North Salem, New York, USA – September 17, 2023 – The $30,000 Old Salem Farm Great Oak Grand Prix brought to an end the first week of the Old Salem Farm‘s September Horse Shows on Sunday and Michael Murphy (USA) gave the home crowd something to cheer about, earning bronze honors in the feature class of the week.

Course designer Ken Krome (USA) presented 37 entries with a 16-effort, 1.40m track for the $30,000 Old Salem Farm Great Oak Grand Prix, with 12 successfully returning for the jump-off. Murphy tripped the timers in 40.830 seconds aboard Esperanza Imports LLC’s 8-year-old Warmblood mare Moneypenny for bronze honors.

The Old Salem Farm September Horse Shows, September 12-17, September 19-24 and September 27-October 1, host competitions for riders of all levels and ages, ranging from young children on ponies to top Grand Prix stars aboard their up-and-coming mounts. 

Old Salem Farm competition will return on Tuesday, September 19, to kick off the second week of the September Horse Shows. 

Located just one hour north of New York City, Old Salem Farm has a long history of hosting world-class horse shows. Over the years, Old Salem Farm has hosted the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, United States Olympic Team Selection Trials, FEI World Cup™ qualifiers, FEI North American Youth Championships and ASPCA Maclay Regional Finals.

Weeks 2 (September 19-24) and 3 (September 27-October 1) feature more familiar Old Salem Farm highlights, including the $10,000 Old Salem Farm Jumper Classic each Sunday. There will also be an Old Salem Farm Hunter Derby taking place each Friday (September 15, September 22 and September 29). Week 2 will also include the Zone 2 Maclay Regionals National Horse Shows 3’3 Hamel Area Championship and THIS Adult Medal Area Championship on Saturday, September 23.

Final Results – $30,000 Old Salem Farm Great Oak Grand Prix

1) Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) & Eclat du Cerisier – 0 / 0 – 40.258

2) Filip de Wandel (BEL) & Manhattan Van’t Leeuwerikenhof – 0 / 0 – 40.756

3) Michael Murphy (USA) & Moneypenny – 0 / 0 – 40.830

Source: Press Release by Marty Bauman / Classic Communications for Old Salem Farm Horse Shows

Photo: © SEL Photography

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