H.I.T.S.-"Horse in the Sun"
Largest horse shows in the country. H.I.T.S or "Horses in the Sun" is a Dressage/Jumper event lasting about two month.
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This winter, HITS returns for the 39th annual HITS Ocala Winter Circuit at HITS Post Time Farm for the Ocala Holiday Series, December 11-22, 2019, and the Ocala Winter Circuit, January 14-March 22, 2020. The 2019/2020 Season promises to be the best yet, with over $5 million in prize money awarded throughout the Series. |
2019 DATESOcala Holiday ClassicDecember 11-15 $25,000 SmartPak Grand PrixSunday, December 15 Ocala Holiday FestivalDecember 18-22 $25,000 HITS Grand PrixSunday, December 22 2020 DATESOcala January Classic - IJanuary 14-19USEF National / 5* $100,000 HITS Grand PrixSunday, January 19 Ocala January Festival - IIJanuary 21-26USEF National / 5* $100,000 HITS Grand PrixSunday, January 26 Ocala Premiere - III January 28 - February 2USEF National / 5* $100,000 HITS Grand PrixSunday, February 2 Ocala Winter Classic - IV February 4-9USEF Premier / 6* $150,000 HITS Grand PrixSunday, February 9 Ocala Winter Festival - VFebruary 11-16USEF Premier / 6* $200,000 Ocala Electric Utility Grand PrixSunday, February 16 Ocala Masters - VIFebruary 18-23USEF Premier / 6* $150,000 Crum & Forster Grand PrixSunday, February 23 Ocala Tournament - VIIFebruary 25 - March 1USEF Premier / 6* $150,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand PrixSunday, March 1 Ocala Winter Finals - VIIIMarch 3-8USEF Premier / 6* $50,000 HITS Grand PrixSunday, March 8 Ocala Winter Celebration - IXMarch 10-15USEF Premier / 6* $200,000 HITS Ocala Grand Prix Sunday, March 15 Ocala Championship - XMarch 17-22USEF Premier / 6* Great American $1 Million Grand PrixSunday, March 22 Ocala Holiday ClassicDecember 9-13 Ocala Holiday FestivalDecember 16-20 |
With over 1,200 horse farms in total and about 900 thoroughbred farms totaling some 77,000 acres. Ocala is well known as the horse capital of the world, one of only five cities (four in the USA and one in France) permitted under Chamber of Commerce guidelines to use this title based on annual revenue produced by the horse industry
