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Marty Bauman 518-523-9625, marty@classic-communications.com

Lake Placid, NY-June 29, 2007-Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL rode Olinda to victory in the $25,000 Turtle Lane Farm Open Jumper Classic CSI 3* at the 38th annual Lake Placid Horse Show.

Minikus, one of the four riders chosen to represent the U.S. in show jumping in the Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later this summer, was one of 10 entries to qualify for a tiebreaking jump-off by riding without penalty over the 16-jump first-round course at the North Elba Showgrounds. The 2001 U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Horseman of the Year who won Lake Placid's Hermes Grand Prix in 2004 then completed the eight-jump tiebreaker without fault in 34.45 seconds to claim the win.

McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, 2004 Olympic team Gold medalist, placed second on Pinkata de Longpre after finishing the jump-off fault-free in 35.69 seconds. Margie Engle of Wellington, FL and Christine McCrea of Suffield, CT had the only other clean rides in the jump-off to place third and fourth respectively. Engle finished in 35.78 seconds Hidden Creek's Calippo 12 and McCrea finished in 37.38 seconds.

Following the Classic, Lou Jacobs of East Aurora, NY swept the top two places in the High Amateur-Owner Speed Stake. Jacobs won the one-round class with a clean ride in 54.026 seconds on Soleil and also placed second with a clean ride in 54.483 seconds on Kachina.

The 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show concludes Sunday with the $75,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 3*, presented by RV Sales of Broward. The 30th annual I Love New York Horse Show, highlighted by the $60,000 Hermes Grandprix CSI 3* on Saturday, July 7, follows at the same site, July 3-8.

The Whiteface Lodge NAL Adult Amateur Jumper Classics, Adirondack Life Low Junior Jumper Classic, Sidelines Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, 1.40m Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club NAL Open Speed Stake, 1.35m A.G. Edwards Jumper Class, and The Hooker Family Children's Jumper Classes highlight action on Saturday and the Pepsi Bottling Group High Junior Jumper Classic, Mirror Lake Inn High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, Juliam Farm Lead Line Class, C.M. Hadfield's Saddlery Parade of Champions, Moss Communications NAL Children's Jumper Classics, and the $75,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 3* presented by RV Sales of Broward highlight action on Sunday.

The 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love New York Horse Show sponsors include A. G. Edwards, A&M Beverages, A Placid Life, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Store, Animal Planet, Anonymous, Bainbridge Farms LLC, Brandy Parfums, Ltd., The Brown Dog Cafe and Wine Bar, Budweiser, Carr-Hughes Productions, Chair 6, Charlie's Restaurant, Charlotte Bobcats, Chronicle of the Horse, Jane Forbes Clark, C.M. Hadfield's Saddlery, Inc., The Cottage Cafe, The Country Saddler, Ltd., Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Deeridge Farms, Der Dau Custom Boots and Shoes, Ecogold, EquiFit, Farm and Ranch Magazine, Fox Run, Ltd., Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Grill 211, Mr. James Harpel, Hermes, Hilton Lake Placid Resort, The Hooker Family, Horse Watch, Juliam Farm, Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau, Lake Placid News, The Leone Family, The Levy Family, Lonesome Landing Garden Center, The Marantz Family, Mirror Lake Inn, Moss Communications, Mountain Horse, Mr. Mike's Pizza & Pasta, Nicola's On Main, North Elba Park District, On a Fence Designs & Rentals, ORDA/Whiteface Mountain, The Pepsi Bottling Group, The Phillips Family, Price Chopper, Red-Kap Sales, Royal Reflections, Ruthie's Run, RV Sales of Broward, Sand Castle Farm, Michael & Lora Schultz, Sidelines, Stretton Enterprises, Turtle Lane Farm, The Weeks Family, The Whiteface Lodge, Wild Horse Wines, Woodlea Farms, WPTZ News Channel 5, and Y106.3 Mountain Communications LLC.

Live webcasts of all horse show competition is available on line at the horse show's official website at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com or at www.productionseast.com .

Admission to the Lake Placid Horse Show is just $5.00 per day on the weekend. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Tickets are available at the gate. Further information is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or on line at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com .