HITS Chicago Summertime Series Week II Highlights

Week II of the HITS Chicago Summertime Series is a wrap with more featured class winners and Championships awarded at Lamplight Equestrian Center. HITS Chicago is host to bi-weekly grand-Prix and National Hunter Derbies, welcoming top riders to compete at the charming Lamplight Equestrian Center.

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Christian Heineking and NKH MR. DARCY kicked-off Summertime II with a first place finish in the $2,500 Open Welcome on Wednesday in a time of 31.400.
2nd Place: Jonathon Millar & ALTER EGO [32.039]
3rd Place: Kasey Ament & DEXTER R [33.368]

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Claiming the blue ribbon in the $5,000 Jumper Classic was Mathis Schwentker and CHARLY-ANN as they crossed the timers in 41.315.
2nd Place: Dorothy Douglas & MTM CORNADA B [41.765]
3rd Place: Lisa Goldman-Smolen & BENGTSSON VDL [4-Faults, 40.297]

High performance competition continued on Friday with the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix. Eleven riders jumped clear in the first round of competition and began preparing for the jump-off. The goal was to be quick and clean as each rider who jumped clean in the jump-off was faster than the previous. The top placings kept changing as the last to jump-off, Schwentker and CAMIREZ FZ, entered the ring. For the second week in a row Schwentker took home top honors as he crossed the timers in 31.496.
2nd Place: Tracy Fenney & MTM REVE DU PARADIS [32.052]
3rd Place: Johan Kachelhoffer & CARLOS 691 [33.696]

Caelinn Leahy and HAPPINESS had the fastest time in the $10,000 HITS Open Jumper Prix as they crossed the timers in 35.708 to secure the win on Saturday.
2nd Place: Heineking & NKH MR. DARCY [36.222]
3rd Place: Douglas & MTM CORNADA B [36.243]

Eleven riders returned for the jump-off in the $50,000 John Deere Grand Prix on Sunday. Fenney, who was second to return held the lead with a time of 39.719 until the last pair jumped-off. It was Tiffany Hammock and CRACK ELLE CHAVANNAISE that took the lead with their time of 39.030.
2nd Place: Fenney & IGOR VAN DE HEIBOS [39.719]
3rd Place: Kelly Soleau-Millar & CACHAREL [40.987]

Jumper Classic Winners

$1,000 M&S/WIHS Children’s & Adult High Jumper Classic:
Savannah Hemby & I-MAI TAI OHF
$1,000 NAL Children’s & Adult Jumper Classic: Savannah Hemby & I-MAI TAI OHF
$1,000 M&S Modified Children’s & Adult Jumper Classic: Tessa Harper & AARHUS
$1,000 Dever M&S Children’s & Adult Low Jumper Classic: Tessa Harper & AARHUS
$2,500 Chicago Equine Jr/A-O/Am 1.25m Jumper Classic:
Grace Klein & CLEAR CARISMA
$5,000 Pyranha Jr/A-O/Am 1.35m Jumper Classic: Elizabeth McKim & AIRBRUSH
$7,500 Jr/A-O/Am 1.40m Jumper Classic: Carlee McCutcheon & MTM UNEXPECTED

Winning the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby by a 6 point margin was Douglas for her ride aboard S&L LION KING. Douglas had the high score in each rounds, laying down a 91 in the Hunter Classic round, followed by a 93 in the Handy Hunter round for a 184 and the blue ribbon.
2nd Place: McCutcheon & HALO [178]
3rd Place: Tiffany Hammock & RIGHTFULL [173.5]

Hunter Classic Winners

$750 USHJA Green Hunter Challenge: Tina Judge-Boyle & CAMILLO Z
$1,000 USHJA Green Hunter Incentive: Douglas & CAMEILA
$1,000 AIG Junior Hunter Classic: McCutcheon & S&L LION KING
$1,000 Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic: Tess Fortune & MVP
$500 SmartPak M&S Adult Hunter Classic: Samantha Roper & CASPEN
$500 M&S Children’s Hunter Classic: Daniella McCasland & DIVINE

For a complete listing of results from Summertime II, click here.