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PhelpsSports.com - August 30, 2008 MINIKUS FIRST AND THIRD; DOBBS SECOND IN THE $30,000 Sotheby's International Realty Challenge
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NEW YORK (August 30, 2008)--In a hair-on-fire finish, Todd Minikus and Hillary Dobbs turned the $30,000 Sotheby's International Realty Challenge into a horse race at the 33rd annual Hampton Classic Horse Show.

HitsShows.com - August 11, 2008 TODD MINIKUS TAKES THE TOP THREE SPOTS IN THE $50,000 IN THE WOODS LOG HOMES GRAND PRIX AT HITS SAUGERTIES
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK (August 11, 2008)--In honor of the Olympic Games that opened this weekend in China, former equestrian Olympian Todd Minikus finished in the three top spots in the $50,000 In The Woods Log Homes Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties.

HitsShows.com - June 16, 2008 TWO FOR TODD! MINIKUS WINS SECOND GRAND PRIX OF THE WEEK AT HITS SAUGERTIES
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK (June 16, 2008)--The $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix had a fitting ending when Purina Mills' most prolific poster boy, Todd Minikus, had the fastest double clear round aboard Presidente to capture the blue ribbon.

HitsShows.com - June 13, 2008 TODD MINIKUS AND ULTIMO VAN TER MOUDE WIN THE $25,000 ARIAT GRAND PRIX AT HITS SAUGERTIES
SAUGERTIES, NY(June 13, 2008) -- Todd Minikus and his ride Ultimo Van Ter Moude cruised past the star-studded field of 38 starters to secure $7,500 in prize money in Thursday's $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties.

PhelpsSports.com - June 8, 2008 TODD MINIKUS AND PAVAROTTI OUTRUN THE COMPETITION TO WIN $100,000 BUDWEISER UPPERVILLE JUMPER CLASSIC
Upperville, VA - June 8, 2008 – It was hot.  There’s no other way to put it.  A beautiful, blue sky summer Sunday in the Virginia hunt country was the perfect setting in which to experience the $100,000 Budweiser Upperville Jumper Classic.

ShowJumping.com - March 20, 2008TODD MINIKUS AND OLINDA WIN $30,000 WEF CHALLENGE CUP AT FIRST WEEK OF TAMPA EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL
Tampa, FL - March 20, 2008 - The first grand prix of the 2008 Tampa Equestrian Festival was held today. 2007 Pan American Games bronze medalist Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL, was the winner this week on Olinda, owned by Houlihan Lawrence.

Showlife - March/April 2008 Vol. 3 No. 2 TODD MINIKUS A HORSEMAN AND A GENTLEMAN
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferior nobleness." So wrote Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richards Almanac. Grand Prix Jumper rider Todd Minikus displays such humility

PhelpsSports.org - October 27, 2007 TODD MINIKUS AND PAVAROTTI EDGE OUT LESLIE HOWARD AND YOUP FOR WIN IN NAL $25,000 JUMPER SPEED FINALS
Pavarotti outshone an illustrious field to win the $25,000 NAL Open Jumper Speed Finals at the 62nd PA National Horse Show.

PANational.org - October, 2007 PAVAROTTI SINGS AT NAL OPEN UMPER SPEED FINAL
Pavarotti outshone an illustrious field to win the $25,000 NAL Open Jumper Speed Finals at the 62nd PA National Horse Show.

PhelpsSports.com - August 28, 2007 IT WAS A MINIKUS TUESDAY AT THE HAMPTON CLASSIC
Todd Rides Two to Victory - Elton and Ultimo Rouge

PhelpsSports.com - July 24, 2007 US SHOW JUMPING HORSES DECLARED FIT TO COMPETE IN PAN AMERICAN GAMES
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24--All but one of the 56 horses entered in jumping, the third and final equestrian discipline at the Pan American Games, passed veterinary inspection Tuesday.

Saugerties, NY - June 18, 2007 AGE BEFORE BEAUTY - SEASONED RIDER, TODD MINIKUS AND OLINDA, CAPTURE THE $75,000 FOOTINGS UNLIMITED GRAND PRIX AT HITS SAUGERTIES
Todd Minikus and his mount Olinda negotiated the only double-clear round in Sunday's $75,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix, as he swept both Grand Prix classes at HITS Saugerties last week.

Saugerties, NY - June 15, 2007 TODD MINIKUS CAPTURES THE $25,000 ARIAT GRAND PRIX AT HITS SAUGERTIES ABOARD OLINDA
Todd Minikus must not have been in a giving mood during Thursday's $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties.

Strausnews - May 26, 2007 A JOURNEY OF DREAMS . . .
For Tori Corts, her accomplishments in equestrian circles began only three years ago, when she took her first lesson . . .

Sidelines - April 2007 BUCKED OFF AT THE HEART HOEDOWN
The hit of the night was a mechanical bull riding Calcutta. Grand prix stars Todd Minikus . . .

Practical Horseman - April 2007 MENTOR GROOMS: LEARNING FROM THE BEST
Todd helps (Jack) Hardin (Towell, Jr.) bridle his horse, a recent arrival from Europe who is craning his head high. "You don't want to fight him," Todd says. Holding the bridle in front of the horse with his left hand, Todd gently presses his right knuckles into the horse's side, just behind the elbow.

A Breed Apart. The Paul Miller Experience. GEORGE H. MORRIS HORSEMASTERSHIP TRAINING SESSION PROVIDES MENTORING FROM EQUESTRIAN MASTERS TO YOUNG RIDERS
George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Sessions took place January 15 - 20, 2007, at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, Florida.

The Chronicle of the Horse - April 6, 2007 MINIKUS QUALIFIES FOR ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP SHOW JUMPING FINAL
Todd rides as fast as anybody--he could win the speed leg for sure.

The Chronicle of the Horse - PARADIGM SETS THE STANDARD AT THE CN WELLINGTON OPEN CSIO
Todd Minikus and Pavarotti came up just fractions short in the $150,000 CN U.S. Open Jumper Championship and finished second as the top U.S. combination.

Washington Post - October 29, 2006 MINIKUS IS A MAVERICK AMONG JUMPERS
Professional show jumper Todd Minikus believes people can find true satisfaction in life only by being themselves. So who is the true Todd Minikus?

The Chronicle of the Horse -- October 2006
Congratulations Tori Corts on all Your Success in the Junior Jumpers

Bridgehampton, NY—August 27, 2006 TODD MINIKUS FASTEST AT THE HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW
Todd sped through the rain to win the $20,000 Nicolock Time Challenge as part of Manhattan Mortgage Company’s Opening Day at the 31st Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. Click here for the full story...

Sussex, NJ -- August 19, 2006 TWO HORSES ARE BETTER THAN ONE.
Todd wins both first and second places at the Sussex County Horse Show Grand Prix.