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$50,000 Wachovia Securities Grand Prix is Highlight of Jumper Schedule at

2008 Wachovia Showplace Spring Spectacular II

June 13, 2008

Wayne, IL --- The Wachovia Showplace Spring Spectacular II Horse Show, held at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, is quickly approaching. The event is on June 17-22, 2008, and the highlight class of the week is the $50,000 Wachovia Securities Grand Prix, which is on Saturday, June 21, at 3:30 p.m.

The grand prix is the third event in the $50,000 Wachovia Securities Open Jumper Rider Series, which tracks the top grand prix riders through the series and awards prizes to the top three open jumper riders.

The Leading Rider Series is held over nine events. The final show is the Showplace Fall Classic Horse Show on September 17-21, at which all of the rider series awards will be presented after the $25,000 Wachovia Grand Prix.

Last year’s $50,000 Wachovia Securities Grand Prix winner was Haylie Jayne of Elgin, IL, on Merlin 369.

While the grand prix is the biggest jumper class of the week, there is a schedule full of classes for jumpers ranging from Schooling Jumpers and Young Jumpers to Modified Child/Adult and High Junior/Amateur Jumpers. The competition begins on Tuesday, June 17, where the major jumper class is the $5,000 Junior/Amateur Jumper Derby. The fun and interesting class is sponsored by the Hope Family.

On Wednesday, there are opening classes for the Open Jumpers at 1.30m and 1.40m heights. Starting Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m., the Young Jumper Championship classes, sponsored by Equestrian Diva, will be held in three different age divisions. Immediately following that is the $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome Stake sponsored by Canterbury Farms.

Friday’s schedule begins early as well with the $1,500 WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic sponsored by Northern Pines and The Leelanau School. The adults will ride for $1,500 in prize money too with their WIHS Classic. The fun classes begin after that, with $5,000 gamblers choice classes for the Low Junior/Amateur Jumpers (sponsored by Vermeer Midwest) and the High Junior/Amateur Jumpers, sponsored by Blue Gate Farm. In the late afternoon is the $5,000 Gentlemen’s Invitational, a spectator-friendly and fun class for everyone that will help raise money for charity.

The Children’s Jumpers and Adult Jumpers will have another chance at $1,500 in prize money in their Marshall and Sterling Classics, which are sponsored by Vermeer Midwest and Bill Kay Auto on Saturday morning. The grand prix ring will host the $2,500 Low Children’s Jumper Classic as well as the $2,500 Low Adult Jumper Classic, sponsored by Taylor Harris Insurance Services.

Sunday is the biggest day for prize money for non-professional jumper riders. The Wachovia Showplace Spring Spectacular II is known for providing fantastic prize money for all levels of riders, and the last day’s schedule shows why. The morning starts out with the $20,000 NAL Children’s/Adult Grand Prix, sponsored by Tapestry Farms. At noon, the $10,000 Low Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic, sponsored by Wachovia Securities will run. The final class of the week in the grand prix ring is the $20,000 High Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic sponsored by Turtle Rock Farm. The class will start at 3 p.m. and is a Show Jumping Hall of Fame member event.

Come out and see the fantastic jumper action this year at the Wachovia Showplace Spring Spectacular II Horse Show. For more information, please visit www.showplaceproductions.com.

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