The Tar Heel Triple Classic Quarter Horse Circuit began today between cloudbursts at the James B. Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina. Nearly 800 stalls have been rented and competitors have traveled from as far away as Oklahoma, Iowa, Connecticut and Canada. Judges for the Tar Heel Classic are: Tim Finkenbinder, Jeff Allen, Michael Jung, Brett Clark, Louise Stewart Keen, Bob Mowery, Benham Stewart, Betsy Tuckey, Tracy Willis, Holly Hoover, Sissy Anderson, John Lawrence and Andrea Simons.