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Collin Sweetnam and Coppertone Close Out Kentucky Horse Shows’ Spring Classic Week with Impressive Win to Claim the Junior Grand Hunter Champion Award, Sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute

Lexington, Ky – May 21, 2023 – The sun rose over the Kentucky Horse Park Sunday morning, marking the final day of the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show. This time, it was the junior athletes’ turn to compete for the Grand Junior Hunter Champion award, presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. With the same guidelines…

It Paid Lauren Balcomb to Ride First, Winning the $145,100 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix CSI3* at the Kentucky Horse Shows Spring Classic

Lexington, Ky. – May 20, 2023 – As the Kentucky Horse Shows (KHS) Spring Series neared the finish line, fans, enthusiasts and athletes gathered around the famous Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park to watch one more international show jumping Grand Prix. Out of 34 horse-and-rider combinations, only one was fortunate enough to take…

Ashton Alexander Crowned Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion at the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show

Lexington, Ky. – May 20, 2022 – Hunter competition continued Saturday morning in the StoneLea ring welcoming the amateur-owner hunter competitors to step up to the plate with their mounts in hopes of taking home the Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion title. It was Ashton Alexander and her partner Toosie Slide who took home the coveted…

Friday’s Childrens Jumper 1.10m Brought Forth Exciting Competition During the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show

Lexington, KY – May 19, 2023 – Friday was all about the kids at the Kentucky Horse Park during the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show. The Walnut Ring played host to several Low Junior, Amateur and Childrens jumper divisions, highlighted by a jam-packed Children’s Jumper 1.10m class full of up and coming talent. Nineteen horse-and-rider…

Tim Goguen Continues to Take Leadership in the Hunters at the Kentucky Horse Shows Spring Classic With His $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Win

Lexington, Ky. – May 19, 2023 – Clouds hovered over the StoneLea Ring during the final USHJA National Hunter Derby of the Kentucky Horse Show Spring series, wafting the crisp, spring air through the 10-jump course. Horses and riders walked intentional course familiarizations prior to the start of the prestigious hunter class, in which 20…

Charlie Jacobs Takes 1st Aboard Est Di Palatina in the Amateur/Junior High 1.40m at Kentucky Spring Classic

Lexington, Ky. – May 18, 2023 – A full schedule of first-rate jumper competition was slated for Thursday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Part of the Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show Series, horses and riders stepped foot into the famed Rolex Stadium to battle it out for the top prize in their division. The morning…

Driscoll Does It Again by Maintaining Her $38,700 Welcome Speed 1.45m CSI3* Top Spot at the Kentucky Horse Shows Spring Series

Lexington, Ky. – May 17, 2023 – International competition is back in full swing in the Bluegrass state today at the Kentucky Horse Shows (KHS) Spring Classic, and the $38,700 Welcome Speed 1.45m CSI3* certainly made an exciting start to the week. The perfectly manicured Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park presented combinations of…

Havens Schatt and Tim Goguen Bring Home the Blue in the Green Hunter 3’ and Green Hunter 3’3”

Lexington, Ky. – May 17, 2023 – Talented equestrians returned to the Claiborne Ring Wednesday morning to kick off week two at The Kentucky Horse Park. The Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show kicked off the day with the Green Hunter 3’ and 3′ 3 ” where top horse-and-rider combinations tried their hand at the course…

A Tough Course Made for a One-Round U25 Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show With Daisy Farish and Orwell SCF Making the Only Fault-Free Round

Lexington, Ky. – May 14, 2023 – After a full week of lively competition, the first half of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show nears a close with the pinning of the $15,000 Under 25 Grand Prix in the Rolex Stadium. Only one round showcased the sport of show jumping’s greatest, young talent, but only Daisy…

The USHJA International Hunter Derby Marked the High Point of the Week for Both of Christopher Payne’s Rides

Lexington, Ky. – May 14, 2023 – Hunter competition peaked on Sunday, May 14 at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show when 11 horse and rider combinations navigated the StoneLea Ring course in the USHJA International Hunter Derby. After a number of the most successful names in the hunter discipline demonstrated their best, it was Christopher…