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David Oliynyk and Generous capture the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Qualifier & Wild Card at HITS-on-the-Hudson

SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK — In a dress rehearsal for next week’s Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final, Hunter riders called the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium home in Saturday’s $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Qualifier & Wild Card at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.

©ESI Photography. David Oliynyk and Generous in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson.

Forty-two horse-and-rider-combinations showed over Rian Beals’ first-round course as the top 12 returned for the second round. When the class was complete, it was David Oliynyk of Plainville, Massachusetts and Lori Gaudet’s Generous who took the blue.

“I just gave [Generous] a couple of months off and this is his second show back,” said Oliynyk. “I am obviously pretty happy that we were able to come out on top with the big class next weekend.”

Oliynyk and Generous will join fellow Hunter riders in the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final as part of the long-awaited Pfizer Million Weekend.

“I think showing in the Grand Prix ring today will be very beneficial if I am fortunate enough to make it to the third and fourth rounds next weekend,” added Oliynyk.

Second-place honors were awarded to Kelly Farmer of Keswick, Virginia aboard David Glefke’s Red Sky and the yellow ribbon went home with Bill Ellis of Ocala, Florida aboard Cara Garito’s Abundance.

“I loved showing in the Grand Prix ring today,” said Ellis. “It is not very often that hunters get to show in a great big ring like this. You can really show off the horses’ gallop.”

Rounding out the top five in Saturday’s class was Dana Hart Callahan aboard Carly Snyder’s Kalifornia Dreamin’ in fourth and David Wilbur in the irons of Marianne Huss’ Cameron.

The field is now set for next weekend’s Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. The opening two rounds will take place Saturday, September 10 and will feature 75 of the top junior, amateur and professional hunter riders in the country. The top starters are set to return for the final two rounds Sunday, September 11.

Upon completion of the Hunter Prix Final, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward will look to defend his Pfizer Million Champion honors. The top High-Performance riders in the world will join him in riding for $350,000 in first-place prize money.

Following the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, Motown legends The Temptations will take the stage and perform before a packed house at HITS-on-the-Hudson. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.HitsShows.com.

About Devoucoux

Devoucoux, makers of fine French saddles, is proud to be the title sponsor of each and every qualifying Hunter Prix leading up to this year's phenomenal Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. The Devoucoux Hunter Prix will be a featured event at all HITS horse shows this season as riders from around the country set out to qualify for the historic Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final, which will take place September 10-11 at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.

HITS, Inc. produces high-quality, international-level hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New York in the village of Saugerties, HITS has been producing shows since 1982 and is now a nationwide company with world-class circuits in California, Florida, Arizona, New York and Virginia. In 2010, HITS took the industry to new heights when it hosted the first-ever Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. HITS will once again offer the most innovative weekend in show jumping history in 2011 when it hosts the second annual Pfizer Million and the inaugural Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final, September 10-11, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.

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$5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Qualifier & Wild Card

PLACING	HORSE	OWNER	RIDER	PRIZE MONEY
1	Generous	Lori Gaudet	David Oliynyk	$1,500
2	Red Sky	David Glefke	Kelley Farmey	$1,000
3	Abundance	Cara Garito	Bill Ellis	$700
4	Kalifornia Dreamin'	Carly Snyder	Dana Hart Callahan	$500
5	Cameron	Marianne Huss	David Wilbur	$400
6	Bravo Van De Kwakkelhoek	Elizabeth Kenny	Elizabeth Kenny	$350
7	Cooper	Carol Stillwell	David Connors	$300
8	Brunello	Valarie Primavera	Katie Milton	$250