Chagrin Falls in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Cleveland Grand Prix
Photographed by Parker Kuivila, May 12, 2017
1. The Cleveland Grand Prix Marker
Inscription.
The Cleveland Grand Prix. . In July 25, 1965, near 10,000 spectators traveled to the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field to witness the first-ever North American horse show jumping grand prix , the Cleveland Grand Prix. The event gave birth to the multi- million-dollar sport of grand prix horse show jumping in the United States. Held on the final day of the Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show, the Cleveland Grand Prix was defined by the 844-yard course of 16 obstacles designed by Laddie Andahazy and D. Jerry Baker. Twenty riders from six countries--the United. States. Canada, Mexico, France, Great Britain, and Germany.competed over the course. Mary Mairs Chapot won the event on her horse Tomboy and her husband Frank, an Olympic veteran, finished second aboard Manon.
In July 25, 1965, near 10,000 spectators traveled to the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field to witness the first-ever North American horse show jumping grand prix — the Cleveland Grand Prix. The event gave birth to the multi- million-dollar sport of grand prix horse show jumping in the United States. Held on the final day of the Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show, the Cleveland Grand Prix was defined by the 844-yard course of 16 obstacles designed by Laddie Andahazy and D. Jerry Baker. Twenty riders from six countries--the United. States. Canada, Mexico, France, Great Britain, and Germanycompeted over the course. Mary Mairs Chapot won the event on her horse Tomboy and her husband Frank, an Olympic veteran, finished second aboard Manon.
Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 56-18.)
81° 24.415′ W. Marker is in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is on South Woodland Road. Near the south end of the northern parking lot for the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chagrin Falls OH 44022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2017, by Parker Kuivila of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on May 16, 2017, by Parker Kuivila of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 14, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
