Paul O’Shea and NLF Newsflash receive their awards.
PRESS RELEASE
Lake Placid, NY – July 12, 2016 – A win by Paul O’Shea of Ireland on NLF Newsflash in the $100,000 Equine Insurance Services/Great American Grand Prix provided an exciting conclusion to the I Love New York Horse Show, the second of two weeks comprising the 47th annual Lake Placid Horse Shows, presented by Sea Shore Stables LLC.
Four of 29 entries reached the jump-off by riding without penalty over the 15-jump course designed by Show Jumping Hall of Famer Steve Stephens. O’Shea claimed the win on his Irish Sport Horse when he completed the eight-jump tiebreaker course with the best score of four faults in a time of 38.187 seconds. David Raposa of Clinton, NY finished second on the Belgian Warmblood, S&L Sage with five faults and a time of 40.269.
“It was an unusual jump-off to be sure with the first two not finishing,” said O’Shea. “I was fortunate to go last and I knew what I had to do. I wound up having the same rail down as David so I moved it a little faster to try to get the win. Flash is a great Irish horse. He has a fantastic mind and he can adapt to anything.”
Finishing third on Quointreau Un Prince was Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ, who also placed fifth and eighth on a pair of Irish Sport Horses, ISHD Dual Star and Thornhill Kate. U.S. Olympic veteran Peter Leone of Greenwich, CT, tied Chapot for third on the Danish Warmblood, Wayfarer. Because of rains on Saturday and Sunday morning, the class was held in the E.R. Mische Jumper Ring rather than the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field.
Following the Grand Prix, Laura Chapot was honored as the winner of the Richard and Diana Feldman Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Excellence for the best combined finishes in Lake Placid’s two Grand Prix events. In the first week’s $75,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix, Chapot finished second on Quointreau Un Prince, third on ISHD Dual Star and seventh on Thornhill Kate. The award for the top trainer in the Open Jumper division went to Mary Chapot.
Samantha Cohen topped a field of 19 equitation riders in the prestigious Kathy Scholl Equitation Classic presented by Kate Levy & Family. All of the riders had to qualify by finishing first or second in equitation classes over the two weeks of the Lake Placid Horse Shows. “Qualifying for this class was definitely one of my goals in coming here,” said Cohen, 15, who is trained by Stacia Madden and who was competing in Lake Placid for the first time. “I really like these bigger classes where the pressure is really on and my horse was just great. I’m very happy to have won!” Madden, won the Kathy Scholl Equitation trainer award.
In the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by Eastern Hay & Purina Animal Nutrition, Grand Prix veteran Jimmy Torano took top honors on Levland. Levland won both rounds, receiving scores of 185 and 204 for a total of 389 points from judges Denise Perry, John Barker, Kitty Barker and Scott Williamson. Second place went to Cassandra Kahle on Fandago HX with 373 points. The Hunter Derby trainer award went to John Brennan.
Sunday’s final day of competition also saw wins by Hannah Janson on Dolce Van’t Breehof in the $7,500 Low Junior Jumper Classic; Charlotte Jacobs on Cyrina Z in the $7,500 Bainbridge Farm Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic; Christian Currey on Paramount in the $5,000 J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Adult Jumper Classic; and Samantha Takacs on Topeka King in the Pony Hunter Classic presented by Beacon Hill Horse Transportation.
Other feature class winners during the I Love New York Horse Show included:
Tuesday, July 5 – Tori Colvin on Chanel B 2 in the $1,200 Adirondack 4 Seasons Guide 1.30-meter Speed Class
Wednesday, July 6 – Mattias Tromp on KM Whatever RV in the $5,000 Lake Placid CVB 1.40m Open Stake; Laura Chapot on Umberto in the $1,500 iEquine Media, Inc. 1.35m Jumper Class; Andrew Kocher on Tresor Platiere in the $1,200 WPTZ News Channel 5 1.30m Jumper Class.
Thursday, July 7 – Tori Colvinon Chanel B 2 in the $1,500 Adirondack Life 1.35m Jumper Class; Laura Chapot on Shooting Star in the $5,000 Hollow Brook Wealth Management 1.40m Jumper Class; Margie Engle on Alter Ego in the $1,200 Lake Placid Lodge 1.30m Jumper Class; Laura Chapot on ISHD Dual Star in the $30,000 Open Jumper Classic
Friday, July 8 – Michael Hughes on Up Front in the $1,500 Milagro Tequila 1.35m Jumper Class; Laura Chapot on Out of Ireland in the $20,000 FarmVet 1.40m Stake Class
$10,000 Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club
Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
A generous Thank You to the Sponsors of the 2016 Lake Placid Horse Shows, presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC including: 17 Hands Gallery; Adirondack Life; Anonymous; Bainbridge Farm; Beacon Hill Horse Transportation, Inc.; Michael & Barbara Bitterman; Debbie & Jim Burrows; C.M. Hadfields Saddlery, Inc.; Carolina Arena Equipment; Casella Waste Management; Jane Forbes Clark; Clifton Park Rental; CMJ Sporthorse; Community Bank NA; Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, Lake Placid; Darkbrook Rustic Goods; David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks; Deeridge Farms; Der-Dau Custom Made Boots; Devoucoux, Inc.; Eastern Hay & Grain; Equestrian Living; Equine Insurance Services/Great American; FarmVet, Inc.; Featherlite Coaches; Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort; Hampton Inn; Hannaford Supermarkets; High Peaks Resort; Hollow Brook Wealth Management, LLC; Hooker Family; Horse Watch; Horseshoe Trail Farm, LLC; Hunt, Ltd.; iEquine Media Inc.; J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; Juliam Farm; Kate Levy & Family; KJ Robinson; Lake Placid CVB/Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST); Lake Placid Lodge; Lake Placid Summit Resort Hotel & Suites; Michael Morrissey Enterprises; Milagro Tequila/Empire Merchants North; Mirror Lake Inn/The Cottage Café; North Star; Northwoods Inn; Oakcroft; On A Fence Designs; ORDA – Whiteface Mountain; Pepsi Beverage Company; Prevost; Pure Placid; Purina Animal Nutrition; Ruthie’s Run; Sage Hill Farm; Sand Castle Farm – Marsha Dammerman; Michael Schultz; Sea Shore Stables, LLC; Select Sotheby’s International Realty; Sidelines; Dennis Sisco & Alexine Lesko; Stadium Jumping, Inc.: Storm Ridge Capital, LLC; Stretton Enterprises, Inc.; The Brown Dog Deli & Wine Bar; The Clothes Horse; The Wild Center; Town of North Elba Park District; Village of Lake Placid; WNBZ Rock 105; Woodlea Farms and WPTZ News Channel 5.Saturday, July 9 – Ailish Cuniffe on Perfect De Coquerie in the $10,000 Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic; Carley McInerney on Cittorio M in the $5,000 The Wild Center Children’s Jumper Classic
Additional information on the Lake Placid Horse Shows, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at 518-523-9625 or on line at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.
