Ocoee, owned by Deleth and Kay Perkins, was the three-year-old five-gaited winner with Becker riding, and Zoot Suit won the Shatner Western Pleasure class with owner James Knapp showing under the direction of Becker. Zoot Suit also finished with both reserves in the Western Country Pleasure Stake and qualifier.
Hometown Show was just one of the tricolor winners from Dick Boettcher Stables. Robin Hayden rode to the win in the Junior Exhibitor Five-Gaited Stake after taking the reserve in the junior exhibitor qualifier. Laurel Nelson and CH Beyond Reality swept the five-gaited pleasure division under Boettcher's direction. Callaway's Gospel Truth won the Five-Gaited Country Pleasure Stake and qualifier with owner Elizabeth Leendertson. Martha Keck added another win to the group total when she rode her Lady Treasure to the blue in the Denver Junior/Limit Three-Gaited class.
Dick Boettcher was up on So Basic for the reserve in the Denver Junior/Limit Five-Gaited class for owners Singing Hills Stables. Laurel Nelson and Harlem's Prince Charming claimed the red ribbon in the Ladies/Amateur Five-Gaited class.
Jim, Helen and Allison Cherry, of Zazen Ranch, teamed up for a successful show with the entries of Mary Jacobsen. Helen Cherry rode Flora McCleod to the Five-Gaited Grand Championship after having won the open class. Jim Cherry swept the Three-Gaited Park Stake and open class with Jacobsen's Worth A Scene, and Allison Cherry teamed CH X's and O's to a sweep of the three-gaited junior exhibitor division.
The entries of Dr. Gene Scott's Silver Oaks Farm put numerous winning ribbons on the tack room wall. Nancy Jones rode Highpoint's Fandango to the Amateur Five-Gaited Grand Championship after having won the ladies/amateur qualifier. John T. Jones was up on yet another CH The King Of Highpoint-sired entry, Highpoint's Hot Chocolate, for the winning ride in the Open Three-Gaited class before returning to take the three-gaited reserve grand championship for Dr. Scott. The King's Firestorm was the Three-Year-Old Fine Harness Champion with John T. Jones driving. Tender As Iron was the Fine Harness Reserve Grand Champion and open reserve champion also with Jones driving. Bubblin' Beauty took the reserve in the Denver Junior/ Limit Fine Harness class for Silver Oaks and Jeffrey Fetzer drove The Savoy to the Amateur Fine Harness blue ribbon and amateur championship reserve ribbon. Bill Blacklaw drove TNT to the reserve in the Open Roadster Horse To Bike class and by the time Saturday evening's open championship arrived was the new owner of TNT for Singing Hills Stable.
Debbie Tomin and her Pacifico's Standing Ovation swept the Hackney Pleasure Pony Driving Championship and qualifier for Rockridge Farm. Tomin's husband, Bill, was up on Spirit In Motion for the blue ribbon in the Limit Five-Gaited class for owner Joanne Weiner. CH Triumphant claimed victory in the country pleasure driving qualifier to add another blue to the Rockridge total. Joanne Weiner was in the irons for the reserve ribbon in the Five-Gaited Pleasure Stake with Because You're Mine. Whistle Dixie and Gail Hooker were the Amateur Five-Gaited Reserve Grand Champions.
Woodhaven owner Bob Facciola sped to both wins with Batman in the Roadster To Bike Stake and the open class under the direction of Marie Peyman. Facciola and his roadster pony P.T. Cruiser took the reserves in the Roadster Pony Championship and the open class and Nan Chapman took the tricolor in the Three-Gaited Pleasure Limit Rider Stake after earning the red ribbon in the qualifier with Sultan's Jackpot.
Don Deardorff directed The Babe and owner Sally Nottage to the win in the Amateur Three-Gaited Stake after their reserve finish in the qualifier. Under Deardorff's direction Jennifer Schwisow guided Three's A Charm to the Open Park Pleasure blue ribbon for Paul and Muriel Pederson. Deardorff-trained entries took the top two spots in the Adult Three-Gaited Pleasure Stake. Tailored N' Elegance Of Silver Oaks earned the tricolor with owner Lisa Fulgaro and Karen Lachman and CH Grande Dam were the reserve grand champions. I'm Streetwise, owned by Karen Lachman, was the Denver Junior/Limit Five-Gaited Reserve Champion with Don Deardorff riding. Running Tab was the Hackney Pony Reserve Grand Champion and reserve champion with E.F. Ross driving for the Ross Living Trust.
Two Doubletrees-prefixed entries finished out the ribbon count under Deardorff's direction. Doubletrees New Beginning and Vanessa Hamm took both reserves in the Three-Gaited Park Stake and open qualifier and Doubletrees So Sassy was the Country Pleasure Saddle Reserve Champion and Country Pleasure Driving Reserve Champion with Cathy Sauer riding and driving for Sunrise Hills Farm.
El Camino Ranch posted several wins and top ribbons under the direction of Dave Becker, Jr. Smoke and Mirrors was the Junior Exhibitor Three-Gaited Pleasure Grand Champion with Dana Geatty riding for Barbara Ady. The team came into the stake having taken the reserve in the qualifier. Token's Magic, also owned by Ady, was the Country Pleasure Driving Grand Champion with Kenneth Hunt driving. Paladin's Potentate was the Three-Year-Old Fine Harness Reserve Champion with Becker driving for El Camino. Chelsea Trimble drove Peerless Pride and Joy to the reserve ribbon in the Show Pleasure Driving class for El Camino Ranch to round out the ribbon count.
Linda Brittan, of Fair Hills Farm, drove to the winner's circle with Fair Hills Sky High in the Amateur Fine Harness Stake after earning the reserve in the amateur qualifier. She drove Fair Hills Mountain Man to the win in the Show Pleasure Driving class and then returned to take the reserve grand championship title under the direction of trainer Derek Repp.
Callaway's One In A Million and Jennifer Sefton won the Ladies/Amateur Three-Gaited class under the Rancho Del Mar banner. Trainer Anne Speck instructed Jacqueline Beck to the blue ribbon in the 13 and under equitation class with Santana Nana. Beck returned to take the Saddle Seat Equitation Reserve Grand Championship and the Beck Family's Pride's Perfection was the Hackney Pleasure Driving Pony Reserve Champion with Melanie Williams.
Kasey Ashley's entries had a busy weekend. Annabelle Bunnerts rode Honeytone's Supreme Belle to the win in the Hunter Country Pleasure class and returned to take the reserve in the stake for Ashley. Rochelle Roberts won the Academy English Pleasure Stake and qualifier with Honeytone's Supreme Belle. Michaela Kash was up for the win in the 13 and Under Academy Equitation class and then also won the Academy Equitation Championship. Kate Harwell won the 14-17 Academy Equitation class with Tatuille owned by Kasey Ashley. Rochelle Roberts took the reins for the reserve in the 13 and Under Academy Equitation class. Stephanie Duck rode Newtown Jazz to the academy equitation reserve grand championship.
Janna Weir Goldman rode her Friesian, Black Sterling, to the blue ribbon in the Open English Pleasure class and returned in the stake to be named the grand champion.
CH Lightning Vision and Aliyah Asch topped the Park Pleasure Stake and earned the reserve in the qualifier under the Park Place Stables banner directed by Joy Lazarus. Asch switched gears to equitation and rode Bi Mi Scarlet Ribbon to the reserve in the UPHA 17 and Under Challenge Cup.