC	65
4. Kristel Klear	Dan Urban	Jim Urban/Quail Run Horse Center	44
5. Education	Cara Cheska	Donald & Cara Cheska	42
6. Vegas	Christine Tribble	Candy Tribble	36
7. Mont Blanc	Amanda Gumberg	Skara Glen Stables, Inc.	35
8. Camerino	Jessica Siuda	Windward Farm/Siuda Family	33

WEST CONFERENCE - JUNIOR DIVISION THROUGH MAY 31

Horse	Rider	Owner	Points
1. Magdaline	Randy Sherman	Darryl Williams & Assoc.	43
2. Axis	Nicole Albertson	Rolling View Farm	30
2. Just On Time	Megan Edrick	Blenheim Farms	30
4. Cuervo Nero	Randy Sherman	Darryl Williams & Assoc.	26
5. CeCe Capone	Katie Gardner	Katie Gardner	25
6. Fahrenheit	Shelby Walter	Lancer Farm/Sopranos Farms	13
7. Doris V	Meryl Farrar	Meryl Farrar	9
8. Fenoman De Fief	Katy Brandes	Blenheim Farms	8

WEST CONFERENCE - AMATEUR-OWNER DIVISION THROUGH MAY 31

Horse	Rider	Owner	Points
1. Laredo	Nicole LaMott	Nicole LaMott	52
2. Friponnier II CH	Kelly Fong	Kelly Fong	38
3. Marble Arch	Fred Bauer	Fred Bauer	27
4. Premiere	Jennifer Preletz	Jennifer Preletz	22
4. El Campeon’s So Long	Eva Gonda	El Campeon Farm	22
6. Jumper	Marley Goodman	Marley Goodman/Turtle Lane Farm	19
7. Cassandro	Buffy Oas	Pollyrich Farms	13
7. Hampton Court	Fred Bauer	Fred Bauer	13

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL was established in 1987 and formally opened in 1989. It was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame also conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, held under Grand Prix rules and specifications. The Series, which is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Horse Sports Foundation, holds classes at more than 70 horse shows across the country. It is designed to give amateur-owner and junior riders an opportunity to compete at higher levels and serves as a proving ground for many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States in international competition.