SAUGERTIES, N.Y.--HITS, Inc., is pleased to announce, pending USEF approval, HITS-on-the-Hudson will be host to a six-week series of shows this summer that will combine three existing Vermont Summer Festival shows and three HITS Saugerties Summer Series shows to create the Great American Summer Series, July 1 – Aug. 9.

A competitor at HITS “We are pleased to be working with John Ammerman and the Vermont Summer Festival to create the Great American Summer Series at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York this year,” said Tom Struzzieri, President and CEO of HITS. “When John first found out he could not run shows in Vermont in 2020, we immediately began collaborating to bring our two circuits together to provide exhibitors with a world-class experience this summer.”

The Great American Summer Series will begin July 1, kicking-off with two VSF Shows, the Vermont Summer Special and Manchester Summer Festival, followed by the three-week HITS Saugerties Summer Series and finishing with the Vermont Summer Celebration.

We expect to hear from USEF next week and will make our final announcement and publish the Great American Summer Series Prize List then.

 

IN THE meantime here are some of the highlights we have in store.

Great American Summer Series 2020 Highlights

VSF Summer Special | July 1-5                      $100,000 Sunday Grand Prix

VSF Manchester Classic | July 8-12               $100,000 Sunday Grand Prix

HITS-on-the-Hudson IV | July 15-19              $200,000 Voltaire Grand Prix
                                                                       $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby        

HITS-on-the-Hudson V | July 22-26              $200,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix
                                                                       $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

HITS-on-the-Hudson VI | July 29 - Aug. 2     $200,000 Great American Grand Prix
                                                                      $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
                                                                      World Championship Hunter Rider Week

 VSF Summer Celebration | Aug. 5-9           $100,000 Sunday Grand Prix

We look forward to a great summer in Saugerties!,

For more information or for any questions, you may contact Tom Struzzieri or Kristen Vale-Mosack directly. Stay tuned for more information at HITSShows.com or HITS Facebook as well.