| As we near the finals in the 2012 Young Horse Championship the race for Canada’s best young horse is heating up! Over 110 horses have competed to date in eleven qualifiers throughout Ontario and Quebec. One qualifier remains September 19-23 in Palgrave, Ontario before the much anticipated final at the Angelstone International September 26-30. Horses may compete in all qualifiers however only the top six scores count. Leading the way in the 5-year-old series is “Coryphee”, owned by the Double C Stable and ridden by Jacqueline Steffens. Coryphee has won three of the last four events and is looking like the favorite in the 5-year-old division as we near the final. Trailing by just eight points is Barbara Mitchel’s “Delany”, ridden by Kevin Crosby Junior.
In another tight race, “Kings Randsom 3E” and Hugh Graham have a slight lead over “Beam P” and Natasha Smith Avery in the 6-year-old series. Kings Randsom won two of the last three qualifiers and has opened up a twelve-point lead with one qualifier to go.
The 7/8-year-old division still has “Cassius Clay” and Kevin Crosby Junior leading the way. Kevin and Cassius Clay have led the way for most of the 2012 season. Hugh Graham and “In the money 3E” are ten points behind.
The finals are just two weeks away and will consist of four rounds to name our 2012 Champions. $45,000 will be up for grabs at the final. Standings going into the final will determine the order of go for the final, and all ties other then first place will be broken by the qualifying standings.
The chase for the Dutch Masters bonus still has multiple riders stuck on three wins.
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