David Beisel and Moet Walk Win $10,000 Horse Shows by the Bay I Welcome Prix for Second Consecutive Year

July 16, 2010

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Traverse City, MI --- Flintfields Horse Park saw some exciting competition in the Grand Prix Ring on Friday afternoon as David Beisel and Moet Walk earned the victory in the Horse Shows by the Bay I $10,000 Welcome Prix for the second year in a row. Generously sponsored by Devers, of Lexington, KY, the Welcome Prix saw a field of 20 competitors show over Pierre Jolicoeur's intricate course. Seven entries jumped clear over the first round course to return for the jump-off, and it was David Beisel who made the most difficult inside turn to shave seconds off of his time and earn top prize.

Brian Shook and Courage 68 were the first to attempt the shortened course and finished in a fast time of 36.843 seconds, which eventually earned the pair second place. Ilian De Taute and Robin Walker were next to return, but finished with four jumping and one time fault to earn seventh place honors. Lisa Jacquin and Casa Blanca La Silla followed and went double clear in a time of 43.581 seconds to eventually finish in sixth place. David Beisel entered the ring next with Moet Walk, and the pair attempted a tricky inside turn that gave them the edge they needed to finish in 35.849 seconds for the win.

Three horse and rider combinations remained to compete in the jump-off, but none were able to top Beisel's time. Juan Ortiz and Conquistador jumped double clear in 40.926 seconds to finish in fifth place. Erin Haas and Casino Van De Helle jumped double clear in 39.447 seconds to earn the third place prize, and Denise Wilson and Namos completed the class, jumping double clear in 39.825 seconds to finish in fourth.

Class winner David Beisel was very happy with his consistent performance with Moet Walk and praised the horse's growth in the past year. Moet Walk is a ten-year-old Selle Francais Thoroughbred gelding by a stallion named Obscure II. He is owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises, LLC.

"This was a great start to the circuit," Beisel stated. "I bought him three years ago and he has come a long way. I took him down to Florida this spring to do the WEG (World Equestrian Game) trials and he jumped really well down there. It was certainly a learning experience for us both. He handled some of the big 1.60 meter jumps well and I think that he has really grown up after doing that. Going on from there, he went up to Saugerties and was third in a class this spring and we are just coming off of a win in Kentucky, so hopefully we can keep that going to the million dollar class in Saugerties."

Beisel and Moet Walk rode to victory in the $50,000 Country Heir II Grand Prix and now have another great victory to add to their resume. Beisel commented on today's course and the move he made to beat the winning time, stating, "I thought it was a good course. Everything came up quick, certainly starting out. Pierre gave us a little break in the middle but then everything came up quick again. In the jump-off I was fortunate enough to watch Brian [Shook] go and I thought he was really fast. I tried to sneak through between the in and out, which I did, and that's where I got him."

Beisel plans on doing the Grand Prix on Sunday and will keep doing the Welcome Prix classes through the next two weeks of competition. He will then take a couple of weeks off before heading east to show in Culpepper and Saugerties, New York at the HITS horse shows. Beisel concluded by praising Horse Shows by the Bay, stating, "Everything is wonderful here. The footing seemed great today and we've got beautiful Michigan weather."

The 2010 Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival will continue tomorrow with the exciting $5,000 Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by North Face Equine Services of Ann Arbor, MI, as well as the $10,000 SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by GGT Footing and Footing First. For more information on Horse Shows by the Bay, please visit www.horseshowsbythebay.com.

RESULTS

$10,000 OPEN JUMPER WELCOME PRIX II2A 1.45M

1 621 MOET WALK DAVID BEISEL HARLOW INVESTMENT ENT LLC 0 0 0 78.6590 0 0 35.849

2 146 COURAGE 68 BRIAN SHOOK EQUESTRIAN ENDEAVORS 0 0 0 81.2740 0 0 36.843

3 512 CASINO VAN DE HELLE ERIN HAAS NORTH FACE FARM 0 0 0 81.9120 0 0 39.447

4 238 NAMOS DENISE WILSON BLUE GATE FARM LLC 0 0 0 80.6130 0 0 39.825

5 646 CONQUISTADOR JUAN ORTIZ JUAN ORTIZ 0 0 0 79.6050 0 0 40.926

6 71 CASA BLANCA LA SILLA LISA JACQUIN FLINTWOODE FARMS LLC 0 0 0 80.3330 0 0 43.581

7 380 ILIAN-DE-TAUTE ROBIN WALKER RUTH ARMSTRONG 0 0 0 80.8414 1 5 48.808

8 614 BELVEDEREKIMBERLY SEAY KIMBERLY SEAY 4 0 4 72.3680 0 0.000

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