2009 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show Series Prize List Now Available Online
Equestrian News Release

Wayne, IL - April 24, 2009 - Showplace Productions is pleased to announce that their prize list for the 2009 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show Series is now available. It can be found online, and prize lists have been mailed out. The scenic Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, will host the 2009 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show Series on June 2-7 and June 9-14, 2009.

The two weeks of top competition bring riders from around the country to the Chicago suburbs for great prize money, superb footing and course design, and a wonderful show experience. Exhibitors will have the chance to relax and get to know each other during the various parties, such as ice cream parties, pancake breakfasts, luncheons, cocktail parties, and exhibitor get-togethers during the two weeks. In week two, there will be live bands at the exhibitor parties. VIP tables in the grand prix ring tent will also be available.

The 2009 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show Series carries a "5" Jumper rating. The highlight classes for the open jumpers include the $30,000 and the $50,000 Grand Prix events on each Saturday afternoon. Open jumper riders can also compete for more prize money in the $10,000 Welcome Stake classes held each Thursday.

Offering some of the best prize money for junior and amateur riders in the country, the Showplace Spring Spectacular series will hold the $20,000 High Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic on the final Sunday of the series, and a $10,000 classic for the division is held the first week. The Low Junior/Amateur Jumpers will be able to compete for $17,500 in prize money in their classics over the two weeks. The Children's Jumpers and Adult Jumpers will each have a $10,000 classic on Sunday, June 14, while the Low Children's/Adult Jumpers will have a $10,000 classic each week.

Hunter riders will have a vast variety of classes and divisions in which to compete as well. The highlight event of the series is the $15,000 ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby on Tuesday, June 9. There will be $60,000 in prize money awarded for all of the hunter classics held over the two week competition.

Entries for the first week of competition close on May 12, 2009, so be sure to sign up soon!

Prize List

2009 Schedule Week I

2009 Schedule Week II

2009 Entry Blank Week I

2009 Entry Blank Week II

Stall Request Form

More information and new announcements will follow on this year's exciting Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Shows. For further information on Showplace Productions, please visit http://www.showplaceproductions.com.



Photo Credit: The front cover of the 2009 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show prize list. Photo © Jon Kassel. This photo may be used free of charge only in relation to this press release.