Lexington, KY – August 16, 2026 – Hunter action continued on Sunday during the Bluegrass Classic Horse Show as top riders gathered to compete in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby in the Alltech Arena. Lindsay Ransom showed the way with Only Good Vibes, leading from start to finish against the field of 42 horses.…
Lexington, KY – August 16, 2026 – The $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix, presented by Sterling Equestrian and Forest Hill, was the marquee show jumping event in the Rolex Stadium on Sunday morning at the Kentucky Horse Park. Besting the five-horse jump-off by almost 4 seconds, James Billington took home the victory for the second…
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 15, 2026— All eyes were on the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, as the grand finalé of the 2026 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship took center stage on Saturday evening during the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. Thirty-one of the country’s top hunter athletes came prepared to showcase…
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 14, 2026— Hunters continued to rule the ring during the Bluegrass Classic Horse Show as the $268,830 Platinum Performance / USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship got underway in the Rolex Stadium on Friday afternoon. A record-breaking 97 elite horse and rider combinations gathered for the Classic Round at the Kentucky Horse Park, in…
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 14, 2026—Record-breaking scores and historic performances continued in the Rolex Stadium during the 3’/3’3″ Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington, Kentucky, where a new championship record was set for the highest score in the championship’s history. Held over two rounds on August 13 and 14, with…
Lexington, KY – August 13, 2026 – Show jumping action took center stage in the Walnut Ring on Thursday afternoon during the Bluegrass Classic at the Kentucky Horse Park. Leading horse and rider combinations gathered to aim for the top spot in the $25,000 Bluegrass Classic. At the end of the day, Shawn Casady bested…
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 11, 2026—History was made in more ways than one in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky during the 3’6″/3’9″ Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship on Tuesday, August 11. A record-breaking $111,265 in prize money was awarded, and Odette, ridden by Victoria Colvin, claimed the Championship title. The…
Lexington, Ky – August 9, 2026 – The nation’s top young pony athletes took center stage in the Alltech Arena on Sunday during the final day of the 2025 USEF Pony Finals, presented by Marshall and Sterling. The highly anticipated Marshall+Sterling/USEF Pony Medal National Championship featured 203 junior riders showcasing their skills on their ponies…
Medium Pony Jumper Individual Championship Lacey Powers (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Lincoln D’Abzer, a 2017 Belgian Sport Horse gelding (Oxford van de Mespelier x Nymphea), owned by Chessland Equestrian, LLC, topped the Medium Pony Jumper Championship today at the Kentucky Horse Park, part of the USEF/World Wide Technology Pony Jumper National Championships, supported by…
Lexington, KY – August 8, 2026 – Each year, the best of the best travel to the Kentucky Horse Park for the USEF Pony Finals, presented by Marshall + Sterling. On Saturday, competition came to a close in the Rolex Stadium, and the USEF Grand Regular Pony Hunter National Championship was crowned. Small pony Clovermeade…