<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; "></span></span></p><div style="padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; background-color: #ffffff; font: normal normal normal 13px/1.22 arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; "><p style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0cm; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><strong>US based Kiwi showjumper Guy Thomas is continuing a golden run after finishing first and second in the $US30,000 grand prix at the Golden State Horse Show in Sacramento today (Sunday NZ time).</strong><br></span><br>The results give
the former Olympian a comfortable lead in the triple crown series, which ends
next weekend. But Thomas and his
team weren't the only Kiwis starring in the grand prix – seven of the top 10
were New Zealanders.<p></p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Peter Breakwell was
fourth on Lucas, Duncan McFarlane seventh on Mr Whoopy, Anna Trent eighth on
Muskateer, with Thomas rounding out ninth and 10<sup>th</sup> positions on
Vilvadi and Shannondale Truman.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Earlier at the
four-day show Thomas filled all the prize slots in a small 1.45m class winning
on Carino, second on Vilvaldi, third on Shannondale Truman and fourth on
Peterbilt.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">He also took out
another 1.45m class on Vilvadi with Breakwell on Lucas second, McFarlane on
Lariccello fourth and Trent on Muskateer fifth.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Thomas also won the
7-8 year old 1.3m class on Acomulado and was second on La Lair.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Dannevirke farmer
Maurice Beatson picked up a clutch of ribbons at the Memorial Day Classic at the
Los Angeles Equestrian Centre in Burbank, California, finishing third on Apollo
van Evendael in the 1.4m with Zibbibo fourth, third in the 1.35m class and sixth
in the 1.45m welcome stakes on Jedi Warrior, and fourth on Once a Warrior in
another 1.35m class.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Sally Clark and
Omicron were third in the 1.25m class.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Many riders are
chasing berths in the New Zealand team to compete at the World Equestrian
Championships at Kentucky later this year, so are looking to do well in bigger
classes at top international shows.</font>
</p><br>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><em>- Diana Dobson<br>SJNZ Media Liason</em></p>
