July 2, 2001 LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK-The $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy, cancelled because of rain on Sunday, has been rescheduled as part of a July 4 opening day extravaganza at the 24th annual I Love New York Horse Show.

Sunday’s cancellation was the first time that a Grandprix had been cancelled in 24 years of Grandprix competition at the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows. Although Lake Placid will host another Grandprix, the $50,000 Supracor I Love New York Grandprix on Saturday, July 7, Lake Placid Horse Show Association Chairman Richard M. Feldman was determined to hold the rained-out Grandprix for the benefit of the sport’s riders and fans.

“This country’s best riders make an effort to come to Lake Placid and I want to be sure that their support of the Lake Placid horse shows is rewarded,” Feldman said. “And I can think of no better reward for our local fans of the horse shows than to present show jumping at its best with a Grandprix on the Fourth of July.”

Feldman received special permission Monday from the American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) to reschedule the Grandprix and also received word from the American Grandprix Association (AGA) that the Grandprix will still be recognized as part of the AGA Series.

Admission for the Grandprix, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m., will be just $2.00 for adults with children under 12 admitted free. The admission price includes the full day of horse show competition which starts at 8:00 a.m. and runs till about 5:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the gate at the North Elba Show Grounds on Route 73 in Lake Placid across from the ski jumps.

For more information, please call the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at (518) 523-9625 or visit the horse show web site at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.