Full_Meal_Deal_Grand_Prix_Presentation___web.jpgCalgary, AB – Calgary’s Breanne McAllister topped a field of 87 starters, including her older brother Tye, who finished second, to win the $25,000 Full Meal Deal Grand Prix held July 18 during the Mid Summer Classic III produced by Rocky Mountain Show Jumping at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB.

Run in a unique format, the $25,000 Full Meal Deal Grand Prix, conceptualized by Subway restaurants, sees competitors jumping the exact same course set at four different heights. All competitors, regardless of height, had the same time allowed of 74 seconds to complete the course designed by Eric Hasbrouck. First, all the entries in the popular 1.10m division jumped, producing five clear rounds out of 36 entries. Then the fence heights were raised to 1.15m, with four clears emerging out of 14 entries. At 1.20m, four of the 25 entries enjoyed clear rounds. Finally, 12 entries contested the course with the fence heights set at 1.30m with two riders producing clear rounds.

“Everyone enters on the honour system, entering at the respective heights that they have recently been competing at,” explained John Anderson, President of Rocky Mountain Show Jumping. “I could put my grand prix horse Terrific in the 1.10m division, but that would not be entering on the honour system. I could not beat those young kids anyway!”

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