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Bayer Legend to Award Top Riders at All Five HITS Circuits

SAUGERTIES, NY (January 16, 2003)--Horse Shows In The Sun (HITS) announced today that Bayer Corporation and Legend (hyaluronate sodium) Injectable Solution, the only approved I.V. joint therapy, will sponsor the top rider awards at all five HITS horse show circuits. The Bayer Legend Leading Hunter Rider Award and the Bayer Legend Leading Jumper Rider Award will be presented to the top horse and rider combinations each week at the Indio Desert Circuit in California, Ocala Winter Circuit in Florida, Arizona Winter Circuit in Tucson, HITS Culpeper in Virginia, and HITS Catskills in New York.

The recipients of the Bayer Legend Leading Hunter Rider and Leading Jumper Rider awards will be presented with a Bayer Legend jacket. This jacket will be similar to the jacket supplied by Bayer to the United States Equestrian Team members who competed at the 2002 World Games. Total points accumulated during the competition week will determine the winners.

"Bayer Legend is proud to partner with HITS, the country's leading producer of hunter/jumper horse shows," said Allyn Mann, Equine Products Manager, Bayer Corporation. We are especially pleased to be able to recognize those talented riders who represent the top hunter and jumper riders in the country, riders who most surely are legends in the making."

Tom Struzzieri, owner and president of HITS, is delighted to welcome Bayer Legend as an official sponsor of the HITS horse show circuits. "Over the years, Bayer Legend has demonstrated its overall commitment to the veterinary profession and the equine industry. This commitment has also extended to the promotion and advancement of equestrian sport. It is most appropriate that a company of such caliber be the sponsor of awards for the leading hunter and jumper riders of the sport. We are proud to announce the Bayer Legend Leading Hunter Rider Award and the Bayer Legend Leading Jumper Rider Award for all of our circuits, and we are certain that our riders are equally excited by this new prospect."

In addition to the individual rider awards, Bayer will also sponsor the $75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix on Sunday, February 9, 2003 at the HITS Indio Desert Circuit, California. The competition is a World Cup qualifying class and some of the leading jumper riders in the country will participate. Last season's winner was John Pearce of Canada on Harry Potter.

Bayer Animal Health, the maker of Legend (hyaluronate sodium) Injectable Solution, is a worldwide leader in parasite control and prescription pharmaceuticals for dogs, cats, horses, cattle and poultry. U.S. operations for Bayer Animal Health are headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas.

Best known for its flagship product, Bayer Aspirin, Bayer Corporation produces a broad range of health care, crop protection, polymer and chemical products that help diagnose and treat diseases, purify water, preserve local landmarks, protect crops, advance automobile safety and durability and improve people's lives.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bayer Corporation had sales of $10.1 billion in 2001 and is one of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies. The company employs 21,500 people. It is a member of the worldwide Bayer Group, a $27 billion international health care and chemicals group based in Leverkusen, Germany. The Bayer Group stock is a component of the DAX and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: BAY).

HITS is the largest producer of hunter/jumper horse shows in the U.S., operating five show grounds nationwide-the Indio Desert Circuit in California; Ocala Winter Circuit in Florida; Arizona Winter Circuit in Tucson; HITS Culpeper in Virginia; and HITS Catskills in New York. In the fall of 2003, HITS will introduce the New Marshall & Sterling League National Indoor Finals to be held at Worcester's Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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