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SAUGERTIES, NY (June
8, 2006) – Thursday must be Callan Solem’s lucky
day.
Solem, 27, and Mianta
captured the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix today,
marking her second win in as many tries in Thursday
Grand Prix Classes at HITS Saugerties this spring.
In Week I, Solem
and Allison seized the blue ribbon in the
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix, and this winter she won
two Thursday Grand Prix Classes at HITS Ocala.
She didn’t compete during Week II of HITS Saugerties.
“She was going so
fast she almost jumped out of her shoes,” said
Solem. “We had a couple of lucky rubs in the first
round, but the jump-off was really smooth. She
was going so fast, I was just hanging on for the
ride.”
Quiet Winter Farm
and Redfield Farm own Mianta, a 12-year-old Dutch
Warm Blood. “Without them I couldn’t own a horse
like this,” said Solem. “I am thankful to work
with great owners.”
A field of 34 horse
and rider combinations competed over Olaf Petersen's
first round course. Twelve horses advanced to
the jump-off, and three were double-clear. Solem
stopped the clock at 38.149 to grab the top prize
of $7,500.
Patty Stovel and
Shandor 41 were first in the jump-off and
went clear in a time of 40.580. Two trips later,
Chris Kappler and VDL Oranta took over
the Great American Insurance time to beat, stopping
the clock at 38.696. Kappler’s second place finish
won him $5,500 and Stovel won $3,250 for her third
place effort.
Frankie Chesler-Ortiz
took three horses into the jump-off. Her best
ride was a fifth place finish aboard Picolien
Zeldenrust. Ranville was eight and
VDL Nuit De Pomme was ninth. With her three
mounts, she earned $3,000 for Sher-Al Farms. Manuel
Torres and Chambacunero were fourth, rounding
out the top five.
Solem will see if
she can do it again Sunday, in the $75,000 HITS
Grand Prix. “It would be nice to win that one,”
she said. “My owners deserve to win the big one.”
Sunday’s $75,000 HITS Grand Prix concludes HITS
Saugerties’ Spring Circuit. The HITS Summer Circuit
commences on July 19..
This weekend HITS
Saugerties features an Equine Art Exhibit from
10 AM – 5 PM, on Saturday and Sunday. Artists
participating in the exhibit will include: Nina
Akamu, John Beilman, Rauld Bradstock, Brenda Bates
Clark, Robert Gauntt, Jean Haines, Juliet Harrison,
Pat Kelly, Gail Maslyk, Rodney Skidmore, and Catherine
Windley.
For more information
on show jumping or the art exhibit, please call
845.246.8833 during the week and 845.246.5515
on weekends or visit www.HitsShows.com.
©Lili Weik Photography
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Callan
Solem riding Mianta
$25,000 HITS Grand Prix-
Thursday, June 8, 2006
HITS Spring Circuit- Saugerties, NY
Course
Designer: Olaf Petersen, Seefeld, Germany.
|
Placing
|
Horse
|
Rider
|
Owner
|
Prize
Money
|
Rd
1 Faults
|
J-O
Faults
|
JO
Time
|
|
1
|
Mianta |
Callan
Solem |
Quiet Winter Farm/Red Field Farm |
$7,500
|
0
|
0
|
38.149
|
|
2
|
VDL
Oranta |
Chris Kappler |
M
& K Oranta LLC |
$5,500
|
0
|
0
|
38.696
|
|
3
|
Shandor
41 |
Patty Stovel |
Shandor Syndicate |
$3,250
|
0
|
0
|
40.580
|
|
4
|
Chambacunero
|
Manuel Torres |
Ana Maria De Cadena |
$2,000
|
0
|
4
|
39.062
|
|
5
|
Picolien Zeldenrust
|
Frankie Chesler-Ortiz |
Sher-Al
Farms
|
$1,500
|
0
|
4
|
39.115
|
|
6
|
Noble
I |
Jonathon
Millar |
Bridge Brook Arms LLC |
$1,250
|
0
|
4
|
40.184
|
|
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