The Black Barn is a new restaurant that draws visually on the theme of a high-end stable, with soaring rafters and lots of exposed wood and concrete. But the place has actual horse cred; it’s the second hospitality venture from HITS chief Tom Struzzieri (also known as show-jumping’s “million dollar man” for the three $1 […]
HITS, Inc. has named Verizon Wireless the Official Wireless Provider of HITS Horse Shows Nationwide. HITS has been breaking ground with its event broadcasting. On the Desert Circuit in Thermal, the company through its deals with AGoodShow.tv, iEquine.com and HRTV.com generated a webcast and a one-hour special around its AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix. […]
HITS, Inc. has added a third $1 million grand prix to its 2014 roster. The Ocala $1 Million Grand Prix will be held March 23 to conclude the 10-week 2014 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit in Florida. HITS inaugurated the U.S.’ first $1 million show jumping class in 2010 in Saugerties, NY (which in its second […]
Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and her Bella Donna turned in a million dollar performance on Sunday, claiming top honors and a first prize of $350,000 at the AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix. The duo barely squeezed out the win, as none of the 40 starters managed fault-free tours on designer Conrad Homfeld’s two-round course. Michaels-Beerbaum […]
HITS has sold out all of its permanent stalls in Thermal, CA, two months prior to the start of the Desert Circuit, Jan. 22-March 17. The company still has temporary housing available for late planners. “Lucky we invested in those great portable stalls. Still plenty of those left!” company president and CEO Tom Struzzieri said, […]
He’s bestowed plenty of trophies and prizes, but Oct. 25 marked HITS Inc. CEO Thomas G. Struzzieri’s turn for a victory lap as recipient of the 2012 John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry. Presented by the University of Louisville for the past 23 years, the Galbreath recognizes outstanding achievement in […]
Patricia Griffith maintained regained her early lead to finish at the top of the HITS 3’3” Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final on Sienna. She rode off with a check for $150,000 Sunday, Sept. 9, at HITS on the Hudson VIII in Saugerties, NY. Chiara Parlagreco of Warrenton, VA, won the 3’ final, a $250,000 […]
We’d call him the $2 million man, except he is priceless! HITS president and CEO Tom Struzzieri is giving the U.S. its second seven-figure grand prix, the Thermal $1 Million, to cap the West Coast’s winter season, falling at the end of the Dessert Circuit in Thermal, CA, beginning in 2013. The class will […]
Always looking for ways to improve his circuits, HITS president and CEO Tom Struzzieri has unveiled a major upgrade to his HITS-on-the-Hudson: a charming 30-room luxury hotel and tavern that is sure to be the hot place to call home in the late summer. The namesake of the HITS Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix lives […]
The HITS 2011 Dessert Circuit is one for the history books – qualifying West Coasters for the new $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final, offering jumper riders like Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum the chance to rack up points for the $1 Million Pfizer Grand Prix and catapulting 18-year-old Lucy Davis into orbit as a superstar. “The […]
