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| | Joe Fargis Claims $20,000 David Yurman Time Challenge to Kick Off Show Jumping Action at the 29th Annual Hampton ... |
 | | BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. -- The 29th Hampton Classic got underway on Sunday, August 29, with Joe Fargis of Southampton, NY, claiming the first show jumping title up for grabs during the week-long event, the $20,000 David Yurman Time Challenge. |
 | | Twenty years after claiming Team and Individual Gold Medals at the 1984 Olympic Games, Fargis proved he still has the winning touch, earning $6,000 in prize money riding Diams III for owner Mary B. Schwab. |
 | | "You go in and you try your best, and my best just happened to be the best of the lot today," noted Fargis, who has been riding Diams III, a 13-year-old mare, since she was imported from France four years ago. |
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