Sophie Gochman Wins August’s Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona
Sophie Gochman of New York, NY, has won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona for August.
Gochman competes in the Amateur Division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series’ East Conference Presented by Rood & Riddle. She kicked off her busy, successful month with a second- and tenth-place finish in the $7,500 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur Classic at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival 5 aboard Tage BH and Gabbie BH, respectively. Then, at the Blue Grass Festival, she piloted Tage BH to top honors in the $7,500 High Junior/Amateur Classic, with Gabbie BH finishing not far behind in sixth place. These performances helped Gochman earn the Hall of Fame’s Rider of the Month Award for August while also securing the Horse of the Month Award for Tage BH.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series with classes at approximately 80 horse shows each year. The Series hosts separate divisions for junior and amateur riders in two Conferences – the East Conference presented by Rood & Riddle and the West Conference presented by LAURACEA. The Series culminates in a West Conference Championship Final at Blenheim EquiSports’ International Jumping Festival in San Juan Capistrano, California and the overall Series Final at the Washington International Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The riders who top the year-long Series standings receive an engraved Tiffany crystal trophy and the winners of the Series’ two Finals receive one of LAURACEA’s best-selling Convertible Backpack Totes.
The 2023 winners of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Award Sponsored by Charles Ancona are:
- January – Sofia Cady of Austin, TX
- February – Tony Stormanns of Eschweiler, Germany
- March – Alexa Elle Lignelli of New York, NY
- April – Hilary McNerney of Wellington, FL
- May – Francesca Bolfo of New York, NY
- June – Augusta Iwasaki of Calabasas, CA
- July – Alexa Elle Lignelli of New York, NY
- August – Sophie Gochman of New York, NY
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is located at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Plaques honoring those who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame can be seen at the Horse Park’s Rolex Stadium. Mementos and artifacts from the sport’s history are on display as part of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame collection at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Wheeler Museum at the Horse Park.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is sponsored by Blenheim EquiSports, Charles Ancona, CMJ Sporthorse, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, LAURACEA, Markel, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), Washington International Horse Show and Wellington International.
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