Bridgehampton, N.Y.- Victoria Colvin will always be able to say that, at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic, she won top ribbons in hunters, jumpers and equitation. On Sunday she won then $50,000 iHeart Media Hunter Derby, on Friday she won $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Welcome Stake and then won two Junior Hunter championships-and on Saturday she won the $10,000 Sam Edelman Equitation Championship. 

 

Colvin's two-round score of 185 points defeated T.J. O'Mara (170) and Emily Perez (165). Colvin had finished second in the Sam Edelman Equitation Championship in 2012 and 2014.

 

Colvin completed the first round in second place, scoring 93 points, just 1 point behind Daisy Farish. In the second round, Colvin, on Avalanche, had a brilliantly smooth performance and was the only rider who didn't have points deducted for exceeding the optimum time of 79 seconds. Colvin's score of 92 put the pressure on Farish, of Versailles, Ky., whose horse refused at the water jump for 4 faults and also incurred 28 time penalties, giving her a second-round score of 12 and leaving her in 14th place. 

 

"My attitude in the second round was to just go in there and go as tightly as I could and as quickly as I could," said Colvin. "I love that this class is on the Grand Prix Field, and the second round is kind of like a speed class-you pick up the canter and just keep going." 

 

In the second round, riders returned in reverse order of standing, but Colvin said that she didn't feel any pressure. "I don't really ever get nervous. I like to go first or last. I like to go first and show them what to do or go last and win it," she said with a smile.

 

Colvin said that she enjoys shifting back and forth from the equitation to the hunters to the jumpers. "I love it. It makes it more interesting," said Colvin. "For me, it's really fun. They all compliment each other. The equitation helps the jumpers, and it all just helps the hunters, and I started out with hunters."

 

This is Colvin's final junior year, which she admitted, "is quite sad." She plans to pursue her riding career as a professional next year.

More About the Classic

The Hampton Classic, the prestigious culminating event of the Hamptons' famed summer season, runs August 23-30 in Bridgehampton, NY, hosting its 40th year of world-class equestrian competition. Many of the world's top jumper and hunter riders come from across the country and beyond to compete for their share of some of the richest prize money in the nation.

The Hampton Classic features six show rings, a Boutique Garden with more than 70 vendors, and a wide selection of dining options and a Farmer's Market, all on its 60-acre show grounds. With its top competition and pristine setting, The Hampton Classic is not just a place to see, it's also a place to be seen. Just in the last two years, A-list celebrities such as Jerry Seinfeld, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Matt Lauer, Kelly Ripa, Julianne Moore, Sofia Vergara and Mary-Kate Olsen have been in attendance.

The Hampton Classic hosts more than 100 classes of competition for horses and riders of all ages and abilities. A wide range of hunter, jumper and equitation classes are offered from leadline classes all the way up to the grand prix level. The Classic also has classes for riders with disabilities. The Classic culminates on Sunday, August 30, "Grand Prix Sunday," with an impressive schedule of classes including three finals - the $30,000 7-Year-Old Young Jumper Championship Finals, the $25,000 Campbell Stables Show Jumping Derby, and the $250,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix Presented by LONGINES - in the Grand Prix Ring, as well as the $10,000 Hermès Hunter Classic in the Anne Aspinall Ring.

 For those who can't make it to the show grounds, complimentary live webcasts of all Grand Prix ring classes are shown on the Hampton Classic website, produced by ShowNet and courtesy of LONGINES, the official timekeeper of the Hampton Classic. They are also shown on the USEF Network. In addition, WVVH-TV, the official Long Island television station of the Hampton Classic, broadcasts up to five hours of competition and highlights each day during the Classic. These broadcasts can also be seen on line at www.wvvh.tv.  Most of the Classic's other classes are also available on ShowNet.biz. 

Further information on the Hampton Classic Horse Show is available at the Hampton Classic website at www.hamptonclassic.com  or by calling 631-537-3177. Hampton Classic Horse Show, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation.

 

   
Victoria Colvin rode Avalanche to victory in the $10,000 Sam Edelman Equitation Championship at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic.
McMillen photo)