2010 HITS Event Calendar
DATE CITY, ST VENUE GP DATES

All Grand Prix classes are presented by
Pfizer Animal Health except as otherwise noted
       
SEPTEMBER
1-5 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson VII Sunday, 5 $50,000 HITS Grand Prix
4-5 Culpeper, VA Virginia Dressage Association   Region 1 Adult Team Competition
Pfrizer Million Week
10 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII

 Friday, 10

 HITS-on-the-Hudson Equestrian Art Exhibition & Auction

This Exhibition is a unique collection of equestrian-themed art that will be auctioned to raise money for FAMILY of Woodstock, Inc. and the participating artists
as part of the Pfizer Million Weekend taking place at
HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.

Auction Admission by RSVP only.  
Please RSVP by Friday, September 3 to RSVP@HitsShows.com.
11 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII Saturday, 11 $50,000 World Cup Qualifier Wild Card Grand Prix CS12*-W
12 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII Saturday, 12 Schedule of Events:
   







Kid's Day Activities 12-4 pm in the Grand Prix Schooling ring
Dressage Exhibition 1 pm in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
Opening Ceremonies 1:15 pm in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
Pfizer Million Grand Prix Immediately following the Pfizer Million at the north end of the Grand Prix bleachers.
Grand Prix Rider Autograph Session Immediately following the Awards Presentation for the Pfizer Million in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
SmartPak Parade of Champions Immediately following the SmartPak Parade of Champions in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
World of the Horse Exhibition Immediately following the SmartPak Parade of Champions in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
Exclusive® Dog Agility Exhibition Immediately following World of the Horse in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
FAMILY Big $$$ Raffle Drawing Following Exclusive® Dog Agility Exhibition in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium
John Fogerty Concert 5 pm in the Main Hunter Arena

All tickets $50 and include admission to the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix.
Marshall & Sterling League Finals Week
15-19 Saugerties, NY Marshall & Sterling League
National Finals

  The Marshall & Sterling League was first designed to encourage and enhance the competition level of Children's and Adult riders by providing the opportunity to qualify for a prestigious National Finals competition. For over two decades, the Marshall & Sterling League has stayed at the forefront of hunter/jumper competition, having grown from 10 member shows and approximately 100 riders in 1991, to over 1,200 horse shows and more than 2,300 riders today.
14-19 Saugerties, NY New England Dressage Assoc.   Fall Festival / CDI-W Region 8 Championships
18-19 Ocala, FL Sunshine Sport Horse Assoc.   Dressage Regionals / Breed Show
Sept. 29 - Oct.3 Culpeper, VA Culpeper Finals   $40,000 HITS Grand Prix
OCTOBER
         
NOVEMBER
19-20 Thermal, CA California Dressage Society   Dressage Getaway
DECEMBER
3-5 Ocala, FL RMI Mid-Florida     Hunter/Jumper Show
17-19 Ocala, FL RMI Mid-Florida     Hunter/Jumper Show
 
JANUARY
9-10 Thermal, CA Spotted Valley Appaloosa   Indio Super Circuit
15-17 Thermal, CA California Dressage Society   Dressage Getaway
20-24 Ocala, FL Ocala January Classic Sunday, 24 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
26-31 Thermal, CA DC I Friday, 29
Sunday, 31 		$25,000 Grand Prix
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix
27-31 Ocala, FL Ocala January Festival Sunday, 31 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
FEBRUARY
2-7 Thermal, CA DC II Thursday, 4
Saturday, 6
Sunday, 7
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix CSI-W
$25,000 Grand Prix
3-7 Tucson, AZ Sundance Welcome Sunday, 7 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
9-14 Ocala, FL Ocala Winter Classic Thursday, 11
Sunday, 14 		$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix
9-14 Thermal, CA DC III Thursday, 11
Saturday, 13
Sunday, 14
 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 HITS Grand Prix CSI-W
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
10-14 Tucson, AZ Kachina Classic Sunday, 14 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
11-14 Thermal, CA California Dressage Society   Dressage Getaway
16-21 Ocala, FL Ocala Winter Festival Thursday, 18
Sunday, 21 		$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 Charles Owen Grand Prix
17-21 Tucson, AZ Tucson Winter Classic Sunday, 21 $25,000 EMO Grand Prix
23-28 Thermal, CA DC IV Thursday, 25
Saturday, 27
Sunday, 28		 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix CSI-W
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
23-28 Ocala, FL Ocala Masters Thursday, 25
Sunday, 28
 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$75,000 Strongid C2 X Grand Prix
24-28 Tucson, AZ Sahuaro Classic Sunday, 28 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
MARCH
2-7 Thermal, CA Desert Circuit V Thursday, 4
Saturday, 6
Sunday, 7 		$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 HITS Grand Prix CSI-W
$25,000 Grand Prix
2-7 Ocala, FL Ocala Tournament Thursday, 4
Sunday, 7
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix
3-7 Tucson, AZ Arizona Winter Festival Sunday, 7 $25,000 Central Equine Grand Prix
9-14 Thermal, CA

Desert Circuit VI

 Friday, 12
Sunday, 14
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix,
$300,000 Lamborghini Newport Beach
Grand Prix

Start Time of 2 pm
9-14 Ocala, FL Ocala Winter Finals Thursday, 11
Sunday, 14
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix
10-14 Tucson, AZ Arizona Desert Finals Sunday, 14 $25,000 Strongid C2 X Grand Prix
16-21 Ocala, FL Ocala Winter Celebration


 Friday, 18
Sunday, 21 		$25,000 Grand Prix
$100,000 Deluca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group

Start Time of 11:30 am
27-28 Thermal, CA Tennesee Walking Horse    
27-28 Thermal, CA Spotted Valley Appaloosa   Indio Super Circuit
APRIL
21-25 Ocala, FL RMI Mid-Florida   Hunter/Jumper Show
21-25 Culpeper, VA Commonwealth National Sunday, 25 $40,000 EMO Grand Prix
MAY
7-9 Ocala, FL RMI Mid-Florida   Hunter/Jumper Show
15 Thermal, CA California Mounted Officers Assoc.   Trail Trials
21-23 Ocala, FL RMI Mid-Florida     Hunter/Jumper Show
26-30 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson l Friday, 28

Sunday, 30		 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
Benefit for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix
JUNE
2-6 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson ll Friday, 4 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
5 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson ll Saturday, 5 Taste of HITS-on-the-Hudson
Noon - 2:00 pm
     
Something certainly will be cooking at HITS-on-the-Hudson during the annual food sampling event at the horse show. Restaurants already signed up to participate include:
Dam Café   Cafe Mezzaluna
Hudson Valley Dessert Company   Mirabella
New World Home Cooking Co.   Partition Street Wine Shop
Le Canard Enchaine   Tea Time
Main Street   Town & Country Liquor
    HITS-on-the-Hudson ll Sunday, 6 $75,000 HITS Grand Prix
4-6 Ocala, FL RMI Mid-Florida   Hunter/Jumper Show
9-13 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson III Friday, 11 $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
    Sunday, 13 Purina Mills Kids Day
Noon - 2 pm

On Sunday, June 13 the special events schedule goes into full swing during Purina Mills Kids Day. The event is always one of the most popular events at HITS-on-the-Hudson.

When Kids Day concludes, spectators are encouraged to watch some of the best competitors in the world compete for the top prize in the $125,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix.

      Sunday, 13 $125,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix
JULY
7-11 Culpeper, VA Showday National Sunday, 11 $40,000 HITS Grand Prix
9-11 Saugerties, NY Dressage4Kids Youth Festival   Youth Festival / Dressage
14-18 Culpeper, VA Cavalier Classic Sunday, 18 $40,000 HITS Grand Prix
21-25 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson IV Friday, 23
Sunday, 25 		$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$50,000 HITS Grand Prix
27 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson Tuesday I    
July 28 - Aug. 1 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson V Friday, 30
Sunday, 1 		$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$75,000 HITS Grand Prix
AUGUST
3 Saugerties, NY HITS-on-the-Hudson Tuesday II    
4-8 Saugerties, NY NY Horse & Pony Show (VI) Friday, 6
Sunday, 8 		$25,000 HITS Grand Prix
$125,000 Strongid C 2X HITS Grand Prix
 
7 Woodstock, NY Gallery Opening:
HITS-on-the-Hudson Equestrian Art Exhibition & Charity Auction 		Saturday, 7, 6-9 pm Fletcher Gallery
40 Mill Hill Road
Woodstock, NY 12498
845.679.4411
 
18-22 Culpeper, VA Winston National Sunday, 22 $40,000 HITS Grand Prix
20-22 Saugerties, NY Centerline Events Dressage Show East Coast Riders Cup/CDI   East Coast Riders Cup / CDI / Dressage
25-29 Culpeper, VA Constitution Classic Sunday, 29 $40,000 HITS Grand Prix
 
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