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Texas. Last winter, Fenney and her mount MTM Grand Prix every Thursday and a $50,000 Over the course of its 30-year history, the Timon took home the big win in the Grand Prix each Sunday of Weeks I - V. The HITS Winter Circuit in Florida has become $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, grand finale of the season will culminate with the destination of choice for equestrians presented by Great American Insurance Group. the annual $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra seeking variety, comfort and value in their “The show grounds are pretty; there is plenty of Grand Prix, presented by Great American Inwinter show schedule. No other circuit surance Group, on Sunday, March 20. on the east coast offers the same Fenney, who with her husband Mike The show grounds are pretty; there is plenty breadth and depth of classes and diviMcCormick owns and operates MTM of room to ride your horses, lots of nice padsions for exhibitors across the skill Farm, is sure to be one of several highspectrum, from short-stirrup all the dock space, and everything is still located close performance riders looking to get an way through high-performance. enough so it’s not difficult to get from the barns early jump on qualifying for another try HITS Post Time Farm in northwest at the Million. to the show ring. The rings and the footing are Ocala provides riders with ample room “Everyone there last year was pretty well kept and it’s a great place to show young for stabling, competing, training and excited about the Million,” Fenney said. horses. —Grand Prix Rider Tracy Fenney riding all within the same property. “It’s a competitive show and we spend Twenty-two permanent barns are the whole winter there.” spread throughout the facility, while tents room to ride your horses, lots of nice paddock And if the news of the return of the Milprovide an additional 2,000 stalls when space, and everything is still located close enough lion wasn’t enough, HITS, Inc. has announced needed. Post Time Farm also has furnished so it’s not difficult to get from the barns to the plans to host the unprecedented $500,000 condos and a number of houses available for show ring. The rings and the footing are well kept HITS 3’3” Hunter Prix Final the same weekrent, located on and around the show and it’s a great place to show young horses.” end as the $1 Million Grand Prix. HITS Ocala grounds, and nearly 100 permanent turnout will feature five qualifying Devoucoux Hunter HIGH-DOLLAR WINNINGS paddocks. Prix’s with prize money at $5,000 for Weeks I In addition to accommodating show grounds and III, and $10,000 Weeks II, IV and V, proHORSE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD and winter showing value, HITS Ocala will be viding hunters with plenty of chances to get Ocala/Marion County – Horse Capital of an important stop on this year’s road to the $1 an early lead on qualifying for this historical the World ® – has more horses and ponies Million Grand Prix and the all-new $500,000 hunter finale. than any other county in the U.S., according HITS 3’3” Hunter Prix Final, which will take to the USDA, making it a mecca for the place the weekend of Sept. 10-11 at HITS-on- SCHOOL AWAY FROM SCHOOL As always, the circuit features an on-site edhorse industry. Equestrian goods and serv- the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. ices are abundant, from feed, hay and bedHITS Ocala will offer 14 qualifying Grand ucation center with top-notch tutoring to help ding, veterinary and farrier services, trucks Prix classes for the $1 Million Grand Prix. A students from elementary to high school level and trailers, to tack or other related products. $25,000 HITS Grand Prix will be offered dur- stay on track with their school curriculum. On “HITS Ocala is one of our favorite places to ing each of the January shows. During the the fun side, a full schedule of special events show,” said Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, rated circuit there will be a $25,000 HITS adds excitement to the season with fun activities like Kid’s Day to the always popular HITS Ocala Star Search Party.
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LOCAL VALUES To complete the experience, through relationships with its Official Lodging Partners, HITS has negotiated rates at every price point for exhibitors at many of the top hotels in the area. HITS Ocala’s preferred Dining Partners will be serving up unique brunches each week in the all new Overlook VIP Club. HCD
he 2011 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit kicks off with two weeks of competition starting with the Ocala January Classic, Jan. 19-23, and the Ocala January Festival, Jan. 26-30, followed by six consecutive weeks of AA-rated competition that will run from Feb. 8 through March 20.
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