The Snobs and the Pageantry of The Hamptons Classic Every summer, as August burns itself out and Labor Day looms like a threat to linen pants everywhere, the Hamptons Classic Horse Show gallops into Bridgehampton—and with it comes an elite stampede of high-society posers, passive-aggressive riders, champagne-sipping nouveau snobs, and a parade of influencers who wouldn’t know a fetlock from a French manicure. Some may say the Classic is one of the most prestigious horse show