Winn Alden and Calipo 39 Win Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS Culpeper

CULPEPER, Virginia (July 5, 2015): Winn Alden and Calipo 39 claimed an Independence Day victory on Saturday, winning the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National.

Alden, of Bristow, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Calipo 39, owned by Dorothy Maize, topped the field of competitors with consistent scores of 85 and 85 in each round to total 170.

Harold Chopping, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, on Caramo, owned by Caroline Russell Howe, earned an 80 in Round 1 but came back in Round 2 with a score of 87 to total 167 and place second. Sulu Rose-Reed, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, with MTM Bazinga, owned by Nina Butler, closed out third with scores of 81 and 84 to total 165.

The Devoucoux Hunter Prix is held each week at HITS Culpeper and is a qualifier for the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final held at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York, on September 4-6 during the HITS Championship.


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Winn Alden and Calipo 39 won first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National.


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Winn Alden and Calipo 39 claimed the blue ribbon after winning the Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS Culpeper Showday National.

Place Horse Owner Rider Prize Rd. 1/2 Total
1 Calipo 39 Dorothy Maize Winn Alden $1,500 85/85 170
2 Caramo Caroline Russell Howe Harold Chopping $1,000 80/87 167
3 MTM Bazinga Nina Butler Sulu Rose-Reed $700 81/84 165
4 Qui-Tam Linda Gordon Matthias Hollberg $500 82/80 163
5 Northstar CeCe Williamson Grace Blum $400 78/82 150
6 Urobi Margaret Brown Zach Parks $350 77/74 151
7 Indulgence Powerstone Farm LLC Judy Ruth $300 66/83 149
8 Kildoran Credit Crunch Timothy Bourke Zach Parks $250 45/72 117

Sarah Gorrell and Dream Date Win $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix

Sarah Gorrell and her Dream Date claimed first place in Saturday's $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at HITS Culpeper Showday National.

Gorrell, of Bridgewater, Virginia, and Dream Date topped the field with a score of 82.5 in the first round and the top score of 85 in Round 2 to seal their place in the top spot with a total 167.5.

Brooke Cole and her Poetic Justis placed second with a score of 82, just shy of Gorell's Round 1 score, and an 84 in Round 2, to total 166. Rounding out third was Anna Duff on her Dakota, with an 80 and 84 to total 164.

The $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix is held each week at HITS Culpeper and is a qualifier for the Platinum Performance $250,000 Hunter Prix Final at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York, on September 4-5 at the HITS Championship.


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Sarah Gorrell and her Dream Date took first place in Saturday's $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix.


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Sarah Gorrell and her Dream Date bring home the blue in the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix.

Place Horse Owner Rider Prize Rd. 1/2 Total
1 Dream Date Sarah Gorrell Sarah Gorrell $450 82.5/85 167.5
2 Poetic Justis Brooke Cole Brook Cole $300 82/84 166
3 Dakota Anna Duff Anna Duff $200 80/84 164
4 Daddy's Bentley Lauren Boldt Lauren Boldt $150 83/72 155
5 Attila Mr. & Mrs. Ernest M Oare Betty Oare $125 80/70 150
6 All Decked Out Claire Cognac Claire Cognac $100 74/66 140
7 Tres Bien Janet Vanderslie Janet Vanderslice $100 55/75 130
8 Loyal Scout Elizabeth Galante Elizabeth Blemings $75 45/40 85

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