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2013 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship
The USHJA International Hunter Derby unveils its exciting new Championship format on August 15-17, 2013, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Horses and riders compete for a guaranteed minimum of $110,000 of prize money and the title of the 2013 USHJA International Hunter Derby Champion. Every horse that earns a minimum of $500 in USHJA International Hunter Derby classes at competitions with a start date between June 2, 2012, and June 1, 2013, qualify to compete. The Sheila C. Johnson Ring in the spacious outdoor Rolex Stadium will once again host the event.
Prize Money and Entry Fee
Minimum Total Prize Money: $100,000 plus an additional $10,000 in the Consolation Round
A $750 entry fee will be implemented in 2013, 80% of which will be added back to the $100,000 guaranteed prize money and paid out to award winners. The more horses that enter, the higher the total prize money becomes!
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2013 Sponsors
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Championship Format
The Derby tradition continues as all qualified and entered horses compete in the first round of competition over a Classic Hunter course featuring International Hunter Derby style fences, including height options. During the second phase of competition, an innovative new rider tier concept is introduced. Riders are grouped into two tiers based on their amount of Derby money won; to be classified as Tier I, a rider must be standing 20th or higher on the IHD Lifetime Rider Money Won list as of December 1, 2012. All other riders are classified as Tier II.
Two additional Handy Hunter Rounds are offered, one for each tier, for which qualifying is based on rider rank and the Classic Hunter Round performance. A minimum* of the top 20 horses from the Classic Hunter Round are invited to compete in the Tier I
Section Handy Hunter Round for 75% of the total prize money and the title of the 2013 USHJA International Hunter Derby Champion. Both Tier I and Tier II riders are eligible to compete.
The Tier II Section Handy Hunter Round is open to a minimum* of the top 20 Tier II rider-and-horse combinations from the Classic Hunter Round. If a Tier II rider-and-horse combination is already qualified for the Tier I section, they must compete in the
Tier I section but their scores carry forward to the standings of the Tier II section. The remaining 25% of the total prize money is awarded to the Tier II Section, and placings include all Tier II rider-and-horse combinations competing in either the Tier I or Tier II Section Handy Hunter Round. Under this format, Tier II rider-and-horse combinations are potentially eligible for prize money and placings from both tiers.
Final placings in both tiers are based off of composite scores from the Classic Hunter and Handy Hunter Rounds. Full Class Specifications available here.
* Should entries warrant, more than the top 20 horses will be invited to return.
Consolation Round
Garnering rave reviews in 2012, the Consolation Round returns in 2013 with a slightly different twist. This year all horses that do not qualify for either the Tier I or Tier II Handy Hunter rounds are eligible to compete in the Consolation Round, guaranteeing each entry in the Championship two rounds of competition. Each horse starts the Consolation Round with a clean slate, where no scores from the Classic Hunter Round carry forward. Horses compete for $10,000 in prize money with the top 12 horses taking home a share of the prize money.
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