The SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion will offer $30,000 in bonus money to competitors wearing SSG ‘Digital’ gloves at the 2012 Kentucky Horse Shows in Lexington, Kentucky.

May 5, 2012 – Lexington, KY – The SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion, offering $30,000 in bonus money, will be offered at the 2012 Kentucky Horse Shows held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.  Riders wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves with the SSG horse head logo clearly visible during all rounds of competition in designated events are eligible for the bonus.

The first show to feature the SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ bonus promotion will be the Kentucky Spring Horse Show CSI3* scheduled for May 9-13, 2012.  The designated SSG Gloves classes will be Friday’s $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, Sunday’s $10,000 Junior Jumper Classic, and Sunday’s $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix.  Both of the grand prix classes held during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show are part of the 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Events.

The following week of competition, the Kentucky Spring Classic CSI2* from May 16-20, features the SSG ‘Go Clean for the Green’ bonus promotion for Thursday’s $32,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, Saturday’s $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix sponsored by Audi of Lexington, and Sunday’s $10,000 Junior Jumper Classic.

“The SSG ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion has become very popular in Wellington over the past two seasons, and we are looking forward to expanding the program to Kentucky,” said Ed James, President of SSG Gloves.  “With six weeks of top competition in Kentucky, which allows any bonus money not awarded to carry forward to the next show, we hope to build the same level of momentum and popularity that we have experienced in Florida.”

The following classes are included in the SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ bonus promotion:

Kentucky Spring Horse Show CSI3* - May 9-13, 2012

Friday, May 11 – $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

Sunday, May 13 – $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix

Sunday, May 13 – $10,000 Junior Jumper Classic

Kentucky Spring Classic CSI2* - May 16-20

Thursday, May 17 – $32,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

Saturday, May 19 – $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix

Sunday, May 20 – $10,000 Junior Jumper Classic

 

Summer Horse Show – July 25-29

Thursday, July 26 – $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

Saturday, July 28 – $50,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix

Sunday, July 29 – Junior Jumper Classic

 

Summer Classic – August 1-5

Thursday, August 2 – $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

Saturday, August 4 – $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix

Sunday, August 5 – Junior Jumper Classic

 

Kentucky Bluegrass Classic – August 15-19

Friday, August 17 – $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

Sunday, August 19 – $50,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix

Sunday, August 19 – Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic

 

Kentucky Hunter Jumper Horse Show – August 22-26

Friday, August 24 – $10,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

Sunday, August 26 – $30,000 KHJA Grand Prix

Sunday, August 26 – Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic

  

In the designated grand prix events, a $2,000 bonus will be awarded to the winning rider if they are wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves in all rounds of competition.  If the bonus is not awarded, it will carry forward to the next grand prix event, bringing the total bonus offered to $4,000, $6,000, etc.

In the designated junior and junior/amateur-owner events, a $1,000 bonus will be awarded to the winning rider if they are wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves in all rounds of competition.  If the bonus is not awarded, it will carry forward to the next event in the series, bringing the total bonus offered to $2,000, $3,000, etc.

Bonus money won in the SSG Riding Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion will be presented directly to the winning rider during the award presentations in front of the SSG Riding Gloves signature sponsor jump.

For more information on the SSG Gloves ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion, please visit www.ssgridinggloves.com or contact promotion manager, Jennifer Ward of Starting Gate Communications at contactus@startinggate.ca.

For more information about the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows or to download the prize list, please go to www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.