Making Champion the
of a
32 Years Later, Lisa Castellucci Shares Her Recipe for Success in the ASPCA Maclay Championships BY ANNE LAMORIELLO
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EQUINE JOURNAL
| November 2013
PHOTOS: SHAWN MCMILLEN PHOTOGRAPHY; (INSET) ANNE LAMORIELLO
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he last time Lisa Castellucci spoke to the media about her win at the ASPCA Maclay Championship came a few months ago, she says, much to her surprise. It seems even after 32 years people still are interested in hearing about her dramatic win at Madison Square Garden in 1981. Though the venue has changed a number of times since its inception in 1933, the event remains the elite showcase for young riders. Considered “the proving ground of champions” and the Super Bowl for junior riders all rolled into one, the list of Maclay winners reads like a Who’s Who of the riding world: including George Morris, Katie Monahan Prudent, and Leslie Burr Howard, to name a few.