Jumping
HARVARD STUDENT WINS $35,000 TAMPA BAY WELCOME STAKE EARNING INVITE TO COMPETE IN UPCOMING 37TH ANNUAL $200,000 BUDWEISER AMERICAN INVITATIONAL
Hillary Dobbs secured her invitation to the Rolex FEI World Cup Final aboard Quincy B during the $75,000 Grand Prix of Tampa at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center in Tampa, Fl on Sunday, March 30, 2009. This was the last of the FEI World Cup Qualifier CSI-W events. By placing seventh, the full time 21 year old full time Harvard student made the cut and is now invited to compete in the prestigious show jumping event held in Las Vegas, NV.
Las Vegas Events (LVE) will once again host the 2009 FEI World Cup Finals in both show jumping and dressage at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 15-19, 2009. Internationally respected course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY will create the final tests for the top show jumping riders from around the globe during the 31st final of the FEI World Cup Jumping show jumping series held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 15 to April 19, 2009. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany will be the defending champion, having won the 2008 final in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dobbs, the daughter of CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, also earned her place to compete in the 37th Annual $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational Grand Prix aboard her newest mount Marlo by winning the $35,000 Tampa Bay Welcome Stake on Thursday, March 26, 2009. The 37th Annual $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational will be held on Saturday, April 4, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. One of the most prestigious events in show jumping, the competition will be the culmination of the 2009 Tampa Equestrian Festival.
Invitations to this event are offered to the thirty-five top riders on the tour, and this year's line-up will be a star-studded array of some of the world's finest equestrians, jumping some of the most grueling and challenging courses in the world, in a test of both sheer power and outright speed.
Dobbs, who has already made history in the show jumping arena being the youngest rider to ever win the Hampton Classic Grand Prix (a World Cup qualifying event) and has received numerous awards and victories in 2008, is ready for the two great challenges ahead! If you would like photos or to speak with this young equestrian, please email or call (917) 584-8385.
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