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Charlie Jayne and Sampras Triumph in $10,000 Welcome Stake at the Showplace Spring Spectacular II

June 17, 2010

Wayne, IL –-– Charlie Jayne, of Elgin, IL, earned an exciting one-two finish on Thursday afternoon in the $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome Stake at the Showplace Spring Spectacular II. Jayne finished in first place with his mount Sampras, and also took home the second place prize riding Speedy Chicolina. The Welcome Stake was generously sponsored by Greg Franklin and Canterbury Farm.

Ken Krome, of Westminster, MD, designed the jumper courses for the day’s classes held in the Grand Prix Ring. Competing over Krome’s carefully set track, the Welcome Stake saw a total of 27 entries compete over the first round course. Of the original entries, 11 were able to complete the course fault-free to advance to the jump-off round. Eight of those 11 were double clear throughout the class and that is when their times came into play to determine the winner.

Charlie Jayne was the first rider to jump double clear with Speedy Chicolina in a time of 37.367 seconds. Jayne held onto the lead for several rounds with the mare, but then managed to top his own time, stopping the clock at 35.549 seconds riding Sampras. Willie Tynan rode Cartier Van Schuttershoff to the third fastest double clear in 37.474 seconds, while Wilhelm Genn and Copyright 3 took fourth place honors with their time of 37.635 seconds.

Charlie Jayne was very happy after his first and second place finishes, which earned the rider a total of $5,200 in prize money for the day. Jayne commented on the two great horses, stating, “I got Sampras last fall at Lamplight. He is thirteen years old and he was actually doing the amateur hunters when we got him. He had been a jumper, transformed to a hunter, and then my dad saw him and tried him when I was in Europe. He bought him and when I got home I started showing him. His first grand prix with me was actually here at the fall horse show.”

“I think it was a great course for him today,” Jayne continued. “Last week’s Welcome had a lot of twists and turns in the jump-off and this one was a little smoother. You could kind of open up and get a good rhythm, which he likes. It is better to have that forward gallop than to be slowing down and turning a lot, so I think that worked out nicely for him.”

Jayne added, “He is a trier and he loves to show. He is always ready to go into the ring and he is always looking for the next fence. I only show him in two or three classes a week, and it is almost like the more he shows the more he just relaxes in the ring and actually jumps higher, so that is always a good thing.”

Jayne’s second place horse, Speedy Chicolina, is an eight-year-old mare by Darco. “I love her,” he smiled. “This is maybe her eleventh or twelfth show. I got her last year as a seven-year-old around the same time as Sampras actually, but I got her in Europe. She was a broodmare and just came out of the paddock and had been just broke for about a month. We tried her and bought her right there on the spot and then her first show with me was the same as Sampras in the fall. I did her in the Low Schooling Jumpers and she has already worked up to this level, which is pretty impressive because this is her first real season of showing.”

“She probably has one of the smartest brains that I have ever sat on,” Jayne continued. “If I have a mistake, or she does, we never have it again. She just takes everything in and never forgets anything, which is a good thing I think.”

Commenting on the close times between the horses on course, Jayne noted that Sampras (nickname Pete) is just older and a little more experienced. “I think I made up the time on him between one and two and then in the gallop to the last jump,” he said. “I was maybe one less stride with Sampras from one to two, and then the last jump in the jump-off I let him go a little bit. He is a little more seasoned, so I just took a shot with Pete because I was already winning with Speedy. I think with Speedy I was more conservative to the last fence because she is younger and it is still a little big for her right now.”

Prior to the Welcome Stake, championship honors were awarded in the Young Jumper divisions for week two of the Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show Series. The Five-Year-Olds saw the same results as last week as Tommy Feigel and For Freedom doubled up on the division’s championship honors, while Lisa Goldman and Rococo remained in reserve. Feigel finished first, first, and second, and Goldman earned first and fourth place ribbons. Goldman and Rococo won the division’s final class today to earn their own tricolor presentation.

In the Six Year-Old Young Jumpers Kris Killam and Eminem earned the championship tricolor after first and second place finishes in the division’s classes. Erin Haas rode Contino 46 to fifth place on Wednesday, and won the division’s final class today to earn the reserve championship.

The Seven/Eight-Year-Old Young Jumpers concluded their division with a presentation to Pourkoipa Fontaine and Megan Udelson. Udelson won today’s class and also finished first and second yesterday to earn the division’s championship honors. Freddie Vazquez rode Cadans Z to the reserve after winning one class on Wednesday.

The Showplace Spring Spectacular II will continue on Friday in the Grand Prix Ring with a $5,000 Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Gambler’s Choice, sponsored by Northface Farm; a $5,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Gambler’s Choice, sponsored by Gruno’s Diamonds; and a $5,000 Gentlemen’s Invitational, sponsored by True North Farm. A special exhibitor’s party will be held during the afternoon’s events, hosted by Gruno’s Diamonds and Brent and Nic Meade. For more information on Showplace Productions and the 2010 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show, please visit www.showplaceproductions.com.

RESULTS

$10,000 OPEN WELCOME STAKE

1 174 SAMPRAS CHARLIE JAYNE 0 0 35.549

2 176 SPEEDY CHICOLINA CHARLIE JAYNE 0 0 37.367

3 263 CARTIER VAN SCHUTTERSHOFF WILLIE TYNAN 0 0 37.474

4 298 COPYRIGHT 3 WILHELM GENN 0 0 37.635

5 765 UNITED THOMAS CERRA 0 0 38.045

6 220 KATIE RIDDLE JOHN MCCONNELL 0 0 38.513

7 694 ALLEY OOP BRANDIE HOLLOWAY 0 0 40.046

8 401 GESA INDIA ANDERSON 0 0 41.952

9 666 GANGSTA ALEX GRANATO 0 4 37.246

10 216 CHINOOK JOHN MCCONNELL 0 4 41.341

11 681 GEORGE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD FREDDIE VAZQUEZ 0 8 38.349

12 554 CENTURION B LISA GOLDMAN 4 76.401

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