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About the Festival
 With up to eight rings in action, spectators enjoyed classes ranging from Children's Ponies to the Grand Prix levels of show jumping and dressage. The $1 million Grand Prix show jumping series offered a high-stakes competition every Thursday and Sunday in the Internationale Arena featuring Olympians and top-ranked members of the U.S. Equestrian Team. Two of the Grand Prix classes were qualifiers for the 2004 World Cup Final - the $60,000 Idle Dice Classic on Sunday Feb. 22, and the $75,000 CN Wellington Open on Sunday, March 7. The highlight for the hunters was the World Champion Hunter Rider Hunter Spectacular held during the Florida Classic on Wednesday-Sunday, Feb. 18-22, when the show grounds were devoted exclusively to hunter competition. The featured event on Saturday, Feb. 21, was the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation Hunter Classic Spectacular in which up to 26 qualified riders competed at night under the lights in the Internationale Arena.
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t a Glance
• Where:
Palm Beach Polo
Equestrian Club, 11199 Polo Club Road,
Wellington
. Map, directions
• More info:
Call (800) 237-8924 or (561) 793-5867. On the Web: StadiumJumping.com.
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totaling more than $3 million. This year also featured qualifying classes for the Olympic Selection Trials in dressage and the World Cup Final in show jumping.
