Harold Chopping and Basje Win $40,000 HITS Grand Prix at Culpeper
Chopping, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, who placed second in Saturday's $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix on a different mount, Caramo, topped the four-horse Grand Prix jump-off on Kendra Bullington's Basje with no faults and a time of 46.011.
Aaron Vale, of Williston, Florida, took the other three places in the jump-off. Vale placed second on Bonzini S, owned by Thinkslikeahorse, in a clear 46.198. The pair went last in the jump-off and nearly caught Chopping's first-place time by less than two-tenths of a second. Vale also placed third on Acolina R, owned by Sarah Turner, in a clean 47.871, and fourth on Quidam's Good Luck, owned by baseball star Troy Glaus, in the quickest time -- 45.228 -- but with four faults.
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Harold Chopping and Basje, owned by Kendra Bullington, took first place in Sunday's $40,000 HITS Grand Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National at Commonwealth Park.
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Harold Chopping and Basje, owned by Kendra Bullington, are presented with a blue ribbon, a charger and a Horze cooler, after winning first place in Sunday's $40,000 HITS Grand Prix.
Place | Horse | Owner | Rider | Prize | Rd. 1 Faults | JO Faults | JO Time |
1 | Basje | Kendra Bullington | Harold Chopping | $12,000 | 0 | 0 | 46.011 |
2 | Bonzini S | Thinkslikeahorse | Aaron Vale | $8,800 | 0 | 0 | 46.198 |
3 | Acolina R | Sarah Turner | Aaron Vale | $5,200 | 0 | 0 | 47.871 |
4 | Quidam's Good Luck | Troy Glaus | Aaron Vale | $3,200 | 0 | 4 | 45.228 |
5 | MCB Maya | Robert Jornayvaz | Conor O'Regan | $2,400 | 4 | * | * |
6 | Charles Pinckney | David Matisz | David Matisz | $2,000 | 4 | * | * |
7 | Catcher | Woodrun | Matthias Hollberg | $1,600 | 4 | * | * |
8 | E.S. Finou 4 | Thinkslikeahorse & Don Stewart | Aaron Vale | $1,200 | 8 | * | * |
9 | Vento Di Cambiamento | GSW Partners | Sulu Rose-Reed | $1,200 | 8 | * | * |
10 | Sensation 21 | Hooves LLC | Alison Robitaille | $800 | 12 | * | * |
11 | Charmeur Ask | Melissa Rudershausen | Melissa Rudershausen | $800 | 12 | * | * |
Sunday's $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, presented by Vetera® XP Vaccines, saw two double-clear rounds, with Alexa Lowe-Wiseman, of Upperville, Virginia, and Gringo, owned by Windsor Farm Sales, ultimately claiming the blue ribbon.
Both Lowe-Wiseman and second-place finisher Danny Mahon, of Culpeper, on Chopper 5, owned by KW Mahon, Inc. Mahon, had 11 faults in the jump-off. Mahon had a refusal at the second fence and seven time faults, finishing in 58.350. Lowe-Wiseman had rails at the 3rd and 4th fence and three time faults, but finished in a quicker 54.762, for the win.
Rounding out third place was Andrea Torres Guerreiro, of Waterford, Virginia, on Santa Catalina Farm's Victoria, who had the fastest time of the four-faulters who did not make the jump-off.
The Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic is held each week week at HITS Culpeper and is a qualifier for the Vetera® XP Vaccines $250,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Prix at the HITS Championship in September at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. At the Culpeper Finals (Week VI), the total prize purse increases to $15,000.
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Alexa Lowe-Wiseman and Gringo, owned by Windsor Farm Sales, won Sunday's $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, presented by Vetera® XP Vaccines.
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Alexa Lowe-Wiseman and Gringo, owned by Windsor Farm Sales, take the blue in Sunday's $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, presented by Vetera® XP Vaccines.
Place | Horse | Owner | Rider | Prize | Rd. 1 Faults |
JO Faults |
Time |
1 | Gringo | Windsor Farm Sales | Alexa Lowe-Wiseman | $2,800 | 0 | 11 | 54.762 |
2 | Chopper 5 | KW Mahon Inc. | Danny Mahon | $1,800 | 0 | 11 | 58.350 |
3 | Victoria | Santa Catalina Farm | Andre Torres Guerreiro | $1,250 | 4 | * | * |
4 | WEC Quidam-Quidam | William Upton | Cooper Dean | $900 | 4 | * | * |
5 | Petrushka III | Anna Dryden | Anna Dryden | $800 | 4 | * | * |
6 | Ballinure | Grant Chungo | Grant Chungo | $700 | 4 | * | * |
7 | Heads Up 3E | Tamara Morse | Tamara Morse | $600 | 8 | * | * |
8 | Corleone | Kelly Green | Kelly Green | $450 | 12 | * | * |
Maryann Charles and FVF Sailor Man Claim $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix
Seven riders made the jump-off in Friday's $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National. In the fiercely competitive second round, winner Maryann Charles, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, and FVF Sailor Man, owned by Fox View Farm, went second but held onto the lead, despite three others who also went double-clear. Their time of 36.050 seconds ultimately earned them the blue ribbon.
The other three double-clears were Ian Silitch, of Ocala, Florida, and Cordovo, owned by Gaston Family Investments LLC, placing second in 36.500; Debbie McCarthy, of Patterson, New York, on Roulette, owned by Spencer Lampert in 43.675; and Melissa Rudershausen, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, on her Abracadabra in 43.720.
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Maryann Charles and FVF Sailor Man, owned by Fox View Farm, go double-clear in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix at HITS Culpeper Showday National.
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Maryann Charles and FVF Sailor Man win the blue in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix at HITS Culpeper Showday National.
Place | Horse | Owner | Rider | Prize | Rd. 1 Faults | JO Faults | JO Time |
1 | FVF Sailor Man | Fox View Farm | Maryann Charles | $4,350 | 0 | 0 | 36.050 |
2 | Cordovo | Gaston Family Investments LLC | Ian Silitch | $3,150 | 0 | 0 | 36.500 |
3 | Roulette | Spencer Lampert | Debbie McCarthy | $2,100 | 0 | 0 | 43.675 |
4 | Abracadabra | Melissa Rudershausen | Melissa Rudershausen | $1,400 | 0 | 0 | 43.720 |
5 | Charles Pinckney | David Matisz | David Matisz | $1,100 | 0 | 4 | 36.975 |
6 | Ami Du Houssoit | Windsor Farm Sales | Alexa Lowe-Wiseman | $800 | 0 | 8 | 40.055 |
7 | November | Windsor Farm Sales | Alexa Lowe-Wiseman | $650 | 0 | 14 | 56.593 |
8 | Charmeur Ask | Melissa Rudershausen | Melissa Rudershausen | $550 | 4 | * | * |
9 | Vento Di Cambiamento | GSW Partners | Sulu Rose-Reed | $450 | 4 | * | * |
10 | Barlando | Erin Walker | Conor O'Regan | $450 | 4 | * | * |
About HITS, Inc.
HITS, Inc. produces high quality, international-level hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in Saugerties, New York, HITS has been producing shows since 1982 and is now a nationwide company with world-class circuits in California, Florida, Arizona, New York, and Virginia.
While hosting the Richest Weekend in Show Jumping at HITS-on-the-Hudson, HITS also formed the HITS Triple Crown of Show Jumping. This includes the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Mortgage Call, in Thermal, California, the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix in Ocala, Florida, and Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Wells Fargo, in Saugerties, New York.
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2015 Horse Show Dates
HITS Desert Circuit | Thermal, CA | January 13 - March 15, 2015
HITS Ocala Winter Circuit | Ocala, FL | January 13 - March 23, 2015
HITS Arizona Winter Circuit | Tucson, AZ | January 28 - March 8, 2015
HITS Culpeper Show Series | Culpeper, VA | April / July / August / September
HITS Saugerties Show Series | Saugerties, NY | May-June / July-August / September
HITS Championship | Saugerties, NY | September 2-6, 2015
HITS Marshall & Sterling Insurance National Finals | September 9-13, 2015
National Sunshine Series | October 28 - November 8, 2015