August 2005 - UPTOWN wins the 4-Year-Old PAVO Cup Finals

Ermelo, The Netherlands - August 29, 2005 - Uptown (Kennedy x Ubis) won the 4 year old section of the Pavo Cup at the KWPN Paardendagen. The Pavo Cup is a championship for 4 and 5 year old dressage horses in Holland. Ridden by Hans Peter Minderhoud, received a total of 344 points. Guest judges were Willy Arts from the D G Bars Ranch in the USA and young rider Theo Hanzon. They scored Uptown's rideability at an 8.0 and 9.0 mark. Uptown was the 2004 KWPN Licensing Champion.

Upton is owned by Kathy Connelly of Harvard, MA, USA, Toine Hoefs of Erp, The Netherlands and Judy & Al Guden of Hyperion Farm, Inc. of Wellington, FL, USA.

The results were as follows:

1. Uprown (Kennedy x Ubis) - Hans Peter Minderhoud - 344 points

2. Uphill (Oscar x Apollonios xx) - Emmelie Scholtens - 336 points

3. Uivertje Ruta (Jazz x Boy B) - Hams Peter Minderhoud - 333.5 points

4. Hexagon's Radetsky (Rubiquil x Ravel STV) - Thamar Zweistra - 327.5 points

5. Game Boy (Gribaldi x Pion) - Hans Peter Minderhoud - 325 points