Davis, Alfano, Udelson and Bielefeld Get the Spotlight at Legacy Cup

Bielefeld Goes Home With the Bucks and Not the Bucking Kind

One of the great things about each class of the Legacy Cup is that it determines multiple winners and so when the money was tallied it was Rob Bielefeld who accumulated the most money with his five horses (Purple Label, CC Bloom, Lucky, Landstorm and Talent Scout). Not only did he earn a total of $5,087, but was also presented with the Walter J. Lee Perpetual Trophy donated by its namesake.

This was one of those awards you have no clue who is going to win it. “You don’t know until it is over.”

When Bielefeld found out the award was his he “was elated. I was very excited. I was thrilled anyway because I was really happy with my horses tonight.”

Bielefeld was most proud of Talent Scout, who was “only competing in his third horse show ever in his life.” When they finished up 5 th overall in the 3’6” Pro Finals Bielefeld was thankful and ecstatic all at the same time, “For him to go in there and do that well was really exciting!”

Bielefeld was also glad that the owners, Brett Carter and Robert Fisher, could be there to see their horse go. “He was so straightforward and so non spooky. Horses get a little intimidated in there and he thought it was a blast.”

Yet in the end what seemed to mean the most to Bielefeld was the Legacy Cup.

“This horse show is putting the show back in the horse show. You don’t wait 6 hours until the end of the day to see if you got a ribbon. They have a big presentation. They make a big deal out of it. Twenty years ago it used to be a social event but nowadays horse shows have gotten to be such a big business and they don’t do that any more.”

So, as far as Bielefeld is concerned the Legacy Cup is bringing back some of that prestige and importance. “They have a cocktail and dinner party where everyone can watch the horse show from. It’s great for the owners of the horses. All my horse owners were watching, cheering, eating, drinking and having a good time.”

“It’s a nice event,” continued Bielefeld . “You can see it has gotten so popular. The first couple of years it was small but the third year it got bigger and it’s gotten bigger ever since.”