EVENT DISCOVERY
Every day worth leaving the barn for.
Expos, breed shows, clinics and rodeos — alongside the great meetings — in one calendar, by country, region and month. Each listing links to the organiser's own page.
COUNTRY
REGION
MONTH
KIND
August 2026
05
AUG
Dublin Horse Show
RDS Arena · Ballsbridge, Dublin · Ireland
Aug 05 — 09, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
10
AUG
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale
Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion · Saratoga Springs, New York · USA
Aug 10 — 11, 2026
AUCTION
11
AUG
FEI World Championships Aachen
CHIO Aachen — Soers · Aachen · Germany
Aug 11 — 23, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
23
AUG
Hampton Classic Horse Show
Snake Hollow Road showgrounds · Bridgehampton, New York · USA
Aug 23 — 30, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
September 2026
03
SEP
Defender Burghley Horse Trials
Burghley Estate · Stamford, Lincolnshire · England
Sep 03 — 06, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
09
SEP
CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’
Spruce Meadows · Calgary, Alberta · Canada
Sep 09 — 13, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
14
SEP
Keeneland September Yearling Sale
Keeneland Sales Pavilion · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Sep 14 — 26, 2026
AUCTION
26
SEP
All American Quarter Horse Congress
Ohio Expo Center · Columbus, Ohio · USA
Sep 26 — Oct 24, 2026
BREED SHOW
28
SEP
Goffs Orby Sale
Goffs Kildare Paddocks · Kill, Co. Kildare · Ireland
Sep 28 — Oct 01, 2026
AUCTION
October 2026
02
OCT
Keeneland Fall Meet
Keeneland Race Course · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Oct 02 — 24, 2026
RACE MEET
04
OCT
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
ParisLongchamp · Paris · France
Oct 04, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
06
OCT
Tattersalls October Book 1
Park Paddocks · Newmarket, Suffolk · England
Oct 06 — 08, 2026
AUCTION
28
OCT
Keeneland Championship Sale
Keeneland Sales Pavilion · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Oct 28, 2026
AUCTION
30
OCT
Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Keeneland Race Course · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Oct 30 — 31, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
November 2026
03
NOV
Melbourne Cup
Flemington Racecourse · Melbourne, Victoria · Australia
Nov 03, 2026
CHAMPIONSHIP
03
NOV
Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale
Keeneland Sales Pavilion · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Nov 03 — 10, 2026
AUCTION
12
NOV
Equine Affaire Massachusetts
Eastern States Exposition · West Springfield, Massachusetts · USA
Nov 12 — 15, 2026
EXPO
A GOOD FIRST OUTING
December 2026
03
DEC
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, Nevada · USA
Dec 03 — 12, 2026
RODEO
January 2027
11
JAN
Keeneland January Horses of All Ages
Keeneland Sales Pavilion · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Jan 11 — 14, 2027
AUCTION
February 2027
NOTHING LISTED YET
March 2027
16
MAR
Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · England
Mar 16 — 19, 2027
RACE MEET
18
MAR
Road to the Horse
Kentucky Horse Park · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Mar 18 — 21, 2027
CLINIC
A GOOD FIRST OUTING
April 2027
02
APR
Keeneland Spring Meet
Keeneland Race Course · Lexington, Kentucky · USA
Apr 02 — 23, 2027
RACE MEET
08
APR
Equine Affaire Ohio
Ohio Expo Center · Columbus, Ohio · USA
Apr 08 — 11, 2027
EXPO
A GOOD FIRST OUTING
10
APR
Grand National
Aintree Racecourse · Liverpool, Merseyside · England
Apr 10, 2027
RACE MEET
16
APR
Midwest Horse Fair
Alliant Energy Center · Madison, Wisconsin · USA
Apr 16 — 18, 2027
EXPO
A GOOD FIRST OUTING
30
APR
Kentucky Oaks
Churchill Downs · Louisville, Kentucky · USA
Apr 30, 2027
RACE MEET
May 2027
01
MAY
Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs · Louisville, Kentucky · USA
May 01, 2027
CHAMPIONSHIP
THE DISPATCH
The season ahead — in one letter.
Past events clear from this calendar automatically. New dates, ticket windows and the week ahead arrive by letter, first.
FOR ORGANIZERS
Hosting something worth the drive?
List your expo, show, clinic or swap free of charge — in front of riders and buyers planning their season.