PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
February 20, 2006

TUCSON, AZ (February 20, 2006) -- Brandie Holloway galloped away with the blue ribbon in Sunday's $25,000 HITS Grand Prix aboard Argentina, a nine-year-old Argentinian Warmblood owned by Hays Investment Corp. The Grand Prix wrapped up the third week of showing at HITS Arizona, and marked the second win for Brandie Holloway.

Holloway is having a terrific circuit with the two horses she is showing at the Grand Prix level. In week 1 she won the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix with S&L So Be It, a mare she bought from Mike McCormick of Flower Mound, Texas. In week 2 she placed second with S&L So Be It. And this week she led the victory gallop with Argentina, a young horse imported from Ecuador last September.

Patrick Rodes set the test for the field of 28 starters, and six horses made it through to compete in the jump-off. Rodes was happy with the outcome. He described the field as a mixture of some good professionals and some junior-amateurs. "I had to build accordingly, making sure it was tough enough, but at the same time not getting anybody in trouble."

Rhodes last line included a wide oxer to a double-combination finish. The combination proved to be the biggest test of the course with an unlucky thirteen pulling rails.

Sharn Wordley and Mr. Flanagan, winners of last week's Grand Prix, opened the jump-off round. The pair left all the rails up to finish in a time to beat of 42.48 seconds.

Wordley held on to the lead until Romelia Calderon, who was fifth in the order, topped his time when she came home clean with Sea Bridge in 41.85 seconds.

Brandie Holloway was last to go and went all out to catch Calderon's time. "My mare (S&L So Be It) wasn't on form and ended up with eight faults. She is really my more reliable mount, but it ended up that it was all riding on Argentina this time. We just went for it. He's got a big step and is very scopey, and he tried his heart out for me."

Holloway and Argentina stopped the timers in 40.78 seconds, shaving over a second off Romelia Calderon's time for the win.

Brandie Holloway describes her two mounts as being very different rides. "S&L So Be It is kind of a hot, quick ride. Argentina needs lots of leg and is more of a European ride. It took me a couple of times to try to understand this ride, but he’s got so much jump and is such a wonderful brave and honest horse, I feel very lucky to be able to ride him."

The 2006 HITS Arizona Winter Circuit will run for another three weeks at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Arizona. Show jumping will resume at HITS Arizona on Wednesday, February 22, and the next Grand Prix show jumping event will be the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix on Sunday, February 26.

Other major award winners at HITS Arizona - Tucson Winter Classic include:

HBO Junior Medal - Maddee Morley, Chesterfield, MO
HBO Children's Medal - Madeline Sobral, Colorado Springs, CO
Farnam Adult Hunter Division Champion (18-35) - Walk the Line ridden by Sarah Young, Belville, IL
Farnam Adult Hunter Division Champion (36-49) - Macchiato ridden by Linda Moore, Bowie, TX
Farnam Adult Hunter Division Champion (50+) - Dauntless ridden by Suzanne Stroh, Elizabeth, CO
Adequan® Open Hunter Division Champion - Burberry ridden by Michael Dennehy, Greenwood Village, CO
Marshall & Sterling Children's Hunter Classic - Polar Express ridden by Alicia Gasser, Scottsdale, AZ
Marshall & Sterling Adult Hunter Classic - Highland Belle ridden by Kim Koch, Haily, ID
Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic - Clyria ridden by Lisa Carlsen, Tofield, AB Canada

For complete horse show results please visit http://www.hitsshows.com.

$25,000 HITS Grand Prix - Sunday, February 19, 2006
Tucson Winter Classic - HITS Arizona Winter Circuit, Tuscon, AZ
Course Designer: Patrick Rodes, Argyle, TX

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