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Reed Kessler Still Holds 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series Lead
Reed Kessler leads the 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Standings
(pictured with Cylana). Photo By: Rebecca Walton/PMG.
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Lexington KY - July 28, 2012 - Although young rider Reed Kessler of
Lexington, KY, is currently representing the United States at the Olympic
World Games in London, she still holds the top spot in the 2012 Hagyard
Challenge Series, sponsored by the Hagyard Equine Medical
Institute. Consisting of seven grand prix classes to be held during the 2012
show series at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Hagyard Challenge Series offers
a $50,000 Leading Rider Award. The rider accumulating the most points
throughout the series will be presented with the bonus during the $50,000
World Cup Qualifier at the Kentucky National Horse Show in September 2012.
On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Kessler piloted Cylana to a second place finish
in the $32,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Spring Classic, and
also nabbed the fifth place award with her second mount, Mika. The previous
week, Kessler and Mika were also fifth during the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington
Classic, and the 17-year-old rider jumped to the top of the Leading Rider
Standings, holding a resilient lead.
Shane Sweetnam has moved up in the rankings after last night's second place
finish in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. Sweetnam, Beezie Madden and
Ashlee Bond, are currently tied for second. Madden won the $50,000 Hagyard
Lexington Classic with Simon during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, while
Bond and Cadett 7 led the way during the Kentucky Spring Classic's $32,000
Hagyard Lexington Classic. Paige Johnson won the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington
Classic with Chiron S, now holding the fifth place position with 250 points.
Last night was one of four remaining Hagyard Lexington Classic Grand Prix
events, which are held during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, the Kentucky
Summer Classic, the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show and the KHJA Horse
Show. The Series concludes with the $50,000 World Cup Qualifier during the
Kentucky National Horse Show. Following that exciting competition, the
winner for the $50,000 Leading Rider will be announced and presented with
the prize by the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. The 2012 Hagyard
Challenge Series will also feature a high point Thoroughbred
Award. Following the final event, a $10,000 prize will be presented to the
high point Thoroughbred participating in the Series.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is one of the oldest and largest equine
veterinary practices in the world. Founded in 1876, the institute offers a
staff with qualifications unparalleled by any single non-university
veterinary group in the equine industry, and Hagyard veterinarians have
dedicated themselves to the health and well-being of the horse for more than
130 years.
The facility at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute offers 13 Digital Radiology
systems, 1.5 Tesla Siemens Open MRI, Nuclear Scintigraphy, an on-site
laboratory, an on-site pharmacy, full surgical services, 24-hour ambulance
and emergency services, and Hyperbaric Medicine. The institute has practiced
veterinary medicine for more than 133 years and is currently composed of
over 60 experienced veterinarians, with 12 board certifications in specialty
areas of Medicine, Surgery, Critical Care, and Theriogenology.
For more information about the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute please visit
http://hagyard.com.
Several generous sponsors have helped make this exciting series event
happen. These gracious supporters include: presenting sponsor Pfizer Animal
Health, Audi of Lexington, Dean Dorton Allen Ford, Hagyard Flex-tra HA,
Johnson Horse Transport, J.P. Morgan, Hallway Feeds, MWI Veterinary Supply,
Powell-Walton-Milward, Kirk Horse Insurance, LLC, and Stoll Keenon Ogden
For more information about Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC, in 2012, please go to
www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.
Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Standings:
PLACE TOTAL RIDER
1 350 REED KESSLER
2 290 SHANE SWEETNAM
3 290 ASHLEE BOND
4 290 BEEZIE MADDEN
5 250 PAIGE JOHNSON
6 190 MARGIE ENGLE
7 130 JACK H. TOWELL
8 120 DANIELLE GOLDSTEIN
9 120 CHARLIE JAYNE
10 120 RITCHIE MALONEY
11 100 LAURA KRAUT
12 100 WILTON PORTER
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