LAKE PLACID — Laura Chapot swept the top two places in the $2,000 Hampton Inn 1.35m Jumper Class, Thursday’s featured competition at the Lake Placid Horse Shows, Sponsored by Bainbridge Farms, LLC and Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC.

Chapot, winner of last year’s $100,000 Great American Insurance Group Grand Prix, took an early lead in the class when she rode Umberto to a clean ride in 63.257 seconds over the 13-effort, one-round course designed by Eric Hasbrouck. Eleven rides later, she dropped Umberto to second when she finished clean in 63.222 seconds on Gideon.

Chapot then beat Gideon’s time on her final ride, finishing in 63.211 seconds on Little Firebird. However, a rail down at fence 8 cost her four faults and left Little Firebird in 15th place in the 35-horse field. Chapot’s win gave her three wins in two days, coming on the heels of two wins on Wednesday.

Celebrating 50 years of show jumping in Lake Placid at the North Elba Show Grounds, the Lake Placid Horse Shows feature four show rings with more than 100 classes of competition each week. Action begins at 8 a.m. daily and runs until approximately 5 p.m. Each show is USEF Premier rated for hunters and 6* rated for Jumpers.

Admission to the horse shows is $2 on weekdays and $5 on weekends. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.

For a behind the scenes look at the shows, guided walking tours are offered Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. The tour groups meet at the Lake Placid Horse Shows retail booth, and tours last approximately one hour.

All competition in the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field can be seen live on the Lake Placid Horse Shows website at www.lakeplacidhorseshows.com. The livestreaming is sponsored by ShowNet and Marshall & Sterling.

Friday

$2,000 Pepsi Beverages Co. 1.35m Jumper Class; $5,000 Dartbrook Rustic Goods 1.40m Jumper Class; $30,000 Voltaire Design Jumper Classic (2 p.m.); USEF Adult Equitation; Ariat Adult Medal; Marshall & Sterling U.S. Pony Medal – Small, Medium, Large; Various Hunter & Jumper Classes

Saturday

$20,000 CMJ Sporthorse 1.40m Open Stake; $7,500 High Peaks Resort Low Junior Jumper Classic; $7,500 Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic; $5,000 J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Adult Amateur Jumper Classic; THIS National Children’s Medal; $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby presented by Lukens Horse Transportation; WIHS Pony Equitation; Various Hunter & Jumper Classes

Sunday

$5,000 The Wild Center Children’s Jumper Classic; $10,000 Mirror Lake Inn Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic; Juliam Farm Lead Line Class (1 p.m.); Saratoga Horseworks Parade of Champions (1:30 p.m.); $100,000 Prevost Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix (2 p.m.); $1,000 MMG Adult Amateur Hunter Classic; $1,000 MMG Children’s Hunter Classic; Various Hunter, Jumper, & Equitation Classes