Lake Placid Horse Shows: Victoria Birdsall Wins Hampton Inn Jumper Class

Source: News Release/Classic Communications

Victoria Birdsall Wins Hampton Inn Jumper Class at 47th Annual Lake Placid Horse Show
Grace Jackson and Coastal Win Grand Junior Hunter Championship

Lake Placid, NY - Victoria Birdsall rode Luxina to victory in the $1,500 Hampton Inn 1.35-meter Jumper Class Thursday at the 47th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, presented by Sea Shore Stables LLC. The horse show also crowned some hunter champions with Grace Jackson earning the Grand Junior Hunter Championship on Coastal.

In the day's featured event in the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field, only five of the 24 entries rode fault-free over the 13-jump, one-round course. Birdsall claimed the win by riding Luxina to the fastest time, finishing in 68.894 seconds. That easily outdistanced the 76.914 seconds turned in by second-place finisher Jimmy Torano on Daydream and the 78.651 seconds turned by Olympic veteran Margie Engle who finished third on Eckham Van Het Steentje.

Victoria Birdsall and Luxina

In the hunter ring, the juniors completed their competition which was split into two divisions. Grace Jackson and Coastal were champions of the A Division and Samantha Kasowitz and Mon Ami won the B Division with Jackson and Coastal earning the Grand Junior Hunter Championship.

Grace Jackson and Coastal were champions of the Junior Hunter A Division and won the Grand Junior Hunter Championship

Samantha Kasowitz and Mon Ami were champions of the Junior Hunter B Division

The Amateur-Owner 3'3" division also wrapped up with Katie Robinson and Cascarillo winning the Over 35 Championship and Nicole Oliynyk and Sea Walker taking the Reserve. The 18-35 Championship went to Margot Peroni and Encore B with Jaime Auletto and Carla taking the Reserve.

The Lake Placid Horse Show runs through Sunday at the North Elba Showgrounds, highlighted by the $75,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix of Lake Placid on Sunday afternoon. The I Love New York Horse Show follows, July 5-10, featuring the $100,000 Equine Insurance Services/Great American Grand Pix on Saturday, July 9. Admission to the horse show is just $2.00 on weekdays and $5.00 on weekends. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.

For a behind the scenes look at the horse show, guided walking tours are offered on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. The tour groups meet at the horse show retail booth, and the tours, costing just $1.00, last approximately one hour.