Kentucky Horse Shows-Hagyard Challenge Series Standings

Lexington, KY - July 25, 2009 - Kentucky Horse Shows LLC is pleased to announce the current Hagyard Challenge Series standings. The Hagyard Challenge Series is a summer-long series of seven show jumping events at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Offering $215,000 in prize money, the series will award its leading rider with a $50,000 bonus after the final event, held at the Kentucky National Indoor Horse Show in September. 
 
Following his win of the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic on Thursday, July 23, at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, Pablo Barrios is currently leading the 2009 Hagyard Challege Series. Barrios also earned third place in the $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show in May.

The next $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic will be held next week at the Kentucky Summer Classic, which will run from July 29-August 2, 2009. The class is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, and will be held in the new Main Outdoor Stadium.

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is the proud sponsor of the Hagyard Challenge Series, and the $50,000 Leading Rider Bonus is made possible through the gracious efforts of the Holiday Inn Georgetown Hotel, Dean, Dorton, & Ford, Fifth Third Bank, Fort Dodge Animal Health, Hagyard Pharmacy, Kathleen Sullivan, CIMA®, Turf Town Properties, Air 51 and Audi of Lexington.

2009 HAGYARD CHALLENGE SERIES STANDINGS

1 PABLO BARRIOS 370
2 MARIO DESLAURIERS 350
3 KENT FARRINGTON 310
4 HENRI KOVACS 250
5 ELIZA SHUFORD 200
6 MICHAEL MORRISSEY 180
7 MIKE MCCORMICK 170
7 REBECCA  JOHANSON HOFMAN 170
9 BEEZIE MADDEN 165
10 SAYRE HAPPY 160
11 LJUBOV KOCHETOVA 130
11 MARGIE ENGLE 130
13 FRANCIS TRESS ROIG 70
14 CARA RAETHER 65
15 DEBBIE STEPHENS 50
16 JAMES BENEDETTO 40
16 PETER LEONE 40
18 AARON VALE 30
18 CHRISTINE MCCREA 30
18 KEEAN WHITE 30
21 CHARLIE JAYNE 20
21 NICHOLAS DELLO JOIO 20
23 ANGEL KAROLYI 10
23 TODD MINIKUS 10
 
For more information on the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows please go to www.kentuckyhorseshows.com. 

To learn more about the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, please go to www.hagyard.com.