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A Classic week and more
Jay Schneiderman,
Mayor Bloomberg,
Steve Bellone and
John Catsimatidis.
TikTok
sensation
Carrie Berk (l.)
with friend.
Jeffff Yapalater,
publisher of our
Airport Voice, with
Phil Jensen.
As the media sponsor of
the world class event, the
Hampton Classic, one
of the largest outdoor jumping
horse shows in the United States,
Dan’s Papers was given a table
for 14 each day. It was held in
Bridgehampton for a week from
Aug. 29 to Sept. 5.
Lucky for me, for fi ve gloriously
sunny and warm summer
days, I got to host a remarkable
group of extraordinary people.
Top equestrians from around the
world compete for more than
$800,000 in prize money.
Th e competitors are adults
and children vying in more
than 200 competitions.
Remarkably, 1,500 gorgeous
stately horses
are entered in the four
decade-long competition.
Th e setting is two arenas
for the horse jumping
surrounded by open
air buildings overlooking
the competition.
My table was ringside
in the Grand Prix
Tent, which allowed
me to see the graceful
Pat Condren (c.) John
and Mike DiConza.
With Donna Karan.
Howard Lorber and Enzo Morabito.
Madison Frankel on
her boy Kingston
after winning the
junior medal in the
Hampton Classic.
With Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Dr. Eric Lella with
David Hochberg and
Manda Kalimian.
horses and riders jump just feet
from my seat.
I’m proud to report my doctor,
Perry Frankel, my late husband’s
partner’s daughter
Madison Frankel won a
ribbon! Her proud mom
Roseanne has traveled
with her to competitions
across the
country.
But it’s not just the
horses and the beautiful
people attending. Th ere
is a shopping “mall” fi lled
with 80 boutiques featuring
items from around the world.
I had so much fun “window”
shopping in the small stalls and
even found a woman whose
shop I’d been to in my previous
Classic visits. Once again
I acquired one of her alpaca
wool dresses made in Peru.
But back to my favorite
sport at the Classic: People
watching and celebrity
sightings.
Th e best meeting of the
week was speaking with
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
and his partner Diana Taylor
there to watch his daughter
Georgina jump. Th ere was
also Woody Johnson, Donna
Karan, Howard Lorber,
Enzo Morabito, Brooke
Shields, Robert Chaloner,
Kevin O’Connor, Stuart
Lubow, as well as North Fork
leaders Jonathan Tibett,
Vincent Guastamacchia,
Stacey Soloviev and Joseph
Petrocelli, along with other
titans of industry and the
entertainment world.
What a wonderful way to
end my fi rst summer as the
co-owner — with my son
Josh — of Dan’s Papers.
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