Lake Placid, NY—July 9, 2005—Louis Jacobs of East Aurora, NY, piloted Deeridge Farm’s Santa Cruz to victory in the $10,000 Charlotte Bobcats High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on Saturday, July 9 at the 28th annual I Love New York Horse Show.

Jacobs was one of 12 riders from a starting field of 18 who rode fault-free over the 13-obstacle, first round course at the North Elba Showgrounds. He was then the second of five to ride clear over the shortened jump-off course. His time of 31.494 seconds was enough to edge his younger brother, Charlie, for the win.

Charlie Jacobs stopped the timers at 31.686 seconds aboard Pia, also owned by Deeridge Farm. The siblings were nearly a full two seconds faster than third place finisher, David Tromp and his mount Corina, owned by Beyaert Farm, Inc.

In the $10,000 Shamrock Ventures LLC High Junior Jumper Classic, 11 horse-and-rider combinations competed over the same course as the amateur-owners, but it was Katie Brown of Wellington, FL, who rode away with the blue ribbon.

Brown, with her horse, Rashnu, was one of only two riders who completed the 7-obstacle jump-off course fault-free. Brown and Rashnu crossed the timers in 30.273 seconds. Behind Brown in second place was Josephine Nash aboard Comfortside Farm’s Superfly, who finished with a time of 32.473 seconds.

Both Jumper Classics are member events of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Series, which features events at nearly 100 horse shows across the country. The Series kicks off each year in February and runs through November, when it culminates in Year-End Championships for junior and amateur-owner riders at the National Horse Show in Wellington, FL.

Competition in the 2005 I Love New York Horse Show continues through Sunday, July 10. The show’s highlighted event — the $75,000 Hermès I Love New York Grandprix CSI 2*—was scheduled to be held on Saturday, July 9, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Grand Prix is set to run on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Following the Grand Prix, the Richard and Diana Feldman Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Excellence will be awarded to the rider who has won the most prize money in the Lake Placid Horse Shows’ two Grand Prix combined. Once again, the Lake Placid Horse Shows will also offer the $25,000 Hidden Creek Challenge, with $25,000 to be awarded to the horse-and-rider combination that earns the highest overall placing in both the Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 2* and the Hermès I Love New York Grandprix CSI 2* combined.

On Sunday, July 10, at the I Love New York Horse Show, the Lake Placid Lodge WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Classic and the Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic take center stage. Both of these classes are member events of the WIHS Championship Series and will count as points towards the Championship held at the Washington International Horse Show. The Levy Family Low Junior Jumper Classic and the Pepsi Pony Hunter Classic will be held on Sunday as well.

The 2005 Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love New York Horse Show sponsors include A& M Beverages, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Store, American Grandprix Association, Anonymous, Ariat International, Inc., Barbara & Michael Bitterman, Brandy Parfums, Ltd., The Brown Dog Café and Wine Bar, Budweiser, The Charlotte Bobcats, Jane Forbes Clark, C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery, Inc., Clothes Line Laundry, The Cottage Café, The Country Saddler, Ltd., David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Der Dau Custom Boots and Shoes, Fox Run, Ltd., Golden Arrow Hotel, Grill 211, Hermès, Hilton Lake Placid Resort, The Hooker Family, Horse Watch, James Leslie Parker Photography, Juliam Farm, Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid Resort Hotel & Golf Club, Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau, The Levy Family, Lonesome Landing Garden Center, McDonald’s, Mirror Lake Inn, Moss Communications, Mountain Horse, Mr. Mike’s Pizza & Pasta, Muirfield Insurance, Inc., Nicola’s On Main, North Elba Park District, On a Fence Designs & Rentals, ORDA/Whiteface Mountain, The Phillips Family, Pin Oak Farm, Price Chopper, Red-Kap Sales, Ruthie’s Run, Sidelines, Shamrock Ventures LLC, SLVR by Aerogear, Turtle Lane Farm, The Tytel Family, Unusual Silver, U.S. Olympic Spirit Store, The Whiteface Lodge, Wild Horse Wines, Woodlea Farms, WPTZ News Channel 5, and Y106.3 – Mountain Communications LLC.

Admission to the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is $5.00 on weekends. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Tickets are available at the gate. For more information, please call the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or visit www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.