$5,000 Junior/Amateur 1.20m Show Jumping Class presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Gates open at 5:30 PM & VIP access opens at 6:00 PM.
This class will begin at 6:30pm.

Following the $5,000 Junior/Amateur Show Jumping class, there will be the exciting final round of the U.S. Open $212,000 FEI 3* Show Jumping Grand Prix, presented by Rolex. This class is set to start at 8:00pm.

About the Junior/Amateur 1.2m Class and Show Jumping:

This class features talented junior and adult riders. They will ride their horses over a course of obstacles that are 1.2m (3’9″) in height.

A junior rider is any rider who has not turned 18 before December of the previous calendar year, and an amateur rider is a rider that is no longer a junior but does not accept sponsorship or monetary gains from their riding.

Show jumping is one of the three Olympic equestrian sports, along with Dressage and Eventing. As in all Equestrian sports, men and women compete on equal terms. The Olympic sport of Grand Prix show jumping is the highest and most challenging level of jumping competition. Men and women compete as equals over a set course of obstacles.  They must clear all of the fences without knocking down a pole in order to return for the second round, also known as the “jump-off,” and be the fastest with the least faults to win.

Guide to Show Jumping Scoring:

Penalties in show jumping competitions are referred to as “faults.” Knocking down a rail or a pole on a jump is 4 faults, as is putting a foot in the water jump or the first refusal. In all jumper classes, falls and going off-course result in elimination, as does a second refusal.

Show Jumping Faults and Penalties:

Knocking over a jump: 4 faults
Refusing to go over a jump: 4 faults
Two refusals: Eliminated
Rider falls off: Eliminated
Over the time allowed: faults for every second over the time