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August 27, 2007

CULPEPER, VA (August 27, 2007)—What a difference a week makes. Just ask Sulu Rose-Reed who captured the top prize in Sunday's $40,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix aboard Leondor as the duo got the best of 21 other pairs to conclude the Winston National horse show at HITS Culpeper.

With the win Rose-Reed not only collected $12,000 in prize money for The Galloping Field, but she also catapults into the top-30 of the USGPL Standings. The win gives her $15,200 as she moved all the way up from 57th in the standings to 30th. The top 30 horse/rider combinations based on prize money won will be invited back to HITS Culpeper for the USGPL Finals in late September, where they will duel it out for the top prize in the $100,000 USGPL Invitational Grand Prix.

"I'm glad to crack the top-30," said Rose-Reed. "Every year I worry about having enough points to qualify and hopefully with another strong showing in next Sunday's Grand Prix I will secure a spot."

Leondor is eight and has been owned by The Galloping Field for the last three years. The $40,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix victory of his career. "He's not the biggest horse in the world. He is only 16 hands," said Gail Thompson, Owner of Galloping Field . "But he has a real big heart and yesterday he was a superstar."

According to Thompson, she was not planning on entering Leondor in the Grand Prix. But after an impressive showing in Thursday's $15,000 Footing Authority Grand Prix, presented by Brook Ledge at HITS Culpeper she decided to give him a chance to compete for the top prize in Sunday's $40,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix. Leandor was third in Thursday's class but the top three spots were separated by only fractions of a second.

First to go in the jump-off was Marilyn Little and her mount Unikara. The duo made it all the way home clean in 45.315 to set the Great American Time to Beat. Next to go in the jump-off was Rose-Reed and Leondor. They shaved over two seconds off of the time set by Little and Unikara to set the new pace at 43.198.

"I saw Marilyn slow down when she headed into the triple bar," said Rose-Reed. "After taking a conservative approach to jumps one and two I just kept galloping to the triple bar and was able to make up some time."

"We are just thrilled with the way Sulu rode him in the jump-off," said Thompson. "Sometimes he is a difficult horse to ride and today Sulu rode him to perfection."

The third and final trip of the jump-off belonged to Willie Tynan and Aragon II. After the duo dropped a rail midway through course designer Jerry Dougherty's jump-off route, they retired and settled for a third place finish for Apex Equestrian Center.

Show jumping at HITS Culpeper continues with the Constitution Classic horse show on Wednesday, August 29 and concludes on Sunday, September 2 with the $40,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix. The featured class offers yet another chance to get into the field for the $100,000 USGPL Invitational Grand Prix. The top- 30 horse/rider combinations based on prize money won will be invited back to HITS Culpeper for the USGPL Finals in late September, where they will duel it out for the top prize. The only way to get into this invitational class is to be in the top 30 in prize money won at any HITS horse show throughout the show season. Six Olympians packed the star-studded field in last year's $100,000 USGPL Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper with Chris Kappler coming out of the class $30,000 richer when he secured the blue-ribbon aboard VDL Orame.

The first Culpeper Horse and Colt Show was held at Monte Vista Park in 1897 and it continued for the next 54 years. In the 1980s, show jumping returned to Culpeper in a grand fashion with the opening of Commonwealth Park, one of the finest horse-sport facilities in the country. Some of the richest show jumping events in America have been held at Commonwealth Park, including the $200,000 U.S. Cup, the grand finale for the United States Grand Prix League in 1986. HITS purchased Commonwealth Park in 1997 and began restoring the grounds to its former glory. In 1998, HITS reintroduced the United States Grand Prix League, and has presented the USGPL Finals at Commonwealth Park ever since. Approximately $1 million in total prize money is offered at the six HITS Culpeper events.

HITS, Inc. is a special events management company primarily focused on producing hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New York in the village of Saugerties, HITS produced its first horse show circuit in Gainesville, Florida in 1982. Since that time, HITS has grown into a nationwide company with world-class hunter/jumper circuits in California, Florida, Arizona, New York and Virginia.

For more information and a complete schedule of classes and events, visit www.HitsShows.com.

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Sulu Rose-Reed and Leondor seized the $40,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper

$15,000 Footing Authority Grand Prix, presented by Brook Ledge-Vendetta, ridden by Evan Coluccio and owned by Silverglen Farm, Boca Raton, FL

Adequan Open Hunter-Master Plan, ridden and owned by Rachel Webster, Warrenton ,VA

Farnam Adult Hunter 18-35-Regarding Paris, ridden by Jennifer Old-Powell and owned by Mary Keevil, New Kent, VA

Farnam Adult Hunter 36-45-Just Sam, ridden and owned by Zan Martin-Dillon, Richmond, VA

Farnam Adult Hunter 46 & Over-Well Spoken, ridden and owned by Lauren Fellows, Great Falls, VA

M&S Children's Hunter Classic-Classic Memories, ridden and owned by Jessica Chappell, Warrenton, VA

M&S Adult Hunter Classic-Little Bita Both, ridden and owned by Karen Watts, Williamsburg, VA

M&S Children's Jumper Classic-Principal, ridden by Danielle Gehman and owned by Susan Runco, Ranson, WV

M&S Adult Jumper Classic-Kick the Clouds, ridden and owned by Rebecca Forbes, Stuarts Draft, VA

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