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HITS Acquires Balmoral Park

HITS, Inc., home of the Richest Weekend in Show Jumping, announced today that the national event production company purchased the iconic Balmoral Park, in Crete, Illinois, and in partnership with Pat Boyle of Showplace Productions, will host up to 14 hunter/jumper shows beginning in May 2017. Previously acclaimed as a premier harness racetrack and event […]
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Harold Chopping Goes 1-2 in the $25,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix

Harold Chopping, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, made a statement to kick-off the HITS Culpeper Summer Series, finishing first and second in the $25,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix held on Friday. Chopping claimed the blue with Basje, owned by Kendra Bullington, and finished a close second with Contefino 6, owned by Caroline Russell Howe. […]
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Chris Pratt 9th in HITS Million Grand Prix

Two-time Olympic gold medalist, McLain Ward, and Sagamore Farms’ Rothchild, rose to challenge a top-notch field of thirty-three riders, including Ocala’s 2015 Great American Million winner Charlie Jayne, to claim a prestigious victory by going double-clear on a challenging course in the first Jewel in the HITS Triple Crown of Show Jumping, the AIG $1 […]
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Lisa Carlsen Second in $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix

The curtain closed on Week VII of the HITS Desert Circuit as Grand Prix riders took a final weekend of competition to prepare for the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix in Week VIII. Riders and horses vied for a winning title in Sunday’s $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix and Saturday’s $15,000 UltrOz Jumper. $50,000 Card […]
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Chris Pratt Wins $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

The team to beat in the Desert Circuit VII $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix was Chris Pratt and Concorde, marking another 2016 Desert Circuit victory for the Lake View Terrace, California, equestrian. Week VII was in full swing on Friday afternoon at HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California as thirty-six elite equestrians competed for the top […]
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Chris Pratt Second in $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

Week VI’s big competiiton and big money opportunities continued into the weekend. The rider in the winner’s circle was Karl Cook, who took home back to back wins in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $15,000 UltrOz Jumper. $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix Forty-three riders attacked the course in hopes of claiming the blue ribbon […]
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Chris Pratt is Second in $50,000 OSPHOS Grand Prix

Desert Circuit V at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, concluded with Sunday’s $50,000 Grand Prix sponsored by OSPHOS. Thirty-Six elite competitors battled it out for the chance to wear the long blue ribbon in the victory gallop and a share of the $50,000 purse. Anderson Lima, of Brazil, designed a demanding 16-effort course. […]
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Isabelle LaPierre Wins the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix

Jumpers converged at HITS Post Time Farm on Sunday in Week IV of the Ocala Winter Circuit to compete for the money and a blue-ribbon victory in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, $7,500 U-Dump Jr/A-O Classic and the $1,000 S.A. Comunale Adult Jumper Classic. $50,000 HITS Grand Prix The $50,000 HITS Grand Prix featured an […]
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Tamie Phillips Third in $36,400 Desert Welcome Stake at HITS

A big week of high-caliber, FEI competition commenced at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, for the Longines FEI World Cup – Jumping Thermal. International and domestic riders descended on Grand Prix Stadium to contend for the money, but only one rider took home the glory in both the $36,400 Desert Welcome Stake and […]