Quentin Judge and HH Fyloe Take First in $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

SAUGERTIES, New York (August 1, 2015): With three horses in a 10-horse jump-off, Quentin Judge, on his last mount, HH Fyloe, of Double H Farm, shaved nearly two seconds off the leading time to claim the top prize in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI.

“I think getting three (horses) in the jump-off was just a product of having good horses that were well-prepared,” Judge said, of going clear in Round 1 with each mount, in a field of 36 entries. He added that walking the course with Olympian McLain Ward, who trains Judge and also rides for Double H Farm in Ridgefield, Connecticut, helped him as well. “Three chances – it took the last horse to get it right,” Judge said.

“It was a big class. It was tough competition. About a fifth of the class went clear – and Leslie Howard, Laura Chapot and McLain Ward are always hard to beat in any class,” he continued.

In the jump-off, the second through fourth rounds were clear, and each time trimmed seconds off the previous entry. Judge went first on HH Quatour, but eight faults put them in 10th place. Schuyler Riley went next on Q7, owned by Wolfstone Stables & Sales, Inc., finishing in 50.234 seconds to place sixth. Margie Engle went next on Bockmanns Lazio, owned by Elm Rock LLC, and completed the course in 47.775, ultimately taking fifth.

Leslie Howard went fourth on Utah, owned by The Utah Group, and shaved even more time to set a new Great American Time to Beat at 45.283 seconds, which held up through five more rounds until Judge’s last turn in the ring moved Howard into second place, and Judge left as the victor and owner of the blue ribbon.

(c) ESI Photography Quentin Judge and HH Fyloe, owned by Double H Farm, jump in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI.

(c) ESI Photography Quentin Judge and HH Fyloe, owned by Double H Farm, win the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI.

Peter Wylde and Royal Flush Place First in $10,000 Brook Ledge Open Welcome Week VI

Peter Wylde and Royal Flush, owned by Kathleen Kamine, took first place in the $10,000 Brook Ledge Open Welcome on Wednesday at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI. Wylde and Royal Flush were among 21 out of 31 entries to go clean in the first round and take part in the jump-off.

Wylde and Royal Flush cleared the shortened course in a swift 38.884 seconds, less than a half second ahead of second-place finisher Sarah Segal on Cantara 59, owned by Horatio St. Ventures LLC. But almost two seconds -- 1.7 -- separated Segal and Juan Manuel Gallego, who rounded out third on Hannes Van Het Scheefkasteel, owned by Carolina Ramelli Barrera.

(c) ESI Photography Peter Wylde and Royal Flush, owned by Kathleen Kamine, go clear over a horseflight jump in the $10,000 Brook Ledge Open Welcome Wednesday at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI.
  

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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