Sorry!!! Linda
On Mon, 14 Aug 1995 linda_cowles@MENTORG.COM wrote:
> What a GREAT Tevis!
>
> Who won???
>
> Matthew Mackay Smith, DVM on Anglo-Arab Fred raced across the finish line
> with Chris Knoch (sp?) and Sax right at his shoulder! They chased each other
> from start to finish, and acted like old friends at the finish line.
> The true Odd Couple.
>
> They finished somewhere between 8:30 and 9:00 - I think!
>
> Both of these horses and riders looked great, they looked like they
> could do another 10 miles, despite the race-to-win pressure.
>
> Matthew anounced immediately that Fred was for sale, and 10 minutes later,
> when I congratulated him and offered to post him on our list (Ha!) he
> informed me that Fred had been sold already. I didn't ask who, but the
> price I heard was $10K.
>
> Third went to a woman that had stayed towards the front the whole ride,
> and had come into the Bluff 1st. I don't have her name right now, but she
> did a great job of riding - many of us were hoping she'd take 1st!
>
> 4th rider was, I think John DiPetra... who according to his own word is
> not a friend to many equines... his horse did a hell of a job! Enough said.
>
> The fellow who won the Ride and Tie Championships three weeks ago came in
> 5th or 6th, horse and rider both looked great! This was their 1st 100.
>
> 7th place was Hugh Helm on the 1st mare to finish... my dear friend Lesley
> Davis was crew-chief for him, and we were beside ourselves from the time he
> came into Michigan Bluff in 3rd place to back at the stadium, waiting to
> see where and how he'd finish. Screaming filled the stands when he rode
> in in the Top Ten as the heaviest rider so far... amazing how much noise
> two women can make!! Just kidding.... we were too busy crying 'cause the
> mare looked fantastic!
>
> Hugh Helms' Patrishkia (sp?) ended up getting Best Condition!
>
> Hugh really rode a hell of a ride, and if anyone deserves it, they do.
> He didn't expect to get the Cup, and the reason he showed for BC was
> because he wanted everyone to see that the mare had been ridden right;
> she looked wonderful!
>
> The BC judging was really interesting this year due to the excellent
> riding conditions.
>
> The temperture at Robie was 23 degrees the night before, and the weather
> was extremely nice all day Saturday, felt like 80's with nice breezes.
> Only 14 horses were pulled at Robinson, the lowest ever, and that low
> pull rate continued throughout the ride.
>
> We were amazed at how good the horses looked coming into and leaving
> Michegan Bluff... an awesome parade of fitness.
>
> My friends Jan Jeffers and Tony Corbeletto came in looking great, and I
> spent the night shoveling food into Jans Seeko mare Seeker aka "Hoover".
> The next morning, after plowing through a tub of bran, carrots and apples
> and 1/2 bale of oat hay, she led me on a scavenger hunt to beg goodies
> off of other bleary-eyed crews.
>
> The Best Condition Judging was interesting. Matthews horse looked really
> good, but was slightly off going clockwise, as was Sax, Chris' horse.
> John DiPetra showed us his antimated stride (should be reincarnated
> as a Big Lick TWH - Ha!); he trotted out better than his horse!
>
> My heart was stuck in my throat as Hugh trotted the mare out. He didn't
> expect BC, but geeze, She looked super!
>
> Some ride, huh? To Finish Is To Win... whole mess of winners this year!
>
> Later! Linda
>
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