Nayel Nassar and Lordan won the HITS Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix, Sept. 8, in Saugerties, NY. The 22-year-old Stanford, CA, resident and his 9-year-old Hanoverian gelding topped a field of 39 riders and trotted off with a check for $350,000. Wellington, FL-based Todd Minikus and Quality Girl were second, and Wellington’s Sharn Wordley […]
Germany stood in the winner’s circle for the ninth time in the history of the Nations’ Cup at the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament, going back to 1977 when West Germany emerged champion in the inaugural class. Belgium was second, France third. The Sept. 7 victory was Germany’s second consecutive BMO Nations’ Cup victory at the […]
Tokyo has been chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2020 Summer Games, beating Madrid and Istanbul. Voting took place Saturday, Sept. 7, in Buenos Aires. Early word is that the equestrian events will take place on Yumenoshima Island. The name, which translates as “dream island,” is somewhat ironic given that it is […]
Riding Emma Waldfogel’s King’s Peak, Petaluma, CA-based rider Hope Glynn vaulted into the lead during round two of the 3’3″ HITS $500,000 Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern Hunter Prix Final this afternoon, Sept. 7. The third placed horse and rider combination, Jenny Karazissis and Undeniable, are also from California. Karazissis is based at Far West […]
West Coast riders John Pearce (Chianto), Duncan McFarlane (Mr. Whoopy) and Nayel Nassar (Lordan), join a host of superstars participating in the HITS Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix tomorrow, capping the HITS-on-the-Hudson summer season. These include Margie Engle on Royce, Candice King on Campbell VDL and Jill Henselwood (CAN) on George. McLain Ward and Peter […]
California riders occupied three of the top four slots in round one of the HITS $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix today in Saugerties, New York. Calabassas-based Jenny Karazissis and Undeniable, owned by Kelly Straeter, led the field of 81 with a blue ribbon in round one of the 3’3″ test. Part two takes place tomorrow, […]
The Queen of England personally names all her Thoroughbreds. This was one of the tidbits revealed in a lengthy CNN article about Queen Elizabeth II’s passion for horse racing. Although Britain’s royal family boasts many generations of horse lovers who have participated in everything from fox hunting to polo to Thoroughbred racing, it was only […]
The heart-pounding excitement of the HITS Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix will be webcast live and free to viewers on HRTV.com, Sunday, Sept. 8, beginning at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET. For the third year, HRTV will be presenting this cornerstone event, the culmianation of the HITS-on-the-Hudson circuit in Saugerties, NY. (Click here to watch.) […]
