ADDS & SCRATCHES
National Western Stock Show Soars with 682,539 Fans Attending the 2015 Show
The 2015 National Western Stock Show finished strong with the second highest overall attendance in Stock Show history with 682,539 visitors. That is an increase of 42,517 guests over the 2014 Stock Show and second highest in it’s 109 year history. “We saw records consistently broken throughout the 16 days of show and are thrilled with the great turn out of Stock Show fans these last few weeks,” said Paul Andrews, President & CEO of the National Western Stock Show. “As we look to the future development of the National Western Center, the enthusiasm is high to complete the master plan and smash records for the next 100 years.” A Great Grand Prix For Colorado Riders The stock show’s grand prix is one of the highlights of the show and is always sold out with jumper riders from all over the country competing for prize money and prestige in the only winter grand prix in the region.
Matt Cyphert and Lochinvar fly over the jump on their way to winning the 2015 $40,000 Jack Daniels Grand Prix at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Photo by Howard Schatzberg
This year, Matt Cyphert from Justin, TX and his horse, Lochinvar, took the stock show by storm winning the $40,000 Jack Daniels Grand Prix, after winning the Gambler’s Choice the previous evening. Actually, Matt Cyphert kept this from being a Colorado sweep for the top five placings. Colorado riders Natascha Gates took third place aboard Quickie and Paul Rohrbach took fourth with Camerino.
Local Colorado rider Susan Griffis put in a superb round on her impressive horse Udine, to take second place, and her daughter Haley Griffis, took fifth place and was the highest placing amateur rider at the grand prix. Congratulations to Susan and Haley and all of the local equestrians for representing Colorado so well at this prestigious event.
Thank you to Sarah Bushong-Weeks—8th Heaven Farm $980,000 Lake Gulch Road Castle Rock, CO
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