LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – October 15, 2009 – The United States dominated the Kentucky Cup Endurance FEI CEI***, sponsored by Emirates Equestrian Federation, and the official endurance test event for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games, garnering all three team and individual medals on Wednesday. The winners were officially declared at an awards ceremony held at the Kentucky Horse Park on Thursday morning.
Danielle McGunigal of Ft. Valley, Virginia, was the individual gold medal winner of the modified CEI*** in a ride time of 6:30:41 with an average speed of 18.43 kph. The race was originally an FEI qualifying event at a distance of 100 miles (160 km), but was shortened to 75 miles (120 km) after the footing became questionable due to the inclement weather that began shortly before the race began and continued throughout the day making the trail slippery and muddy.
GEORGETOWN, KY – OCTOBER 15, 2009 – It will be Jockeys galore at Old Friends on Tuesday October 20, as more than a dozen top riders have confirmed their appearance for Jockey Day.
On the current guest list: Derby and Oaks winner Calvin Borel; Belmont Stakes, Travers, and Jockey Club Gold cup winner Kent Desormeaux; Hall-of-Famer Chris McCarron; Triple Crown winner Jean Cruguet; one of greatest female jockeys in the history of the sport Patricia Cooksey; the great Randy Romero; “Chillie Willie” Martinez; Derby winners Bobby Ussery and Craig Perret; and several stars of the Fall Keeneland meet Jamie Theriot, Cory Lanerie, and Robby Albarado.
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – October 14, 2009 – HE Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates and 1996 Endurance World Champion Danielle Mc Gunigal of the United States won the Kentucky Cup Endurance events, sponsored by Emirates Equestrian Federation, and the official endurance test event for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games.
HE Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum son of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, crossed the wire first in the CEI** 75 mile event in a ride time of 6:05:30. Danielle Mc Gunigal finished the CEI*** in a ride time in 6:30:41. The CEI*** was originally an FEI qualifying event at a distance of 100 miles (160 km), but lost its status when it was shortened to 120 km after the footing became questionable in the inclement weather.
“I have mixed feelings about shortening the race,” said Mc Gunigal. “The footing was only getting worse. Some of the parts of the trail that we have to go over were already slippery and deep and if the race was kept at the original distance, we would have had to go over it again, so in that sense, I am glad they shortened it. But I was hoping to use this race to qualify my horse (Gold Raven) for next year, and now we have to do it at another event, so that is very disappointing.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8481
AQHA’s World Championship Show returns to Oklahoma City on November 6.
The American Quarter Horse Journal, October 14, 2009 – For 16 days in November, Oklahoma City will host the top American Quarter Horses from around the world that will be competing at the American Quarter Horse Association’s Bank of America Amateur and FedEx Open World Championship Show. The competition gets underway November 6 at State Fair Park. American Quarter Horses will display their world-renowned versatility as they vie for 94 world championship titles.
The 2009 World Show entries are complete and working orders are now available at www.aqha.com/showing/shows/worldshow/schedule.html. This year, AQHA received 3,464 entries for the 2009 World Show compared to 3,498 in 2008. Entries were received from 46 states, six Canadian provinces, Brazil, France, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. With 2,102 horses slated to compete, the Oklahoma City economy will see a boost of more than $30.9 million from exhibitors and spectators.
Through the generosity of Bank of America, FedEx and other AQHA corporate partners, $600,000 of added money is up for grabs. The horses will compete for world champion titles and a share of more than $2.7 million in cash and awards. Building on the success of last year, the 2009 World Show will utilize the Performance Arena for preliminaries in some classes. All finals will be contested in Jim Norick State Fair Arena. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8478
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