Henry Pfeiffer and Elton Tops in Junior Jumpers Time First Jump-Off

Washington, DC - October 28, 2005 - Twenty-two starters lined up for the early afternoon Junior Jumper competition at the Washington International Horse Show on Friday at the MCI Center.

Scoring was Table II, Sec 2a, Time First Jump-Off. Only three of the starting field advanced to the second round tiebreaker.In the jump-off, Henry Pfeiffer and Elton were the first duo to return and they survived for top honors. The pair toured the speed course with four faults, tripping the timers in 31.705 for the win. Hemmingway and Whitney Linders also had a rail, but their slower time of 34.151 dropped them to second place. Hillary Dobbs and VDL Lotus Excel were eliminated.

“I came in wanting to win like everybody else,” said Pfeiffer. “I had to go first in the tiebreaker, so I had to go clean and decently fast. I needed to get him back a little to the jump I had down, but once I had that knockdown, I pretty much went for it the rest of the way. And it held up,” he said with a smile. “I really didn’t know about Hillary Dobbs but I show against Whitney Linders all year. She’s always tough, so I really wasn’t sure if my four faults would stand up.”

The Junior Jumpers finish on Saturday with the crowning of the coveted Junior Jumper Championship, this following the $10,000 Senator’s Cup Junior Jumper Stake.

Official Results of Class 201 $2,500 Junior Jumper TII, 2a -2005 Washington International Horse Show -October 25-30 2005

• 1 -546 -Henry Pfeiffer -ELTON -4.00/31.705
• 2 -719 -Whitney Linders -HEMMINGWAY -4.00/34.151
• 3 -702 -Hillary Dobbs -VDL LOTUS EXCEL -0.00 /elim.
• 4 -671 -Taryn Nolte -LANCE - 4.00- 55.757
• 5 -687 -Hannah Selleck -CIRKA Z -4.00-57.908
• 6 -168 -Blythe Marano -RIVER -4.00 -58.596
• 7 -456 -Maggie McAlary -PEDRO -4.00-58.635
• 8 -207 -Jessica Speiser -CALINO DE LEZEAUX -4.00 -59.054