A sold-out crowd of more than 15,000 people watched as Laura Chapot guided her mount of seven years, Little Big Man, to victory at the $80,000 New Albany Classic Invitational in New Albany, Ohio, Oct. 8.
Chapot, of Neshanic Station, N.J., turned in a speedy, fault-free round in a time of 39.78 seconds, well within the time allowed. Little Big Man, an 11-year-old, chestnut gelding who measures 15.2 hands, was the smallest horse competing on the field. While the duo had earned three ribbons in each of their past performances at the Classic, this marked their first win.
