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Tevis Ride Trophy Winners

Facts and Trivia about the Winners of the Tevis
and Haggin Cups (Through 2007)
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statistic There are Minor Differences in the Number of Men vs. Women Winners...

Note: Percentages shown have been rounded.
Category Best Performance
(Tevis Cup)		 Superior Condition
(Haggin Cup)
Women 28
(50%)		 22
(51%)
Men 28
(50%)		 21
(49%)
Total Awards 56
 43

List Combined list of Tevis Cup and Haggin Cup Winners.
trivia There have been 53 Rides to date, but there have been 56 Ride winners. In 1976, 1992, and again in 2004 there was a tie for first place.
trivia There have been 44 Rides to date since the endowment of the Haggin Cup, but only 43 Haggin Cup winners. In 1989 no best condition award was made.
trivia Recorded timings for the Ride did not begin until 1961.
statistic Average time to win is 13:44, equivalent to an average speed of 7.27 mph.
trivia A minimum completion time of 17:00 hours elapsed time or 13:30 hours riding time was used for two years only: 1962 and 1963. What the penalty was for finishing "too soon" is unclear.
statistic Shortest time to win was 10:46 ( equal to 9.29 mph or 14.95 km/h) in 1981 - Boyd Zontelli on Rushcreek Hans.
statistic new record Longest time to win was 16:23 (equal to 6.11 mph or 9.83 km/h) in 2003 - Heather Bergantz Reynolds on Master Motion.
trivia Commercial and residential development have invaded many of the once remote areas crossed by the original 100 mile Tahoe-to-Auburn trail. Due to the many year-to-year changes in the Ride route, it is difficult to make direct comparisons of record times.
statistic Youngest person to win was Neil Hutton in 1964 at age 17.
statistic One rider and her horse won the Ride six times, counting one tie: Donna Fitzgerald on Witezarif.
statistic Fourteen riders have won more than once - Wendell Robie, Ed Johnson, Bud Dardi, Donna Fitzgerald, Hal Hall, Boyd Zontelli, Marjorie Pryor, Loreley Stewart, Becky Hart, Chris Knoch, Erin McChesney, Marcia Smith, Jeremy Reynolds and Potato Richardson.
statistic Of the riders who have won more than once, six have won with two different horses: Wendell Robie, Boyd Zontelli, Hal Hall, Loreley Stewart, Marcia Smith and Potato Richardson.
statistic new record Six times the Tevis Cup and the Haggin Cup were swept by one rider: Sam Arnold on Rushcreek Champ in 1976, Erin McChesney on Cougar's Fete in 1991, Marcia Smith on Harry in 1992, Erin McChesney (again!) on Cougar's Fete (again!) in 1996, Heather Bergantz Reynolds on Master Motion in 2003 and Jeremy Reynolds on CV Eli in 2004.
statistic Only one person has twice won both trophies in the same year: Erin McChesney on Cougar's Fete (1991 and 1996).
statistic new record Three riders have won the Haggin Cup on two different horses - Paige Harper (on Keno in 1964, and on Raskela in 1968); Hal Hall (on El Karbaj in 1972 and 1978, and on Bogus Thunder in 2002); and Heather Bergantz Reynolds (on Crystal's Charm in 1999, and on Master Motion in 2003.)

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