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tertains, is exciting to watch, and has produced excellent results against top-notch international competition. They have also just made show jumping history by being the first winners of a Triple Crown series. Here is their story.


Triple Crown of Show Jumping Winners Rudy Leone and Adrian Ward have certainly made the


Northern California Grand Prix circuit a destination for Grand Prix riders, not only with the quality shows they pro- duce, but also with the prize money, including bonuses of $10,000 for the leading rider, $10,000 for winning all three Grand Prix, and $50,000 for winning all three Grand Prix


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Thomas knows how to win. So does his current number one horse, Peterbilt. This partnership always en-


on the same horse. During the final week of the $150,000 Northern Califor-


nia Triple Crown of Show Jumping, everyone was talking about the pressure on Guy and Peterbilt as they attempted to do what hasn’t been done before, win a series of three Grand Prix events. Following a win at the first event of the series, Guy and Peterbilt won the second leg from the unen- viable first starting position, recording the only clear round of the class. The finale of the series, the Pickwick Grand Prix, was a Hollywood screen writer’s delight, with Guy and Peterbilt the last combination of the eight first-round-clear teams to go. The audience was well-rewarded with each clear round being progressively quicker. Fittingly, the final ride of the series featured Guy and Peterbilt, who scorched the jump-off course and won by two seconds. Guy’s strategy was simple…manage the challenging jumps perfectly, and then get out of Peterbilt’s way the rest of


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