1st April 2014
Following the last qualification classes over the weekend, Stadium Jumping, Inc. today released the finalized list of riders for this year’s $200,000 American Invitational, presented by G & Farm. The Invitational takes center stage this coming Saturday night, April 5th, at Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, in Miami, Florida.
Tickets for this Saturday night’s show jumping extravaganza are on sale now. To assure yourself of the best seats available, buy your tickets now. You can avoid online ticket fee by calling the stadium box office at (305) 943-6311.
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| Beezie Madden, riding Cortes C will try for her third American Invitational win on Saturday. Photo by Kenneth Kraus |
The rider list for this year’s American Invitational, presented by G & C Farm, reads like a who’s who of show jumping, headed by two, two-time Olympic Gold medalists for the United States, Beezie Madden and McLain Ward. Both were teammates on the winning squads at Athens and in Hong Kong. Madden has won the Invitational twice, and Ward, a three-time winner is also the defending champion aboard Rothchild. United States Olympic Gold medalist Laura Kraut (Hong Kong) is joined by Leslie Howard, a Gold and Silver Olympian for the United States in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Sydney Olympians Lauren Hough and Miami’s Margie Goldstein Engle are also scheduled to compete on Saturday night. Christine McCrea, team and Individual Gold Medalist from the most recent Pan American Games is also on this year’s roster of superstars.
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| Three-time winner McLain Ward will compete with Rothchild, defending champion of the American Invitational. Photo by The Book, LLC. |
Internationally, Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa, one of the most decorated riders in history, has entered this year’s event in hopes of adding a second American Invitational win to his resume. Riding his legendary stallion, Baloubet du Rouet, Pessoa captured the 2006 event in Tampa. Pessoa, a five-time Olympian for Brazil, won the Individual Gold medal in Athens, Greece and has been a part of two team Bronze medals as well. He is also a three-time winner of the prestigious World Cup Finals.
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| Rodrigio Pessoa and Baloubet du Rouet winning the 2006 American Invitational. Photo by Jennifer Wood-PhelpsSports |
Great Britain’s red-hot rider Ben Maher will compete in this year’s debut in Miami. Maher, currently the second highest ranked rider in the world, was part of the British team Gold medal at the most recent Olympic Games on his home turf in London, England. Maher comes into the Invitational on a history making winning streak at the recently concluded Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, where, against the best horse and riders in the world, he won an unprecedented number of major events.
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| Currently ranked number 2 in the world, Ben Maher and Cella will try and keep their hot streak alive at this year’s Invitational. Photo by Kenneth Kraus. |
Kent Farrington and Todd Minikus, two of America’s winningest riders over the past three seasons, join the American Invitational fray. Farrington comes in as the number one ranked rider in the United States.
Other American riders scheduled to compete include New York City’s Georgina Bloomberg, Candice King, Catherine Pasmore, Jared Peterson, Jordan Coyne, Kaitlin Campbell, Lauren Tisbo, Quentin Judge, Molly Ashe-Cawley, a two-time winner of the American Invitational and Jessica Springsteen, daughter of renowned rocker Bruce Springsteen.
The international list includes Gustavo Arroyo, Max Amaya, Angel Karolyi, Irish rider Shane Sweetnam and Canadians Yann Candele and Tiffany Foster.
Tickets for the American Invitational, presented by G & C Farm are on sale now. Also, special up close tables in the Wells Fargo Private Bank Club, ringside at Sun Life Stadium, are on sale as well. The club offers the perfect location to watch America’s most challenging and exciting show jumping event. In addition to the great location, the club will feature sensational catering, your favorite beverages and first class service. The Wells Fargo Private Bank Club will be available for use during both the Hollow Creek $25,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Amateur Classic, as well as the main event, the $200,000 American Invitational, presented by G & C Farm.
Visit the official charity for the American Invitational, Just World International at:
www.justworldinternational.org
Source: Phelps Media Group
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