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at (561) 753-3389 or at pmginfo@phelpsmediagroup.com Wayne, IL - June 23, 2007 - The rain lifted just in time for this afternoon's 3:30 p.m. start of the $50,000 Wachovia Securities Grand Prix, and a huge crowd at the Lamplight Equestrian Center saw 19-year-old Haylie Jayne of Elgin, IL, have her second career grand prix victory. Jayne piloted Merlin 369 to the win over Wilhelm Genn and his two mounts, Chantal and Ariado.

Wachovia Securities, LLC, was the sponsor of this week's highlight event of the Wachovia Showplace Spring Spectacular II Horse Show. Almost 1,000 Wachovia employees, friends and family braved the weather to enjoy a day of top show jumping action. Wachovia Securities also donated smart polo shirts that the riders donned in the class.

Today's course was designed by Hector Loyola of Puerto Rico. He set a pleasant track of 13 numbered obstacles in the first round that included a liverpool and a triple combination. Seven entries were clear in the first round to advance to the jump-off, while two were caught by the timers in the first round. Alex Granato and Mad Season had just one time fault to finish in eighth place, while Maggie Jayne (Haylie's older sister) had two time faults on Varnese. Haylie's older brother Charlie was the fastest four-faulter in the first round on Thomas Edison.

The first to return for the jump-off was Wilhelm Genn of Lebanon, OH, on the first of his three qualified mounts. He and Happy Z went in the second position of the order in the first round and were the trailblazers of the second round. Genn had a fast, precise ride with no faults, but Genn mistakenly jumped the incorrect last jump, thereby eliminating him and relegating Happy Z to seventh place.

Laura Linback and Grand So So were on the pace with smooth turns, but they had a disappointing rail at the last jump. They finished with four faults in 35.925 seconds. The first clear round in the jump-off came next with Genn's second mount, Ariado. The large bay horse made nice turns, and Genn galloped home in a time of 36.845 seconds to temporarily take the lead.

Haylie's brother Charlie was next in the jump-off on Urbanus. Charlie Jayne made a very tight rollback from jump 2 to jump 14, but the distance was too short for Urbanus to clear the jump. They finished the round with four faults in 40.305 seconds. Chuck Waters and 747 would score double clear rounds, but their time of 39.461 seconds would not be fast enough to take the lead away from Genn.

Haylie Jayne was the next into the ring on Merlin 369, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood that her father Alex purchased just a few short months ago. This was only their fourth show together, but they looked like old pros in the jump-off.

The handy bay gelding easily made the difficult rollback in the beginning of the course. "That was the one turn that I was worried about," she said. "It's such a complete turnaround and especially in the mud, you worry about turning that quickly. Once that turn was done, I thought I was okay." They galloped to the last jump, which stayed up for a clear round in a new leading time of 35.298 seconds.

The last to challenge in the class was Genn once again, this time on Chantal. Another large bay mare, Chantal was surprisingly agile through the turns and quick in the gallop. Genn pushed her to the final oxer, but they finished just off the pace with a clear round in 35.836 seconds, only 5/10ths of a second from victory.

Jayne, who just finished her first year of college at the University of Georgia, admitted that she felt a little rusty in the grand prix ring today and was unsure she would win against such tough competitors as Genn and her brother. She has only ridden Merlin for a little over a month, and the pair had never been in a jump-off together.

"Each horse show, he's just gotten better and better. With the jump-off, I was planning [to have] just a clean round. I wanted to be as smooth as I could. I'd never done a jump-off with him before, so I wasn't sure what to expect," she acknowledged. "I didn't know he'd turn as easily as he did. He covered so much ground, and when I went down to the steady in and out, he just backed himself right up. I took a shot at the last jump, and it worked out."

The Jayne family's new grand prix horse has a bright future, and Haylie believes he is capable of even more success. "I think he has a lot of scope. This was easy for him. Last week was even bigger, and it was easy for him then too," she said with a smile.

Haylie Jayne won her first grand prix when she was 11-years-old, and this was her second career victory. "It's been a little bit of a drought," she laughed, "but this was a great win."

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Final Results: $50,000 Wachovia Securities Grand Prix
1. Merlin 369, Haylie Jayne: 0/0/35.298 seconds
2. Chantal, Wilhelm Genn: 0/0/35.836
3. Ariado, Wilhelm Genn: 0/0/36.845
4. 747, Chuck Waters: 0/0/39.461
5. Grand So So, Laura Linback: 0/4/35.925
6. Urbanus, Charlie Jayne: 0/4/40.305
7. Happy Z, Wilhelm Genn: 0/elim
8. Mad Season, Alex Granato: 1/87.102
9. Varnese, Maggie Jayne: 2/88.443
10. Thomas Edison, Charlie Jayne: 4/79.919