Darrin Dlin and Catwalk won the $100,000 World Cup Grand Prix at 2007 Caledon Summer Festival. Photo Credit - Shoot Photographic

July 3, 2008 – Palgrave, Ontario – All four members of Canada’s Olympic Show Jumping Team will compete for the final time in the $100,000 Marquest Asset Management World Cup Grand Prix on Sunday, August 3, at the CSI-W Caledon Summer Festival in Palgrave, ON, before heading to the 2008 Olympic Games.

Local residents Mac Cone of King City, ON, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, will be joined by Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, on the eve of his ninth Olympic appearance, in the starting line-up for the $100,000 Marquest Asset Management World Cup Grand Prix. The World Cup Qualifying event will be the final show jumping competition that the Canadian Show Jumping Team members will contest before departing for the Olympic Games held August 8-24, 2008. The equestrian portion of this summer’s Olympics will take place in Hong Kong due to equine health concerns in mainland China.

“The Marquest Asset Management World Cup Grand Prix will be the final opportunity for show jumping fans to see our Olympic team in action before departing for Hong Kong, and we plan to give them a memorable send-off,” said Craig Collins of Equestrian Management Group. “Several fundraising events are also planned around the show, including a gala luncheon for the benefit of Jump Canada.”

The $100,000 Marquest Asset Management World Cup Grand Prix held Sunday at 2 p.m. is the highlight of the five-day CSI-W Caledon Summer Festival running July 30 through August 3 at the Caledon Equestrian Park. Admission is free every day. Friday’s $25,000 FEI Open Welcome on Friday will also feature the top horse-rider combinations in the country. Montreal native Michel Vaillancourt, the 1976 Olympic Individual Silver Medalist, will act as course designer in the grand prix ring.

The $100,000 Marquest Asset Management World Cup Grand Prix is one of six World Cup qualifying events held in Canada this year. Following the close of the Canadian World Cup League, the top two Canadians in the standings will be invited to contest the 2009 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, USA.

Marquest Asset Management Inc. offers its investment expertise to high net worth investors, pension funds, endowments and foundations through the Marquest Investment Funds. At Marquest, they pursue and achieve exceptional results that meet or exceed their clients’ goals. Further information can be obtained by visiting www.marquest.ca.

For more information on the CSI-W Caledon Summer Festival including the $100,000 Marquest Pursue and Achieve World Cup Grand Prix, please visit the Equestrian Management Group's website at www.equiman.com.