PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
January 8, 2008

 
     
 

Watch This! World's Largest Watch Store Partners with World's Largest Producer of Hunter/Jumper Horse Shows

 
 


THERMAL, CA
(January 8, 2008)—HITS is proud to announce that Tourneau will be designated the title sponsor of all four $50,000 FEI World Cup Qualifiers at the 2008 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California.

The Tourneau FEI World Cup Qualifiers will take place in the new covered EquiBase™ Arena Systems Ring on the evenings of Friday February 1, February 8, February 22 and March 7, 2008.

The four Tourneau FEI World Cup Qualifiers will be the centerpieces of the 18 Grand Prix events at the 2008 HITS Desert Circuit. Each of the Tourneau FEI World Cup Qualifiers will be held in the newly installed EquiBase Arena Systems ring providing exhibitors an indoor competition setting more comparable to the Finals.

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Since 1900, shoppers have turned to Tourneau for value, integrity and the world's largest selection of fine watches. Recognized as the undisputed authority in the watch industry, Tourneau believes that watches are more than mere instruments of time, but rather are reflections of an individual's lifestyle and personality.

"This is the perfect partnership--the World's largest watch store and the World's largest producer of hunter/jumper horse shows," said HITS' National Marketing Director John Eickman. "We are really excited to partner with Tourneau, which has such a long and rich history." 

As part of the sponsorship, Tourneau has also been named the Official Watch Store of the 2008 HITS Desert Circuit. Marketing over 100 different brands in more than 8,000 unique and incomparable styles, Tourneau is authorized to sell and service every major watch brand including such popular timepieces as Cartier, Breitling and Movado. Tourneau will be on site at the 2008
HITS Desert Circuit on March 7-9 with an array of magnificent watches for sale.

For more information on Tourneau please visit http://www.tourneau.com

The 2008 HITS Desert Circuit is set to get underway on Wednesday, January 9 with the Desert Circuit Premiere, the first of two new weeks added to the circuit. Tuesday, January 22 begins three consecutive weeks of shows, followed by an off week, February 11-17. Then HITS Thermal returns for four consecutive weeks of shows on Tuesday, February 19 and runs until Sunday, March 16 when the first-ever Desert Circuit Championship will close out the season with 17 different championship classes, including the $200,000 Invitational Grand Prix of the Desert. HITS, Inc. is a special events management company primarily focused on producing hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New York in the village of Saugerties, HITS produced its first horse show circuit in Gainesville, Florida in 1982. Since that time, HITS has grown into a nationwide company with world-class hunter-jumper circuits in California, Florida, Arizona, New York and Virginia.

For more information and a complete schedule of classes and events, visit www.HitsShows.com

Media should contact Chris Mayone at 845.246.8833 or e-mail Media_Info@HitsShows.com

 

 
 

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