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Double Clear Rounds Decide Favorites For $45,000 Final on Saturday

Georgetown, KY. September 25, 2008. The second round of competition for all three age groups in the Young Jumper Championships Midwestern League Finals was held today at the Kentucky National Horse Show in Lexington, KY. Young horses ages 5-8 competed in three age divisions on the way to qualifying for the top 15 who will contest the $45,000 final midday on Saturday, September 27.

FIVE-YEAR-OLDS

Maggie Jayne won Round 2 of the 5-year-old division on Matt Yeterian's U.S. bred, Zero Point (Hilltop Reno - Caraibe du Moulin by Galoubet A) with one of ten clear rounds over Conrad Holmfeld's course. Zero Point's dam, Caraibe du Moulin, competed in grand prix herself under both Margie Engle and Christine Tribble McCrea. Among the top 15 after two rounds of competition, four 5-year-olds mastered the course both days to post double clear rounds and will advance to Saturday's $10,000 final fault-free. Nancy Whitehead's homebred International Jumper Futurity (IJF) graduate, Rendevous 22*, by Whitehead's stallion Roc USA out of the Thoroughbred mare, Friendly Holly by Roving Mistral, was among the first. Nick Novak, who presented the bay Oldenburg mare as a 4-year-old was in the tack.

Another IJF graduate, D'or V'dor B (by Simsalabim -Tara B, by Godwin van ten Bosch) is also in the hunt with a double clear. D'or V'dor B is owned by Lauren Fox and was bred in Indiana by Belgian Warmblood breeder, Bannockburn Farm LLC, by their flagship stallion Simsalabim. Kent Farrington was in the irons.

Betsy Green's Dutch Warmblood Why Not is one of three offspring of the Darco grandson Karandasj competing in the Midwestern League Finals (the others are Thunder Ball and Warandasj). Wim Janssen had no difficulties with the course and the pair was third to post a double clear. Why Not is out of the Guidam mare, Serania. Wilhelm Genn is one of the masters of the Young Jumper Championships, having won both the Midwestern and Eastern League Finals countless times. His 5-year-old entry this season is Audrey Samara's Hessen gelding Ariano by Acorado - Zackia by Zeus, bred in Germany by Christina and Hermann Theiss.

SIX-YEAR-OLDS

Analisa Muti's bay gelding, Victor, (Niagara - Itopia by Triton), bred by CAJ van Dieman and ridden by Charlie Jayne, was fastest to take the ribbon in Round 2 of the 6-year-old division.

Leading the list for Saturday's $15,000 final are the three double clears: Montoga Farms' Dutch Warmblood gelding, Vertigo (Hemmingway - Necco by N-Aldato) ridden by Chris Ewanouski; Hidden Lane Farm's Chocolate Martini (Cantos - Irola, by Larome) and David Beisel and Windy Hill Farm's Belgian Warmblood gelding Captriato (Nabab de Reve - Scarlett, by Heartbreaker) ridden by Angie Temelini.

SEVEN & EIGHT-YEAR-OLDS

Margie Engle riding Hidden Creek Farm's Dutch Warmblood mare, Hidden Creek Tosca (Numero Uno-Gerolia by Zortin) is also one of three double clear rounds to top the leader-board in the 7-year-old division. Engle and Tosca were the winner's of today's round and will go on to Saturday's $20,000 with zero penalty points.

Freedom Group's Dutch Warmblood gelding, Advocaat (Andiamo Z - Grand Marnier, by Quick Star) bred by W.H. Versteeg and ridden by Julie Welles, and RCG Farms' Dutch Warmblood gelding, Uceko (Celano-Patricia by Koriander), ridden by Kent Farrington went clear to finish in third place in the standings.

For complete results, visit the YJC website at www.youngjumpers.com [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-wfs5R_kO-oG1a2kV2QHlmexxu5b4RM9eXGhy4_PaTrdD5rQZH88XFYn9KLkxKe0exSvC-DSSU2GFIza9-4QzDJXCIHZDeCpuTLOZcjMhtohcVYQox5FxQ==]. The Young Jumper Championships hosted a welcome reception for Young Jumper owners and riders on September 24th at the Kentucky Horse Park Farmhouse, which was generously sponsored by National Veterinary Imaging Solutions (NVIS, www.nvisionvet.com [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-wfs5R_kO-o6A7N9PkbL7cw9b5Iw9GGHoG3jVeNB-Z8nVeeO1tTUwhEkBxCZWT3lS4QCbIqC1PnIQEq5Jl3Mqc-asofwGzlAACCVmH9TEMZN0pEFrF6zQQ==]) and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (www.hagyard.com [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-wfs5R_kO-pb_k2L5yUCAKvmwIToUZxeJiiKXwJ3HhI-TT4c9aJOcA_X3HPB7GblrzSrqLslTQyvz_Q2B88Eng7-v3_hV_XLE2fKM-JBCMy4WCrSYVXKuQ==] ). Samantha Segedy was the winner of the veterinary MRI scan, valued at $2,500.

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RECEPTION SPONSORS: NATIONAL VETERINARY IMAGING SOLUTIONS HAGYARD EQUINE MEDICAL INSTITUTE

National Veterinary Imaging Solutions ((NVIS) is a veterinary imaging company that was created by performance horse owners to bring state-of-the-art MRI technology to leading veterinary practices throughout the U.S. Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, one of the premiere veterinary practices in the world, and NVIS have partnered to bring the 1.5T Siemens Espree MRI to the Equine and Companion Animal community. MRI is the only diagnostic technology capable of imaging both bone and soft tissue for orthopedic, oncological, neurological and musculoskeletal cases. In addition to having the fastest image acquisition and superior image quality, the Espree is capable of imaging the stifle, the equine head, as well as total body exams of foals and companion animals. Our scanner is one of only two Espree MRI systems in the world available for veterinary use.

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Hagyard Equine Medical Institute - www.hagyard.com

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The International Jumper Futurity was founded in 1988 in order to identify and encourage the development of the best US-bred prospects for the highest levels international competition. The IJF was expanded in 2006 to include a dressage option in order to increase the benefit to breeders and stallion owners. Each year, the IJDF and its sister program, the Young Jumper Championships, award over $250,000 in prize money and bonuses. For more information, visit the websites at www.breedersfuturity.com