Todd Minikus and Con Capilot (Photo courtesy of Spruce Meadows Media)
Calgary, AB, Canada (July 1, 2015) – The exceptional chemistry that is building between one of America’s top grand prix jumpers, Todd Minikus, and Plum Creek Hollow Farm’s twelve-year-old Westphalian (Con Capitol x Pilot) stallion, Con Capilot, has proved unbeatable once again. The pair topped a field of 77 international entries to win the $34,000 WestJet Cup 1.45m on Friday, June 26, during the ‘Canada One’ Tournament FEI series at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Minikus, a 2007 Pan American Games Team Gold Medalist at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, proudly states, “He is a gorgeous horse. He has great technique over the jumps and is quick in the air. There’s no wasted energy, and that’s what it takes to win,” Minikus said of Con Capilot shortly after their victory gallop around the Meadows on the Green.
The blaze-faced stallion delivered one of only 22 clear efforts out of the 77 horse-and-rider pairs. Minikus and Con Capilot were among eight finalists who left the rails in their cups in the jump-off, but were the only ones to blaze cleanly through the timers in just 35.48 seconds. Finishing second (and nearly a second off the winning pace with a time of 36.71), was Spruce Meadows’ all-time prize money winner, Canada’s Eric Lamaze on Rosana du Park.
Minikus and Con Capilot have proven to be a notable combination since this number one rider on the FEI World Cup Jumping 2014/2015 North America East Coast League started riding Con Capilot six months ago. The stallion was originally sent to Minikus’s Wellington, Florida facility as a sales prospect, and had previously been competed for several years by California rider Mandy Porter.
Minikus and the stallion made their debut together this past spring in Kentucky, and took their first two weeks together at Spruce Meadows to get to better know each other: “It seemed like it took a while for my horses to get going on the grass, or maybe it took me a while to get going on the grass, I don’t know which,” Minikus joked. “Yesterday he was fifth in a nice competition and then today he obviously went great.”
“I watched the first couple of riders go and there were some fast jump-off rounds,” Minikus said. He added how, while flatting the stallion in the warm-up ring, he saw all the “likely suspects” begin to make the Cup’s competitive cut. “When Eric took the lead, I knew it was fast – so I just tried to ‘cheat’ everywhere I could and somehow it was good enough.”
Minikus’s successes throughout the week at Spruce Meadows also included a fourth place finish with Babalou 41 in the June 26 $34,000 Duncan Ross Cup 1.50m out of 50 total entries. He took third and fifth places with Cordonas and Con Capilot respectively in the June 25 Friends of the Meadows Cup 1.45m.
Earlier this summer at Spruce Meadows, Minikus and his Pan American Games Traveling Reserve partner Babalou 41 placed second in the coveted $210,000 CP Grand Prix during the Continental’ CSI 5* Tournament at Spruce Meadows on June 14. Minikus and Babalou 41 will soon be heading to Toronto, Canada as Traveling Reserve to the U.S. Pan American Games Jumping Team for the 2015 Games, which will be held July 10-26.
When he’s not proving his talent in the show ring, Todd Minikus bases his sales and training services just minutes from Wellington, Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) show grounds. Follow Team Minikus on Facebook, or visit www.toddminikus.com for more information as he continues to soar in the show jumping world.
Todd Minikus and Con Capilot Top $34,000 WestJet Cup
Calgary, AB, Canada – June 26, 2015 – The ‘Canada One’ Tournament at Spruce Meadows continued on Friday, with two international competitions featured in the Meadows on the Green, and wins for USA’s Beezie Madden and Todd Minikus. Madden won the $34,000 Duncan Ross Cup 1.50m riding Abigail Wexner’s Simon. Minikus topped the $34,000 WestJet Cup 1.45m aboard Nancy Gooding’s Con Capilot.
The ‘Canada One’ Tournament features over $431,000 in prize money with top horses and riders from around the world competing in eight FEI sanctioned events through Sunday, June 28. The weekend’s headlining events include the $34,000 CIBC Cup, the $34,000 West Canadian Cup, and the $126,000 Imperial Challenge.
Peter Grant (CAN) set the courses in the Meadows on the Green for Friday’s international competition. The evening’s feature Duncan Ross Cup 1.50m saw 50 entries in total, with five advancing to the jump-off where Beezie Madden and Simon emerged victorious.
Margie Engle (USA) and Elm Rock LLC’s Royce set the pace with a double clear round in 44.67 seconds to eventually finish in reserve. Nina Fagerstrom (FIN) and Finca Horses, Inc.’s Flower followed with a clear short track in 44.67 seconds, landing the pair in third place overall. Madden and Simon took the lead next with their clear round in 43.37 seconds. Todd Minikus and Two Swans Farm’s Babalou 41 were faster in 41.05 seconds, but settled for fourth place with a rail at the final fence. Last to go, Sameh el Dahan (EGY) crossed the timers in 43.41 seconds, but one rail came down to put the rider in fifth place aboard his own and Joanne Sloan-Allen’s Sumas Zorro.
Second in all-time prize money winners at Spruce Meadows only to Canada’s Eric Lamaze, Madden is no stranger to the winner’s circle in Calgary. This was the rider’s first win in this year’s Summer Series, however, and she was happy to lead the victory gallop.
“It is my first win here this year, and I was not here last year, so it feels good to win here again,” Madden acknowledged.
Both the first round course and short track suited Madden’s mount, Simon, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Mr. Blue x Polydox).
“When there are not as many in the jump-off it is good for me. I can’t always let him run really fast because he gets pretty strong,” Madden explained. “He was actually particularly good today in the jump-off and I was able to kind of keep him under control in the turns. He made really good turns to the double and to the second to last fence.”
“I figured Todd is always going to go faster than me and Sameh is also very fast with that horse, so I thought that I should just do what works for me and hope it was good enough. It ended up working out, but I got a little lucky,” Madden admitted.
Speaking of the first round track, Madden added, “It was an excellent course for me because the distances were all a little short and I could make my horse wait. Not only was it a good course for me to do, but it was also a good set up for Sunday’s grand prix for me. It was a very technical course to make the horse add strides and he did it well.”
After his winning round, Simon casually strolled in to accept the winning prize. Madden noted that he enjoys the ceremony and wears his winning cooler with pride.
“He looks like a hot horse because he is so strong, but he is actually kind of a relaxed horse when he is not in competition mode,” Madden detailed. “He knows he is done and he is going in for ribbons. He can eat some grass, so he likes that.”
Minikus Flies to Victory
Friday’s first competition in the Meadows on the Green was the $34,000 WestJet Cup 1.45m, which saw 77 entries compete, with 22 clear rounds to advance to the jump-off. Eight of those entries then cleared the short course without fault. USA’s Todd Minikus took the victory in a blazing fast time of 35.48 seconds aboard Nancy Gooding’s 12-year-old Westphalian stallion, Con Capilot (Con Capitol x Pilot).
Eric Lamaze (CAN) finished second with Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable’s Rosana du Park in 36.71 seconds. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) guided Sweet Oak Farm’s Easy Contact Humlan to third place honors in 37.38 seconds.
Todd Minikus of USA riding Con Capilot
Con Capilot was previously ridden by California’s Mandy Porter for several years and had a lot of good results. The horse’s owner then sent him to Minikus at the end of the winter this year to be sold.
“He is a beautiful, drop dead gorgeous horse,” Minikus stated. “He has great technique over the jumps. He is quick in the air; there is no wasted energy, and that is what it takes to win.”
Minikus showed Con Capilot in Kentucky this spring and explained that he did not have great results in the first two weeks at Spruce Meadows, but continues improving.
“It seemed like it took my horses a while to get going on the grass. Or maybe it took me a while to get going on the grass, I don’t know which,” Minikus laughed. “Yesterday he was fifth in a nice competition and then obviously today he went great.”
“I watched the first couple riders go (in the jump-off) and there were some fast rounds,” Minikus detailed. “Then I was up in the warm-up ring flatting and all the likely suspects started showing up. When Eric (Lamaze) took the lead, for sure I knew it was fast, so I just tried to cheat everywhere I could and somehow it was good enough.”
The ‘Canada One’ Tournament continues on Saturday featuring a $34,000 Friends of the Meadows 1.45m competition in the morning followed by the $34,000 CIBC Cup 1.50m.
For a complete tournament schedule and full results, please visit www.sprucemeadows.com.
Vita Flex Victory Team member Todd Minikus and Babalou 41 (Photo courtesy of Jack Mancini)
Toronto, Canada (June 19, 2015) – Vita Flex Victory Team member Todd Minikus has been named the Traveling Reserve to the 2015 U.S. Pan American Games Jumping Team by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). Minikus’s Traveling Reserve partner will be Two Swan Farms’ Babalou 41, a 10-year-old Oldenburg mare (Balou de Rouet x Silvio I). The pair will travel to Toronto, Canada for the Pan American Games held July 10-26. Babalou 41 and Minikus, of Wellington, Florida, are already making themselves at home in Canada, having just placed second in the $210,000 CP Grand Prix at the ‘Continental’ CSI 5* Tournament at Spruce Meadows in Alberta, Canada on June 14.
Minikus, winner of more than 75 Grand Prix titles and top seed on the most recent East Coast League World Cup standings, is honored to represent his country at the Pan American Games. Minikus and Babalou 41 will anchor the reserve for the four-member American team of Georgina Bloomberg, Kent Farrington, Lauren Hough, and McLain Ward. Vita Flex, a leader in equine supplements formulated to help horses carry riders to international medal podiums, is proud to congratulate Minikus and Babalou 41 on their USEF selection.
After a victorious winter for Minikus and Babalou 41 in South Florida and a great summer start in Canada, the pair is a natural choice for the U.S. Jumping Team. At Wellington, Florida’s 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival – just minutes from Minikus’s home base in the Homeland equestrian development – the duo won the $100,000 Nations Cup and the $150,000 Grand Prix CSIO4*.
“I could not be happier. She has been fantastic. She was ‘exuberant’ about her jump when she was younger, so we learned to tone it down, which is not usually the story,” Minikus said about the journey through Babalou’s development. “She was always nervous – the surroundings, the tractor, the water truck… Now she barely notices that kind of stuff, which is maturity.”
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The Vita Flex Victory Team rider credits a well-planned training program complemented by conscientious nutrition and supplements from Vita Flex as part of the winning equation to show jumping. “The fine line between good and great is paying attention to your horses,” he explains. “To be able to feel that power and speed and athleticism is very special.”
“Vita Flex helps me keep horses like Babalou in tip-top condition and makes sure that we keep American show jumping in the winner’s circle.” Next stop – Toronto.
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Todd Minikus and Babalou 41 (Photo courtesy of Spruce Meadows Media Services)
Calgary, AB, Canada (June 16, 2015) – As Todd Minikus of Wellington, Florida travels north, his show jumping victories multiply. After a winning season at the Winter Equestrian Festival, Minikus piloted Quality Group’s Oldenburg, Quality Girl, to first place in the $34,000 Elm Rock Prix 1.45/1.50m CSI5* in his home state at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach in April. In May, he headed to Kentucky and delivered a string of victories on several horses at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. This month, Minikus’s talent was rewarded when the USEF named him Traveling Reserve to the 2015 U.S. Pan American Games Jumping Team with Two Swan Farms’ Babalou 41. Before heading to Toronto, Canada for the Pan American Games on July 10-26, Minikus first continued his northern progression by riding into Alberta, Canada, where he and the 10-year-old Oldenburg Babalou 41 (Balou de Rouet x Silvio I) placed second in the prestigious $210,000 CP Grand Prix at the ‘Continental’ CSI 5* Tournament at Spruce Meadows on June 14.
Throughout the $210,000 CP Grand Prix course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio at Spruce Meadows, Minikus and Babalou 41 demonstrated why they have been deemed a top U.S. jumping duo. The pair took an early lead in the line-up of 49 riders, going clear in 40.98 seconds. Their closest competitor was Richard Spooner (USA) on Chivas Z with a time of 42.03 seconds, until McLain Ward (USA) and Sagamore Farm’s Rothchild claimed the win in 40.89 seconds as the last to go in the eleven-horse jump-off – beating Minikus by only .09 seconds.
Competition was tough between USA’s Ward and Minikus, putting spectators and riders alike on the edge of their seats. “Todd set a hell of a jump-off round,” Ward stated. After Minikus’s first clear round, Minikus decided to take on the jump-off a bit more conservatively to ensure another fault-free round. Even at a “conservative” pace, he and Babalou 41 gave Ward and Rothchild a serious run for the money.
“I was a little cautious in the rollback to the wall in the jump-off, and McLain was probably inside of me there,” Minikus commented. “I have been a fan of Rothchild since he was a young horse, and I always razz McLain that I should have been his rider – so to get beat by him is just okay,” he grinned. “I am more than happy to be second, and hopefully now I can get my mare organized for the rest of the tour here.” They will continue to compete in the Spruce Meadows Summer Series before heading to Toronto for the Pan American Games.
“We started off a little rough here at Spruce Meadows last week to tell you the truth,” Minikus explained after their speedy ride. “But today, Babalou jumped great. It took a week or so for her to grow up here and understand. She has not had a lot of experience on the grass. She’s the alternate for the Pan Ams and she needs the experience, so we are glad to be back at Spruce Meadows.” Babalou 41 and Minikus certainly seem to have found their stride at the Canadian summer show series.
Earlier this year, the pair took first place for the USA against nine competing countries in the $100,000 Nations Cup at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. “She’s got a big future,” Minikus had predicted about Babalou 41 after the victory. His prediction rang true later in the Winter Equestrian Festival series when the duo won the $150,000 Grand Prix CSIO4*.
The future possibilities for Minikus and Babalou 41 just keep looking brighter, and Minikus is excited to continue representing his country throughout the summer of competition in Canada. Follow Todd Minikus on Facebook or visit www.toddminikus.com for more information as he continues to soar in the show jumping world.
Minikus and Cordonos (Photo courtesy of Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group)
Lexington, KY (May 21, 2015) – The winning doesn’t stop in Lexington for FEI World Cup Jumping 2014/2015 North America East Coast League champion Todd Minikus, who topped his recent victory – three wins on three separate jumpers during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show on May 6-10 – with another win less than a week later on a fourth horse in the $20,000 1.45m Bluegrass Classic on May 15 at the Kentucky Spring Classic.
“They are all exceptional talents and individuals,” Minikus said, referring to his renowned 12-year-old Oldenburg partner of three years, Quality Girl; Matthew de Grande’s Oldenburg gelding and Bluegrass Classic winner, Cordonos; and rising jumper talents, Plum Creek Hollow Farm’s 12-year-old Westphalian stallion, Con Capilot, and Two Swans Farms’ Six-Year-Old division star, Maharaja Del Juncal. His victories at the Kentucky Horse Park this month have certainly backed up his statement.
Minikus’s win on May 15 in the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Classic on Cordonos came after the pair watched more than 40 riders attempt – and fail – to catch the 62.530 second fault-free lead set early in the go by Shane Sweetnam and Beluga.
“Shane had a heck of a round. There was a window by leaving out strides, so I used raw speed instead of going inside. Cordonos won the first Grand Prix in Wellington this year and then had a little streak where he had the fastest time with one down. Today the jump gods were with him. We ended up with a nice win.”
Minikus isn’t taking those “jump gods” for granted and plans next to compete on May 23 in Saturday night’s $127,000 Hollow Creek Farms Grand Prix CSI3*. “We will see who has their jumping shoes on then,” Minikus grinned.
Todd Minikus is based in the Homeland equestrian development just minutes from Wellington, Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) show grounds. Follow Team Minikus on Facebook or www.ToddMinikus.com as he continues to jump to victory.
Todd Minikus and Quality Girl win the $25,000 Bluegrass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Photo courtesy of Shawn McMillen Photography)
Lexington, Kentucky (May 18, 2015) – Vita Flex Victory Team member Todd Minikus jumped to first place on not just one but three horses at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on May 6-10. This past weekend on May 15 in the Kentucky Spring Classic, Minikus won the $20,000 1.45m Bluegrass Classic on a fourth horse. He claimed victories aboard well-known mount Quality Girl, young horses Con Capilot and Maharaja Del Juncal, and Oldenburg gelding Cordonos. Vita Flex, a leading equine supplement brand with products designed to help horses carry their riders to victory, is proud to congratulate Minikus on his successes. The victories in Kentucky came as no surprise to spectators, as seasoned competitor Minikus has already been extremely successful earlier this year in Wellington, Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival and in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach.
Minikus opened the Kentucky Spring Horse Show by winning on a new mount – Plum Creek Hollow Farm’s 12-year-old Westphalian stallion Con Capilot – in the $5,000 1.45m Open Jumper Class. Maharaja Del Juncal, a young horse owned by Two Swans Farms, finished first in the Six-Year-Old Jumpers. Quality Girl, owned by the Quality Group, bested the competition in the $25,000 Bluegrass Classic.
Quality Girl, a 12-year-old Oldenburg mare (Quidams Rubin x Dobrock), has been ridden by Minikus for the past three years. The pair have enjoyed much success, including winning the 2014 Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties, NY. Quality Girl was also named Horse of the Year last year. At the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, Minikus and Quality Girl were one of only three clear rounds and blazed through the jump-off to beat the starting field of 37 combinations with a time of 33.609 seconds. The victory earned the pair valuable points for the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Rankings.
During the Kentucky Spring Classic, Minikus and Cordonos (Lordanos x Tin Rocco), owned by Matthew de Grande, raced to first place in the $20,000 1.45m Bluegrass Classic. Of the forty-seven riders who competed in the speed class, only eleven cleared Bernardo Cabral’s course. Minikus and Cordonos’s time of 60.766 put them ahead of closest contender Shane Sweetnam and Beluga.
The Vita Flex Victory Team rider Todd Minikus credits a well-planned training program complemented by conscientious nutrition and supplements from Vita Flex as helping achieve such success in show jumping. “The fine line between good and great is paying attention to your horses,” Minikus explains. “To be able to feel that power and speed and athleticism is very special. Vita Flex helps me keep my horses in tip-top condition for competing, and makes sure that we stay in the winner’s circle.”
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Lexington, KY – May 15, 2015 – Speed was the name of the game Friday afternoon during the $20,000 1.45m Bluegrass Classic. Forty-seven horse and rider combinations entered into the speed class during the Kentucky Classic. It came down to a foot race with Todd Minikus and Cordonos, owned by Matthew de Grande of Long Valley, NJ, taking the victory in a wire-to-wire speed round, beating out Shane Sweetnam and Beluga for the blue ribbon ride.
Capturing a ribbon during the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic was no easy feat with only 11 of the 47 entries jumping Bernardo Cabral’s course without error. Shane Sweetnam was only the third to take on the track, executing his plan perfectly to set the pace as the trailblazer. Sweetnam and Beluga, a 10-year-old mare owned by Spy Coast Farm, LLC of E Setauket, NY, opted for the inside track, a decision that only four other riders would take.
“I thought Bernardo did a nice job with the course,” Sweetnam remarked. “There were options for inside turns, and I went for the inside route. She is a good mare, but she doesn’t have the biggest stride in the world. I didn’t want her getting too flat, so that is why I did the turns with her.”
Sweetnam exited the ring, happy with his time of 62.530 seconds, but had the inkling that it would not hold for the first place finish. He had stuck to the regular number up the first line, as well as through the double combination, leaving a window for defeat.
“I actually executed my plan perfectly, but I felt I would get beat-and I did get beat,” Sweetnam admitted. “There were a few people that were faster than me but had one down. When I came out I thought that I would have a top three finish because I had left two areas where someone could catch me.”
His time to beat would continue to hold for 40 trips, with riders compensating accuracy for speed and pulling rails in an attempt to catch the Irish rider. Roberto Teran and Farina, owned by Ark Partners LLC of Wellington, FL, put in a clean round in a quick 63.168 seconds, but the 6/10ths of a second would put him just behind Sweetnam.
It was not until Todd Minikus and Cordonos, the second to last combination to take on the track, gave it a shot, that defeat seemed plausible. Minikus left out a stride down the first line, as well as through the combination, using pure speed rather than the inside options to take the victory away from Sweetnam. They tripped the timers in a blazing 60.766 seconds.
“I watched Shane go and he had a heck of a round,” Minikus said. “He did an inside turn to the vertical and to the oxer, which I was too chicken to try. I saw that there was a window by leaving out strides, so I used raw speed around instead of going inside, and I just nipped him. Purina-power wins again!”
Minikus continued, “Cordonos is a horse that won that first grand prix in Wellington this year and then had some nice results the rest of season. He had a little streak where he had the fastest time with one down quite a few times, bad racing luck. Today, the jump gods were with him, so he ended up with a nice win.”
Both Minikus and Sweetnam plan on competing in Saturday night’s $127,000 Hollow Creek Farms Grand Prix CSI3*.
“I think tomorrow night will be a good class, and we will see if Quality Girl has her jumping shoes on for tomorrow,” Minikus concluded.
Shane Sweetnam and Beluga
Sweetnam will show $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic sixth place-finisher, Chaqui Z, during the CSI3* event, and looks forward to the points earned towards the Longines Rider Ranking List.
The jumper action at the Kentucky Spring Classic will continue tomorrow with one of the highlight events, the $127,000 Hollow Creek Farms Grand Prix CSI3*, with the $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix CSI3* closing out the show on Sunday afternoon
Kentucky Horse Shows 2015 Horse Show Series Fast Facts
Events: 2015 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows
What:
The Kentucky Horse Shows 2014 series includes two weeks of top hunter/jumper competitions during the month of May. The Kentucky Horse Show Series is the host of the Hagyard Challenge Series and Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series.
Where:
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, home to the United States Equestrian Federation.
When:
KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW – May 6-10, 2015
$34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI2*
$85,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix CSI2*
$25,000 Bluegrass Classic
$25,000 U25 Classic
$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
WCHR Recognized Hunter Competition
KENTUCKY SPRING CLASSIC – May 13-17, 2015
$34,000 Welcome Speed CSI3*
$34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3*
$127,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI3*
$50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix
$20,000 Bluegrass Classic
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
Sponsors:
A special thanks to the generous sponsors of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows: Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Hallway Feeds, Hollow Creek Farm, Audi of Lexington, Sleepy P Ranch, CWD, Farm Vet, Dietrich Insurance, Take2 Thoroughbred Program and the Official Hotel The Clarion.
Hours:
8am – 5pm daily
Parking:
Horse Show Exhibitors may purchase a weekly parking pass at the main Horse Park entrance for $15.00. Dogs are permitted at the Kentucky Horse Park on a leash.
Directions:
The Kentucky Horse Park is located 8 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky at Exit 120 on Interstate 75.
Information:
Before Show – (859) 233-0492, Email: hakshows@earthlink.net
During Show – Telephone: (859) 254-3343, Fax: (859) 231-6097
Stabling – Email Tom Blankenship at tomblank@bellsouth.net
Stable office – Before Show: (843) 269-4737, During Show: (859) 255-0605
Prize List Advertising – Email Cindy Bozan at cindy@kentuckyhorseshows.com or call (859) 608-3709
Vendors – Email Cindy Bozan at cindy@kentuckyhorseshows.com or call (859) 608-3709
Shownet – www.shownet.biz
Shopping:
Vendors offering equestrian equipment, apparel, jewelry and home furnishings are located adjacent to the Stonelea Ring.
Hotels:
CLARION HOTEL (Formerly Holiday Inn North) – 859-233-0512 – Approximately 4 miles (OFFICIAL HOTEL)
Discover the place where elegant comfort in an ideal location meets excellent service and affordability. At the Clarion Hotel Lexington, you’ll find well-appointed accommodations with options of double/doubles, double queens, king rooms or suites, exceptional amenities such as our free hot breakfast buffet, and Southern hospitality at its finest. The best hotel for Keeneland – located in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region – home of the Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington Convention Center, University of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail – our Lexington hotel is on Newtown Pike at Exit 115 on I-75, close to all the big attractions, and is the perfect place to stay whether you’re here to get down to business or have some fun. Best of all, bring your furry friends for any trip because the Clarion Hotel in Lexington is also pet-friendly.
CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS:
Reservations may not be made through the Horse Show office. To reserve a campsite at the Kentucky Horse Park for any of the horse shows, please call the Campground store at (800) 370-6416 or 859-259-4157 or email Sherry Logan at sherryd.logan@ky.gov. Be specific as to the show name and the dates you wish to stay. Check-in time is 2:00 p.m. and check-out is 12:00 noon. You must make arrangements with the Campground store if you plan to arrive earlier than 2:00 p.m. or stay later than 12:00 noon. Vehicles that are not removed from a campsite by check-out time will be towed.
Todd Minikus and Quality Girl win the $25,000 Blue Grass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Photo courtesy of Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group)
Lexington, KY (May 12, 2015) – International show jumping veteran and trainer Todd Minikus knows quality when he sees it – and three years ago he started a winning streak synonymous with the word, thanks to a 12-year-old Oldenburg mare known as Quality Girl. Since then, man and mare have tallied some of the biggest wins in the sport – including the 2014 Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS-Saugerties and Horse of the Year honors. Just this weekend, Minikus and Quality Girl once again surpassed competitors when they won the $25,000 Blue Grass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show in Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park. Now, just five months into 2015, the veteran of more than 75 Grand Prix wins has added enough victories to this season’s tally to keep show office calculators busy and international competitors nervous.
Neither Minikus, nor Quality Girl and his other exceptional equine partners, are showing any signs of slowing down.
Minikus is strategically based in the Homeland equestrian development just minutes from Wellington, Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) show grounds, where his 2015 victories began. In January, he led a 22-horse jump-off to win the $30,000 WEF Week 1 Grand Prix on Cordonos and set the pace for an epic season.
February’s Week 8 at the Winter Equestrian Festival saw Minikus ride his “greener” grand prix partner, Babalou 14, and anchor a winning Team USA effort against nine competing countries in the $100,000 Nations Cup presented by Kingsland Equestrian. The first to jump for his squad in each round, he delivered double clears on Two Swans Farms’ 10-year-old Oldenburg mare who – in lieu of his stand-out star, Quality Girl – Minikus had asked U.S. coach Robert Ridland for permission to use in the Nations Cup. “I really appreciate the fact that I have had the opportunity to bring her from a schooling jumper to winning a Nations Cup. That’s pretty special – she’s got a big future.”
His astute eye for rising talent was further confirmed in March with a second big win for Two Swans Farm on Babalou 14 against a starting field of 49 in the Winter Equestrian Festival’s $150,000 Grand Prix CSIO4*, presented by Lugano Diamonds.
As April action heated up along Miami Beach for the Longines Global Champions Tour, Minikus kept winning form against a world-class field. He rode Quality Group’s Oldenburg, Quality Girl, to win the $34,000 Elm Rock Prix 1.45/1.50m CSI5*. “I just let her do her thing,” he said. “Normally, it turns out well.”
Turning out “well” is an understatement for the pair, whose history last year includes winning the opening leg of FEI World Cup Jumping qualifiers in Bromont, Canada, finishing sixth at Harrisburg in October, and closing the year with enough points collected after the Washington International to win the FEI World Cup Jumping 2014/2015 North America East Coast League standings.
Minikus’s impressive results prompted HorseTalk of New Zealand reporters to note that all that was left this year was for Minikus to “sit back and let the rest catch up to him.”
Never one to sit still, though, Minikus sprang into Spring with two rising new talents to mark his third consecutive decade of winning performances in Kentucky. He scored a May 6 win for Plum Creek Hollow Farm in the $5,000 1.45m Open Jumper class on Westphalian stallion, Con Capilot, plus a win for Two Swans Farms in the Six Year Old Jumpers on Maharaja Del Juncal.
“I’m still experimenting with him,” he said of Con Capilot, after going in second in the order and setting a 42.680 effort too fast and too flawless for Aaron Vale and Bonzini S to catch.
“This was a great kick-off for Team Minikus in Kentucky. I’ve been coming here before it was the Kentucky Horse Park, when it was grass rings and they used gas station flags to separate them! It’s great to see how much it has grown.”
It’s just as great to watch how this American show jumping celebrity continues to grow a talented string of jumpers. To the thrill of fans, Minikus did not disappoint when he entered the arena on May 10 with Quality Girl to win the $25,000 Blue Grass Classic.
“This will be my third year with her, so it’s always nice to establish a partnership with a horse like this. You really think of her as a veteran of the sport, but it’s just her third year doing this sport at an upper level, so she’s just now really coming into her own, even though she has already had great success.”
The $25,000 Blue Grass Classic win has prompting pulling out those calculators again as Minikus tallies still more points on the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Ranking List, where he has been seeded eighth on Babalou 14 and 23rd on Quality Girl.
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Lexington, KY – May 10, 2015 – The $25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix saw a start list of 33 horse and rider combinations gather at the Rolex Stadium for the pilot event on the final day of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. It was Luifer Larrazabal of Venezuela who dashed for the cash Sunday afternoon, winning the majority of the purse with recent mount, Atlodetto FZ.
The 22-year-old consistently showed throughout the Wellington and Ocala circuits, even riding for his country’s team during the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* in at HITS Ocala. The young talent has been working to build a partnership with new mount, Atlodetto FZ, owned by San Francisco Stables LLC of Wellington, FL. The 8-year-old gelding showcased his impressive skills over Richard Jeffery’s track, becoming the final of only six pairs to qualify for the speed round.
“He’s very small actually; he was gelded very late, so he’s kind of like a stallion,” Larrazabal said of his winning mount. “He’s very sensitive, but he’s lazy; he doesn’t put out much effort when he jumps. He is a small horse, and he jumps little as well. When he goes in the ring, he tries to do the job very carefully, and he’s very quick. This is the best thing I’ve done with him since I got him in December; we have been working on building a relationship and improving.”
Wilton Porter was the first to return for the jump-off. Aboard Patriot, owned by Sleepy P Ranch of Bartonville, TX, he navigated the course to finish with the first of four double clears in 35.168 seconds. He continued to lead the way with Sophie Simpson and Why Not falling just behind his time with a clear effort in 35.353 seconds, and Kelli Cruciotti and Chamonix H tripping the timers in 36.523 seconds.
Larrazabal was the last in the ring, and he knew that he had to take some risks on the track in order to catch Porter’s pace. It was a little over one second that would separate the two in the end, and it was only one turn that made the difference.
“Today I didn’t how it was going to be, because this horse is kind of new for me,” Larrazabal explained. “The first round, I didn’t know what to expect in the ring, but he was super. In the jump-off there were only six, and I was last to go. I didn’t know I was going to go clear, but I knew I had to try a risk and try to win. I was lucky today.”
Larrazabal said, “I was a little bit risky to the last jump; it was a very tight turn, but that’s where I made up the time. A little bit risky, but I mean, he was super. He was jumping great; he felt so much better today, and I think he improved a lot, so maybe next week I will try to do the Grand Prix.”
Today marked Larrazabal’s first Under 25 Grand Prix, yet the series is not on his radar for the future. Although he thinks that the series is beneficial for up and coming riders, his aims are set on the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada this summer. The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows are Larrazabal’s first stop in preparation for the Pan Ams, with Spruce Meadows next on his tour.
“I love Kentucky, and even more after you come from the Winter Equestrian Festival, after all those intense 12 weeks that you never stop, you know, over there it’s a little busy. Here it’s quieter; I only have four horses here, by myself, so here you can relax. It’s very nice; there are fields where you can flat the horses, and they don’t think that they are at a show. It keeps them fresh, and they feel like they’re at home resting.”
$25,000 Bluegrass Classic
International Grand Prix rider Todd Minikus knows quality, and three years ago he recognized it in the 12-year-old mare, Quality Girl. Since their partnership began, they have risen to the top of the ranks, capturing the win during the Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties, NY and earning Horse of the Year last year.
Todd Minikus and Quality Girl
The formidable rider took Quality Girl, owned by the Quality Group of Loxahatchee, FL, to the top of the leader board Sunday during the $25,000 Bluegrass Classic, besting a field of 37 contenders.
Only three would clear Jeffery’s course and move into the jump-off, with Shane Sweetnam and Eregast Van’t Kiezelhof, owned by Spy Coast Farm of E. Setauket, NY, finishing second with a time of 34.055 seconds, less than half of a second shy of Minikus’ speedy 33.609 seconds. Third place was awarded to Roberto Teran and Farina, owned by Ark Partners LLC of Wellington, FL.
“To tell you the truth, I would have been jumping off the top of the building there if Quality Girl hadn’t gone clear,” Minikus laughed. “With that being said, she went beautiful out there. I kind of went medium knowing that Shane’s horse is not a speedster; it’s a power jumper. It worked out well.”
“This will be my third year with her, so it is always nice to establish a partnership with a horse like that,” Minikus acknowledged. “You really think of her as a veteran of the sport, but it is just her third year doing this sport at an upper level, so she just now is really coming into her own, even though she has had such great success. It’s nice to have a horse like her; I know every move that is going to happen. She is comfortable; it is like putting on that old leather jacket; it is comfortable and just kind of feels right.”
The $25,000 Bluegrass Classic helped Minikus earn valuable points for the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Ranking List, where he currently sits in in the eighth position with horses Babalou 41 and Quality Girl listed in the ninth and 23rd positions, respectively.
The Kentucky Spring Classic will kick off next week with a CSI3* rating. The $34,000 Welcome Speed will be held on Wednesday, followed by the $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic on Thursday, as riders try to accumulate valuable points for the Hagyard Leading Rider Bonus. On Saturday, May 16, riders will compete under the lights in the Rolex Stadium during the $127,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix. All three of these FEI classes will count for the Longines Rider Ranking List. The $34,000 Hagyard Classic and the $127,000 Hollow Creek Grand Prix will also count for the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Ranking List as will the $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix on Sunday, May 17th.
Kentucky Horse Shows 2015 Horse Show Series Fast Facts
Events: 2015 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows
What:
The Kentucky Horse Shows 2014 series includes two weeks of top hunter/jumper competitions during the month of May. The Kentucky Horse Show Series is the host of the Hagyard Challenge Series and Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series.
Where:
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, home to the United States Equestrian Federation.
When:
KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW – May 6-10, 2015
$34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI2*
$85,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix CSI2*
$25,000 Bluegrass Classic
$25,000 U25 Classic
$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
WCHR Recognized Hunter Competition
KENTUCKY SPRING CLASSIC – May 13-17, 2015
$34,000 Welcome Speed CSI3*
$34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3*
$127,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI3*
$50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix
$20,000 Bluegrass Classic
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
Sponsors:
A special thanks to the generous sponsors of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows: Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Hallway Feeds, Hollow Creek Farm, Audi of Lexington, Sleepy P Ranch, CWD, Farm Vet, Dietrich Insurance, Take2 Thoroughbred Program and the Official Hotel The Clarion.
Hours:
8am – 5pm daily
Parking:
Horse Show Exhibitors may purchase a weekly parking pass at the main Horse Park entrance for $15.00. Dogs are permitted at the Kentucky Horse Park on a leash.
Directions:
The Kentucky Horse Park is located 8 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky at Exit 120 on Interstate 75.
Information:
Before Show – (859) 233-0492, Email: hakshows@earthlink.net
During Show – Telephone: (859) 254-3343, Fax: (859) 231-6097
Stabling – Email Tom Blankenship at tomblank@bellsouth.net
Stable office – Before Show: (843) 269-4737, During Show: (859) 255-0605
Prize List Advertising – Email Cindy Bozan at cindy@kentuckyhorseshows.com or call (859) 608-3709
Vendors – Email Cindy Bozan at cindy@kentuckyhorseshows.com or call (859) 608-3709
Shownet – www.shownet.biz
Shopping:
Vendors offering equestrian equipment, apparel, jewelry and home furnishings are located adjacent to the Stonelea Ring.
Hotels:
CLARION HOTEL (Formerly Holiday Inn North) – 859-233-0512 – Approximately 4 miles (OFFICIAL HOTEL)
Discover the place where elegant comfort in an ideal location meets excellent service and affordability. At the Clarion Hotel Lexington, you’ll find well-appointed accommodations with options of double/doubles, double queens, king rooms or suites, exceptional amenities such as our free hot breakfast buffet, and Southern hospitality at its finest. The best hotel for Keeneland – located in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region – home of the Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington Convention Center, University of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail – our Lexington hotel is on Newtown Pike at Exit 115 on I-75, close to all the big attractions, and is the perfect place to stay whether you’re here to get down to business or have some fun. Best of all, bring your furry friends for any trip because the Clarion Hotel in Lexington is also pet-friendly.
CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS:
Reservations may not be made through the Horse Show office. To reserve a campsite at the Kentucky Horse Park for any of the horse shows, please call the Campground store at (800) 370-6416 or 859-259-4157 or email Sherry Logan at sherryd.logan@ky.gov. Be specific as to the show name and the dates you wish to stay. Check-in time is 2:00 p.m. and check-out is 12:00 noon. You must make arrangements with the Campground store if you plan to arrive earlier than 2:00 p.m. or stay later than 12:00 noon. Vehicles that are not removed from a campsite by check-out time will be towed.
Lexington, KY – May 6, 2015 – American Grand Prix rider Todd Minikus has been showing in Kentucky for over three decades, racking up wins throughout the years. On the opening day of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, he proved that this year would be no different as he raced to the speedy $5,000 1.45m Open Jumper victory with new mount, Con Capilot.
The Rolex Stadium hosted nearly 250 rounds throughout the opening day of the spring series kick-off. Riders from around the world brought their top mounts to the Bluegrass State, vying for the opportunity to earn the important qualifying points for the Longines Rider Ranking List and the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Ranking List with the highlight events of the week. Although Wednesday was a warm up for many of the riders, they did not show hesitation as they tackled Richard Jeffery’s first week of courses.
“The courses all day were typical of Richard Jeffery – if you rode well and your horse was schooled well you had nice rounds,” Minikus said. “If there was a little stone unturned here or there, then it showed up. Quite a few horses made the jump-off in the 1.45m class and it ended up being quite a fast jump-off.”
As the second to go in the order, Minikus knew he would have to set a pace that was hard to beat. He was able to cover the ground and traverse the track in 42.680 seconds with Con Capilot, nearly a half of a second ahead of Aaron Vale and Bonzini S.
“I don’t know exactly how I shaved off the seconds,” Minikus explained. “Con Capilot is a new horse for me, and I don’t know him that well. I am still experimenting with him, and I am very proud and happy to have him.”
Plum Creek Hollow Farm out of Larkspur, Colorado owns the 12-year-old stallion. Although he is a new mount for Minikus, the veteran rider is hoping to continue building his relationship with the Westphalian and showing him to the top of the leader board.
“It is good that Kentucky reinstated the FEI competition; I think it brings a strong caliber of riders to this venue. I was coming here before it was the Kentucky Horse Park, and when I first came here, it was just grass rings up where the hunter rings are, and they used gas station flags to separate them. There were only a two barns up there; it is great to see how much it has grown.
Minikus beat out Aaron Vale and Bonzini S who ranked just behind with a faultless effort in 43.253 seconds. Benjamin Meredith and Rivierra took the third place in 44.006 seconds.
During the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumpers, 70 horse and rider combinations competed for the top prize, but New Zealand’s Sharn Wordley and Popstar Lozonais showcased their speed to take the win. Nearing the end of the class, Wordley knew he would have to make a move, although he did not entirely release the clutch, Popstar Lozonais blazed the way, completing the speed track in 66.478 seconds, more than three seconds quicker than fellow contenders, even with an added stride to the water and last fence.
Sharn Wordley and Popstar Lozonais
“He’s a really cool horse,” Wordley smiled. “He wasn’t even going full throttle out there. He’s really good turning, and it was a long class, so I didn’t get to see how fast the winners went. I just kind of had to gauge it. It’s hard to gauge it because he turns so quick – sometimes it’s hard to really gauge how fast you’re going with him. For these types of classes, when he’s clean he’s hard to beat; he’s really fast.”
Wordley continued, “I think that having the FEI competition back in Kentucky gives this horse show a different feeling, something that was missing from the ambiance over the last couple of years. I am definitely aiming towards the $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic on Thursday and the $85,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix on Saturday. I am really excited to show Casper, a new horse I bought from Andrew Bourns, during tomorrow night’s class; it’s my first big class on him.”
Roberto Teran and Farina strode in during the final moments of the class to sneak into the second place behind Wordley with a faultless time of 69.699 seconds. Ramiro Quintana finished third aboard Bialda.
The Kentucky Spring Horse Show will run from May 6-10, 2015, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The week features an FEI CSI2* rating, with the highlights being the $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic on Thursday, kicking off the seven-part Hagyard Challenge Series, and the $85,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix on Saturday evening. Both of these FEI classes will count for the Longines Rider Ranking List and the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Ranking List. The $25,000 Bluegrass Classic, held on Sunday, May 10, will also count for the USEF/Rolex Show Jumping Ranking List. New this year is a $25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix.
For more information on Kentucky Horse Shows LLC and the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, please visit www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.
Kentucky Horse Shows 2015 Horse Show Series Fast Facts
Events: 2015 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows
What:
The Kentucky Horse Shows 2014 series includes two weeks of top hunter/jumper competitions during the month of May. The Kentucky Horse Show Series is the host of the Hagyard Challenge Series and Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series.
Where:
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, home to the United States Equestrian Federation.
When:
KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW – May 6-10, 2015
$34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI2*
$85,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix CSI2*
$25,000 Bluegrass Classic
$25,000 U25 Classic
$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
WCHR Recognized Hunter Competition
KENTUCKY SPRING CLASSIC – May 13-17, 2015
$34,000 Welcome Speed CSI3*
$34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3*
$127,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI3*
$50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix
$20,000 Bluegrass Classic
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
Sponsors:
A special thanks to the generous sponsors of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows: Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Hallway Feeds, Hollow Creek Farm, Audi of Lexington, Sleepy P Ranch, CWD, Farm Vet, Dietrich Insurance, Take2 Thoroughbred Program and the Official Hotel The Clarion.
Hours:
8am – 5pm daily
Parking:
Horse Show Exhibitors may purchase a weekly parking pass at the main Horse Park entrance for $15.00. Dogs are permitted at the Kentucky Horse Park on a leash.
Directions:
The Kentucky Horse Park is located 8 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky at Exit 120 on Interstate 75.
Information:
Before Show – (859) 233-0492, Email: hakshows@earthlink.net
During Show – Telephone: (859) 254-3343, Fax: (859) 231-6097
Stabling – Email Tom Blankenship at tomblank@bellsouth.net
Stable office – Before Show: (843) 269-4737, During Show: (859) 255-0605
Prize List Advertising – Email Cindy Bozan at cindy@kentuckyhorseshows.com or call (859) 608-3709
Vendors – Email Cindy Bozan at cindy@kentuckyhorseshows.com or call (859) 608-3709
Shownet – www.shownet.biz
Shopping:
Vendors offering equestrian equipment, apparel, jewelry and home furnishings are located adjacent to the Stonelea Ring.
Hotels:
CLARION HOTEL (Formerly Holiday Inn North) – 859-233-0512 – Approximately 4 miles (OFFICIAL HOTEL)
Discover the place where elegant comfort in an ideal location meets excellent service and affordability. At the Clarion Hotel Lexington, you’ll find well-appointed accommodations with options of double/doubles, double queens, king rooms or suites, exceptional amenities such as our free hot breakfast buffet, and Southern hospitality at its finest. The best hotel for Keeneland – located in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region – home of the Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington Convention Center, University of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail – our Lexington hotel is on Newtown Pike at Exit 115 on I-75, close to all the big attractions, and is the perfect place to stay whether you’re here to get down to business or have some fun. Best of all, bring your furry friends for any trip because the Clarion Hotel in Lexington is also pet-friendly.
CAMPGROUND RESERVATIONS:
Reservations may not be made through the Horse Show office. To reserve a campsite at the Kentucky Horse Park for any of the horse shows, please call the Campground store at (800) 370-6416 or 859-259-4157 or email Sherry Logan at sherryd.logan@ky.gov. Be specific as to the show name and the dates you wish to stay. Check-in time is 2:00 p.m. and check-out is 12:00 noon. You must make arrangements with the Campground store if you plan to arrive earlier than 2:00 p.m. or stay later than 12:00 noon. Vehicles that are not removed from a campsite by check-out time will be towed.
