Lake Placid, NY—July 2, 2004—Callan Solem of Colt's Neck, NJ rode Warsaw to victory in the Holiday Inn Lake Placid Resort North American League (NAL) Open Speed Stake Friday at the 35th annual Lake Placid Horse Show.

Solem was the 13th of 21 entries to ride over the 12-jump, one-round course at the North Elba Showgrounds in Lake Placid. She and Warsaw completed the course fault-free in 52.911 seconds to take the class lead.

The next rider, Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ, then beat Solem's time, finishing in 51.042 seconds. However, her mount, Three Coins, lowered a rail at the second-to-last fence adding four penalty seconds to their time and leaving them in second place with an adjusted score of 55.042. It marked the second straight day that Chapot finished second. Third place went to Christine Tribble of Suffield, CT who finished clean in 55.566 seconds on Rioletto.

The North American League (NAL) runs season-long series in six hunter and jumper divisions – Children's Hunter, Children's Jumper, Adult Hunter, Adult Jumper, Pony Jumper, and Open Jumper Speed. Each series culminates with a championship final at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, in October. Riders need not be members of the NAL to compete in any qualifying classes, but only current members earn points toward year-end finals. For more information and a list of qualifying competitions for 2004, please visit the Ryegate Show Services website at www.Ryegate.com.

The 2004 Lake Placid Horse Show continues through Sunday when it culminates with its main event, the $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy. The Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy was donated to the Lake Placid Horse Shows by Mary Lou Whitney, whose horse Birdstone upset Smarty Jones to win the Belmont Stakes and deny the popular Smarty Jones his bid to win racing' Triple Crown. Horse show competition starts at 8:00 a.m. daily and continues till about 5:00 p.m. each afternoon. Tickets are available at the gate.

Among the special features of the 2004 Lake Placid Horse Shows are Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic series events for junior and amateur-owner riders. At the Lake Placid Horse Show, the Shamrock Ventures LLC High Junior Jumper Classic and the Mirror Lake Inn Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic both take place on Sunday, July 4. At the I Love New York Horse Show, the Shamrock Ventures LLC High Junior Jumper Classic and the Charlotte Bobcats $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic take place on Saturday, July 10. The standings on the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series help determine which junior riders and which amateur-owner riders will qualify to ride in the 2004 National Horse Show in Wellington, FL, in November.

The 2004 Lake Placid Horse Show schedule also includes classes such as the 1.40m Hilton Lake Placid Resort Open Jumper Stake, the Adirondack Store 1.35m Time First Jump-off, The Hooker Family Children's Jumper class, and the 1.45m Whiteface Mountain Open Jumper class. Saturday's schedule features the Charlotte Bobcats $7,500 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, The Phelps School NAL Adult Amateur Jumper Classic, the Adirondack Life Low Junior Jumper Classic, the Golden Arrow 1.45m Open Jumper class, and the Sidelines NAL Children's Jumper Classic, and finishing the week at the Lake Placid Horse Show is the Juliam Farm Lead Line and C.M. Hadfield's Saddlery Parade of Champions, as well as the Practical Horseman Day of Hunter Classics on Sunday, July 4, prior to the $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix of Lake Placid. The Lake Placid Horse Show also features a Large Junior Working Hunter section, sponsored by the Tytel Family.

The 2004 I Love New York Horse Show follows the Lake Placid Horse Show, July 7-11, and its schedule includes the Trelawny Farm 1.45m Open Jumper Stake and the WPTZ News Channel 5 1.35m Time First Jump-Off on Wednesday, July 7; the 1.40m Wild Horse Winery NAL Open Jumper Speed Stake and the 1.50m Pin Oak Farm Open Jumper Stake on Thursday, July 8; the Nicola's Family Restaurants 1.45m Open Jumper class, the Price Chopper 1.40m Speed Challenge, and The Hooker Family Children's Jumper class on Friday, July 9; the Woodlea Farms Parade of Champions on Saturday, July 10; and finishing the week at the I Love New York Horse Show is the Pepsi Pony Hunter Classic, the Muirfield Insurance Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, the Levy Family Low Junior Jumper Classic, as well as the Lake Placid Lodge WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Classic and the Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau WIHS Children's Jumper Classic on Sunday, July 11. Both the Adult Amateur and the Children's Jumper Classics are member events of the WIHS Championship series and these classes will count as bonus points towards the Championships held at the Washington International Horse Show. The I Love New York Horse Show also features a Large Junior Working Hunter section, sponsored by the Tytel Family.

After Saturday's featured event, the $50,000 Hermes I Love New York 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 Lake Placid's two Grand Prix combined. This year, for the first time, the Lake Placid Horse Shows will also offer the $25,000 Hidden Creek Challenge, to be awarded to any rider who wins both the Budweiser Grand Prix of Lake Placid and the Hermes I Love New York Grand Prix.

The 2004 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 Cafe and Wine Bar, Budweiser, The Charlotte Bobcats, Jane Forbes Clark, C.M. Hadfield's Saddlery, Inc., The Cottage Cafe, The Country Saddler, Ltd., David R. Fowler Custom Tack Trunks, Der Dau Custom Boots and Shoes, Fox Run, Ltd., Golden Arrow Hotel, Hermes, 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, M&M Mars, McDonald's, Mirror Lake Inn, Moss Communications, Mountain Horse, Mr. Mike's Pizza & Pasta, Muirfield Insurance, Inc., Nicola's Over Main, North Elba Park District, On a Fence Designs & Rentals, ORDA/Whiteface Mountain, The Pepsi Bottling Group, The Phelps School, The Phillips Family, Pin Oak Farm, Practical Horseman, Price Chopper, Red-Kap Sales, Ruthie's Run, Sidelines, Shamrock Ventures LLC, SLVR by Aerogear, Trelawny Farm, Turtle Lane Farm, The Tytel Family, Unusual Silver, U.S. Olympic Spirit Store, Wild Horse Wines, Woodlea Farms and WPTZ News Channel 5.

Admission to the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is just $2.00 on weekdays and $5.00 on weekends. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. 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.