Celebration (Our Diplomat - Pardon Me Mister, by Mr. Inspector) a two-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, owned by Cismont Manor Farm and handled by Kenneth Wheeler, received the Dave Kelly Perpetual Trophy donated by Nokomis Farm and Diana Dodge, as the Overall Grand Hunter Breeding Champion at the 2002 Sallie B. Wheeler/USA National Hunter Breeding Championship.

Kenneth Wheeler was awarded the Belcort Farm Perpetual Trophy and Lita "Squeaky" Wangensteen received the J. Arthur Reynolds Memorial Trophy as the breeder of the Overall Grand Hunter Breeding Champion.

A panel of two judges, Rick Abbott of Cochranville, PA and Daniel Robertshaw of Camden, SC, adjudicated the classes offered for yearling colts and fillies, two-year-old colts and fillies and three-year-old colts and fillies. For complete results please visit the USA Equestrian web site at . Champions by division are as follows:

Yearling Colts/Geldings
Le Blanc Reynard
Owned By: John W. Kelly Jr
Handled By: Oliver Brown
Breeder: John W. Kelly Jr
Sire: Chenin Blanc
Dam: Autumns Foxy Lady
Sire of Dam: Bold Conqueror

Yearling Fillies
Follow the Moon
Owned By: Susan Crotty and Woodland Farm
Handled By: Sam Manno
Breeder: Susan Crotty
Sire: Zarr
Dam: Skim the Moon
Sire of Dam: Sail Ahoy

Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
Celebration
Owned by: Cismont Manor Farm
Handled By: Kenneth Wheeler
Breeder: Lita "Squeaky" Wangensteen
Sire: Our Diplomat
Dam: Pardon Me Mister
Sire of Dam: Mr. Inspector

Two-Year-Old Fillies
Piczazz
Owner: Mark Godby
Handled By: Jane Ervine
Sire: Alla' Czar
Dam: Persian Company
Sire of Dam: King Persian

Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding
Steal The Fire
Owner: Cismont Manor Farm
Handler: Kenneth Wheeler
Breeder: Sherry Kohler
Sire: Knick Press
Dam: The Hope Diamond
Sire of Dam: Jimmy Hamilton

Three-Year-Old Fillies
As Good As Gold
Owner: Susan Stanton
Handler: Lin Anderson
Breeder: Susan Stanton
Sire: All the Gold
Dam: Later For Love
Sire of Dam: Rock Royalty

For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on (859) 225 6974 or via email at sholt@equestrian.org. USA Equestrian press releases are available on our web site - http://www.equestrian.org/ .

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