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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
For the last few years, the National Horse Show has been little more than a famous name and a collection of valuable sterling silver trophies. After its run at Madison Square Garden ended in 2001, the show struggled to reinvent itself in several locations, from a pier in New York City to Wellington, Fla., and finally, with its unique identity fading, as part of the Syracuse, N.Y., Invitational Sport Horse Tournament.
Last week, however, marked a stylish rebirth of the 128-year-old fixture in the city that bills itself as “The Horse Capital of the World.” The National’s debut at the Kentucky Horse Park wraps up a five-day run this afternoon with the ASPCA Maclay equitation championship. The new setting has been embraced by riders, owners and sponsors, groups usually not known for their unanimity of opinion.
With the backing of Lexington-based Alltech, a global company that manufactures animal feed supplements and ingredients, the landmark competition — rechristened the Alltech National Horse Show — opened in grand fashion in the Alltech Arena. Some of the world’s best show jumpers competed for trophies against a panoramic photo backdrop of the Horse Park, as VIPs watched from above in a special section where tables seating six sold for $6,500.
“I feel like it’s a whole rebirth of the National Horse Show,” said Mason Phelps, the show’s president and the man who spearheaded the bold move to Kentucky. “We were at death’s door and I think we’ve had a resurrection. It’s all come together like I thought it would,” said Phelps. “Everything’s just nothing but kudos and `thank you’s. You don’t find that when you go to horse shows these days.”
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
The trophies for the oldest indoor horse show in America have arrived in the Kentucky. The Alltech National Horse Show trophy collection made a grand entrance to the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park Monday. The collection of silver trophies dates back to the 1700s and have an estimated value of more than $1million. “How do you put value on something that is priceless? These trophies hold the history of men and women who have shaped our country for the past 128 years,” National Horse Show Association president, Mason Phelps, said. The Kentucky National Guard escorted the trophies in their journey to Lexington. It was previously stored in the vaults of Tiffany and Cartier in New York City. Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear was there to witness the arrival.
“Kentucky holds a genuine, interconnected bond to horses and the equine industry as a whole,” Beshear said. “Hosting this renowned event and historical collection of trophies is a perfect partnership and yet another example of why our Commonwealth is known as the Horse Capitol of World. I encourage every Kentuckian to take the opportunity to experience some of the world class competition and visit the exceptional trophy exhibit during this year’s Alltech National Horse Show.”
Tickets for the Alltech National Horse Show, ranging from $10-$30, are on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Fifty percent of each ticket sold benefits select local and national charities. Parking at the Kentucky Horse Park is free during the event. For more information about the Alltech National Horse Show, visit www.nhs2011.org.
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
A historic Melbourne Cup trophy and Queen’s Plate trophy won by the same horse almost 150 years ago have sold at auction for a six-figure sum. The two trophies, held by the Royds family since racehorse Tim Whiffler’s 1867 Cup win, were sold for $720,000 yesterday, a week before the 151st Melbourne Cup. The auction was the first time the two trophies have been available publicly.
Sotheby’s Australia chairman Geoffrey Smith said they were invaluable items of Australian racing history. “With the global prominence of the Melbourne Cup today, they are also of international significance, and we are receiving interest from local and overseas sources,” Mr Smith said before the auction.
Kevin Gates of the Australian Racing Museum said the story of the cups was unique. “For a horse to win both races and bring both cups to the same family, and for that family to still hold them 144 years later, is quite remarkable,” Mr Gates said.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
The Kentucky Derby is now just five-and-a-half weeks away, and on Tuesday a very important piece of the derby arrived at Churchill Downs. The solid gold trophy that will be presented to the owner of this year’s derby winner arrived at the track Tuesday afternoon. The trophy is made by New England Sterling. Work on the trophy starts in the fall and it takes more than 2,000 man hours to make it.
The Kentucky Derby winner’s trophy was displayed along with three smaller sterling silver trophies that go to the winning trainer, jockey, and breeder at a media briefing at Churchill Downs following their early afternoon arrival at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The trophies were created by New England Sterling of Attleboro, Mass., and were delivered to the historic track by Marc Forbes, the company’s president, and Richard Powers, the president and CEO of the Precious Metals Division of the Cookson Group, the parent company of New England Sterling.
Forbes and Powers wore white gloves as they moved the trophies from their boxes to a display table as members of the media looked on at the formal unveiling of the trophies in Churchill’s Directors Room.
The design of the coveted Kentucky Derby winner’s trophy dates to 1924, when it was presented to Black Gold, the winner of the Golden Anniversary Derby. New England Sterling manufactured the trophy for Louisville jeweler Lemon & Son from 1975-1999, and has supplied the trophy directly to Churchill Downs since 1999.
The derby trophy will be on display at many events leading up to Derby Day so you’ll have a chance to see it in person. New England Sterling also created the Kentucky Derby Trophy Collection, nine pieces of jewelry in the shape of the derby trophy made from the same gold used in the trophy.
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
Trophy News from New Zealand…
The Reactor’s Trophies Hall of Fame Bound
Former New Zealand Member of Parliament and president of the New Zealand Trotting Hall Of Fame, Gilbert Myles, is overwhelmed with the continued generosity displayed by the owners of pacing champion Auckland Reactor.
Just a couple of weeks after announcing it will donate 10 per cent of Auckland Reactor’s winnings at the three Cambridge meetings on January 2, 9, and 16 to the Waikato Hospice, the owners of the brilliant Mach Three 4-year-old have now agreed to donate all of his winning trophies (from the November 28 Franklin Cup on) to the Alexandra Park based Hall Of Fame.
“This is an absolutely amazing gesture. What a wonderful thought. The owners of Auckland Reactor need to be applauded for this. John Curtin is doing an absolutely brilliant marketing job with this horse. He is a true ambassador of the sport not only here but world-wide,” Myles said.
Curtin, of JC International, is a prominent standardbred agent in both the northern and southern hemispheres. He has a small share in Auckland Reactor and was only too pleased to have the champion’s trophies on display in the Hall of Fame. (more…)
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Trophy News from Colorado Springs, CO
Former college hockey stars Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Mike Richter will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2008 it was announced today by USA Hockey. Providence and Women’s Team USA standout Cammi Granato was also selected, the first female among the Hall’s 134 members.
The quartet will be formally inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Denver on Friday, Oct. 10, at Magness Arena on the campus of the University of Denver. The following evening — Sat., Oct. 11 — the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game will take place in the same venue, when Denver plays Notre Dame.
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Trophy News from ESPN
Kobe Bryant recently said he would rather win an Olympic gold medal than the NBA championship. Was he merely saying what was politically correct before the Olympics? Did he say it only because it sounds better than “I would rather win an Olympic gold medal than lose the NBA championship”? Or does an Olympic gold medal really mean more to him than a professional championship?
Only Kobe knows for sure but what about you? What sporting trophy means the most to you? Of all the things you could win in sports, which would you choose? A Super Bowl ring? The Masters green jacket? The Heisman Trophy? The Cy Young Award? A World Series? A Final Four? There are dozens upon dozens of championships and awards to win, but which would you most want to claim?
Here are a few quick caveats on my rankings:
The form of the award matters. Trophies top plaques, and the bigger the better. After all, you want the damn thing to look impressive in your trophy case.
Names count, too. Awards named in honor of a person (such as the Cy Young) just resonate more than those that, while prestigious, are named something boring and generic like the “MVP award.”
Durability counts. Generally, the longer the award has been around, the more it means.
Originally Written by Jim Caple for ESPN
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
One of the world’s great collection of racing trophies goes up for auction in January
Christie’s in New York is offering more than 200 racing trophies from the collection of the late Ethel D. Jacobs and her husband, Hirsch Jacobs, a Hall of Fame trainer.
Among the items is an ornate silver trophy won in the 1970 Preakness Stakes. It has an estimated worth of $20,000-$30,000.
Jacobs named some of the trophies won by 1945 champion handicap horse Stymie as the most elaborate and beautiful of the group that will be auctioned by Christie’s.
“The Preakness trophy is also a work of art in itself,” Jacobs said. “That’s the thing with a lot of these trophies–the art value–anyone who loves pieces of artwork, the workmanship is so magnificent. My mother used to have some of those trophies in the dining room and living room.”
He said several of the trophies on the auction list are considered rare antiques and date back to the 1700s, and more than 20 of the trophies are made of solid gold.
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