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Lisa Goldman and Centurion B Win $10,000 High Jr/AO Jumper Classic at the Showplace Fall Classic |
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Wayne, IL - September 25, 2009 - The Grand Prix Ring at the Lamplight Equestrian Center hosted several jumper classics throughout the day as the competition for the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show continued today. In the feature event of the day, Lisa Goldman and Centurion B topped the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, which was the final event to count towards points for the Taylor Harris Insurance Services, Inc. (T.H.I.S.) Leading Junior/AO Jumper Rider Series Bonus. The Showplace Fall Classic will run through Sunday, September 27, featuring "A" rated hunter and four-star jumper competition throughout the week.
Wrapping up an action packed day in the jumpers, the $10,000 High Junior/AO Jumper Classic and T.H.I.S. Leading Rider Series Final was held in the Grand Prix Ring this afternoon, with a course set by Maryland's Kenny Krome. Six entries went clear over the first round course to jump-off and Lisa Goldman, of Hawthorn Woods, IL, rode her horse Centurion B to the fastest of only three double clears for the top prize.
Goldman and Centurion B finished in a time of 40.695 seconds, just a little under a tenth of a second faster than second place finishers Shana Barnett and Maverick, who stopped the clock in 40.775 seconds. The only other clear jump-off round belonged to Roxane Theidel and Nicolette, who finished in 42.698 seconds to take the third place honors. The fastest four-fault round went to Lisa Goldman and Fontaine after the pair had a rail down at the second to last fence of the jump-off, but finished in the fastest time of 40.625 seconds to take the fourth place prize. Kelsey Thatcher and Carlotta finished in fifth place with four faults in a time of 40.878 seconds, and Denise Wilson and Corsavita pulled two rails in the jump-off to take the sixth place honors with eight faults in 42.878 seconds.
Class winner Lisa Goldman is 19 years old and is currently a sophomore at Baylor University in Texas. Goldman rides on the school's NCAA equestrian team and also competes as an amateur-owner under the instruction of her mother, Mary Goldman.
Goldman has had many great accomplishments with Centurion B since purchasing the horse from a small farm in Indiana four years ago, and the pair has been steadily improving. Goldman was named the Cavalor Leading AO Rider for the month of July most recently, and has won several Classics and Welcome Stakes with Centurion B this year.
Lisa Goldman and Centurion B won the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic
"He is very fun," Goldman smiled. "He makes me work a little bit most of the time, but today he let me go on a loose rein and just kind of flow with him; he just went around perfectly."
Goldman great up in the Chicago area and competes mostly at Showplace Production's Ledges and Lamplight horse shows. "Everyone is very friendly at the shows and I know a lot of people here, which makes it fun," she said. "There is very good money and Pat (Boyle) works really hard on the footing and keeping everybody happy. I have grown up around here, so I like it."
Goldman added a special word of appreciation for her good friend Shana Barnett who came in second place in today's class.
Today's classic was the final chance for riders to earn points towards the $10,000 T.H.I.S. Leading Junior/AO Rider Bonus, which will be awarded following tomorrow afternoon's $25,000 Tapestry Farm Leading Rider Series Final Grand Prix. Taylor Harris Insurance Services, Inc. is an equine insurance agency based in Middleburg, VA, that provides specialized insurance services for all types of equine risks. T.H.I.S. has chosen to help support the industry through the sponsorship of equestrian events throughout the country, and their generous support of the Showplace Leading Rider Series is just one of the many sponsorships that the company is a part of during the year.
Earlier in the day the $1,500 Low Adult Classic and Ann K. Hubbard's Leading Rider Series Final was held with the win going to Audrey Symowicz and Fahrvergnuegen. Symowicz had the fastest of seven double clear rounds to take the class victory with her 17-year-old Westphalian gelding that was purchased in June. Today was the pair's first double clear and their first win.
"It is very exciting because I have been working all summer for that," Symowicz smiled. "My horse was really good. He didn't look at anything and he just jumped around, so I was very happy with him."
Symowicz was the winner of last year's Leading Low Adult Jumper Rider Bonus and was fourth in the standings coming into this weekend, but hopes that her win today will boost her into the top three. "I am very excited about that too," she stated. "I think the series is a really fun thing. It is really great and it just makes it exciting for the summer."
Audrey Symowicz and Fahrvergnuegen won the $1,500 Low Adult Jumper Classic
Another exciting class this morning was the $1,500 Low Children's Jumper Classic and Our Day Farm Leading Rider Series Final. Caitlin Boyle of West Dundee, IL, and Rochette, owned by Alex Jayne of Our Day Farm in Elgin, IL, won the class after a lightning fast jump-off round.
Twelve-year-old Boyle explained that she first rode Rochette for the first time about two weeks ago and that this was her first time showing the mare. "We were just trying her for the show to see if we wanted to buy her from Alex, but now I think that we will buy her," she smiled.
Boyle went on to explain how easy Rochette is to ride and that her dad, Pat Boyle of Showplace Productions, helped her come up with a good plan for the course. "She goes really fast and I thought the course was good for me because we do the turns well," she stated. "The plan was to gallop to fence one, aim for the standards, turn well and go fast."
"My dad told me to just have fun and trust her," Boyle said.
Other top finishers for the day included Abbie Ross and TNT who took the top prize in the $500 NAL/M&S Pony Jumper Classic sponsored by Midwest Nuerosurgery and Spine Specialists. Julia Murray and Lord Stanley also took the top honors in the $1,500 NAL Children's/Adult Jumper Classic.
The Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show will continue tomorrow with more exciting jumper competition in the Grand Prix Ring, including the conclusion of the 2009 Showplace Leading Rider Series immediately following the $25,000 Tapestry Farm Leading Rider Series Final Grand Prix. The show will run through September 27, 2009, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois. For further information on Showplace Productions and the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show, please visit www.showplaceproductions.com. |
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