Hello
to all and welcome to DerbyCross – The Next Great Horse Sport!
Many thanks to all of you who turned out to
make the 2008 DerbyCross our best attended event yet! We hope everyone enjoyed the excellent riding and wonderful
weather. Stay tuned for
information on next year's competition!
Kick on!
The DerbyCross Organizing Committee
Sinead Halpin,
Rebecca Howard, Dana Voorhees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2008
Media contact:
Dana Voorhees,
DerbyCross
Events, LLC
Phone:
202.236.5510
E-mail: DeenerV@aol.com
Team WiseMove
Wins 2008 DerbyCross(c) Competition
Seaview’s Jockeys Take Close
Second in Hotly Contested Battle for the DerbyCross Cup
Middleburg,
Virginia –This year’s DerbyCrossÓ held at 3:00pm on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at Morven Park
International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, VA (www.morvenpark.org), was the
closest competition in the history of the event. In the end, it was Team WiseMove, captained by Jan Byyny,
who finally claimed the DerbyCross Cup and the $6,500 grand prize. Byyny was aboard My Security Blanket,
aka “Linus”, an eight-year-old American Thoroughbred gelding currently
competing at the Advanced level with his owner, Alexandra Tatham. Team WiseMove was made up of DerbyCross
veterans, Will Coleman, who rode In Mid Air, aka “Junior”, a nine-year-old New
Zealand Thoroughbred, and Lynn Symansky, who brought her Rolex partner,
16-year-old American Thoroughbred gelding, No It Tissant, aka “Fergus”. The team’s jumper rider, Canadian Gavin
Moylan, was a first timer at the competition and had a great go on Con-Air, a
10-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Springstone LLC. Moylan tore up the course and took home
the Show Jumping MVP award, given to the horse and rider with the fastest time.
Taking
second place this year and a $1,500 check, was Team Seaview’s Jockeys,
captained by Doug Payne who rode Advanced level veteran, Happy Valley (formerly
campaigned by top U.S. competitor and past DerbyCross rider, Bonnie Mosser).
Payne also took home the MVP award for the event riders. Other members of Team Seaviews’s
Jockeys were Bobby Meyerhoff, riding Legga Holly, a six-year-old Irish Sport
Horse mare; Australian rider Simone Kann, riding Balmoral Tim Tram, a
nine-year-old Australian Thoroughbred who, in addition to being a proven
two-star horse is also a World Cup show jumper, and Argentine show jump rider,
Silvio Mazzoni, riding Utah B, a seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood. Mazzoni has
competed in over 20 Grand Prix events and has won at the CCI*** level in South
America.
Once
again, the top riders in horse sports turned out to try for the top prize and
take home the DerbyCross Cup. Jan
Byyny, Lynn Symansky, Will Coleman were joined by Allison Springer, Sharon
White and Kristen Bachman (riding for Team Orange Crush). They are among the
stars from the world of eventing and are all DerbyCross veterans. All have competed at the Advanced
four-star level of the sport and brought their talent and A-Game to this year’s
event. DerbyCross team show jumpers were equally impressive with both their
riding and their resumes. In addition to Moylan and Mazzoni, Pato Muente, from
Argentina, who rode for Team Orange Crush (Sharon White, Kristen Bachman,
captained by Allison Springer), is a veteran of many Nations Cups, World Cup
Qualifiers and the Grand Prix circuit in Holland and Germany.
This
year, DerbyCross also had a team made up of rising young stars in eventing and
show jumping, Team Pink Panthers, captained by Nate Chambers, who is one of the
top 10 Young Riders in the country.
He’s won gold and silver medals in the NAYRC competitions in 2005 and
2007. Fellow team members, Ashley Kehoe is a top competitor at the CCI Two-Star
level, and Jennifer Brannigan, won double gold medals at the 2008 NAYRC and has
been named to the US Developing Rider list. Brannigan wowed the crowd with one
of the few clear rounds of the day.
The Pink Panthers’ show jumper, Elizabeth Eaton, balances her time as a
full-time student at Stevenson University with her competition schedule, where
she is consistent competitor on the Circuit from Wellington, FL to Lake Placid,
NY.
Members
of the winning team took home cash, trophies and prizes, including Ariate
helmet bags from The Tack Box in Middlburg, VA (www.thetackboxinc.com )and visors and
gift certificates from Mountain Khakis (www.mountainkhakis.com
). Blue Yonder Farm (www.blueyonderfarm.com ) supplied tote
bags and baseball hats to all the team captains.
Returning
this year as MVP Sponsor is The Fork Stables in Norwood, NC (www.forkstables.com). Silver Sponsors were Tri-County Feeds, Etc. (www.tricountyfeeds.com), Broadstone
Equine Insurance (www.broadstoneequine.com)
and Piedmont Equine (www.piedmontequinepractice.com
). The Official Truck Sponsor for DerbyCross 2008 was Pohanka Dodge, in
Leesburg, VA www.pohankachryslerdodge.com
).
About
DerbyCrossÓ:
DerbyCross© is an
innovative new equestrian sport that combines the speed and accuracy of show
jumping with the bravery and endurance of cross country jumping in an action
packed, high energy, spectator-friendly format. Teams of four riders each compete against each other and the
clock for the top prize. For more
information go to www.derbycross.com.
The
DerbyCross TM concept and language associated with the sport's description is
copyrighted via the US Library of Congress. A trademark is pending.
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE NAME, CONCEPT OR RULES WITHOUT SPECIFIC PERMISSION FROM
DERBYCROSS ORGANIZERS IS PROHIBITED AND PUNISHABLE BY LAW. If you would like to
hold a DerbyCross event or class, please contact Dana Voorhees at 202.236.5510
or via email at DeenerV@aol.com.