Lukas Honored at Churchill, Screwworm Alert, Durfey Benefit Event 🐎🌎💥

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Legendary Trainer Lukas Honored in Ceremony at Churchill Downs: More than 200 people gathered at Churchill Downs on Aug. 19 to honor the late Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, celebrating his 89-year life, legendary career, and profound influence on family, colleagues, and the horse racing community through heartfelt tributes, stories, and musical performances. Read story here .

New Measures Launched to Keep Flesh-Eating Screwworm Out of U.S.: The USDA has launched its largest initiative yet, partnering with multiple federal agencies to combat the northward spread of the deadly New World Screwworm from Mexico, while the FDA prepares emergency drug authorizations to protect U.S. livestock, wildlife, pets, and national food security. Read story here .

Barrel Racers Unite to Host Benefit Event and Auction for Christi Durfey: The barrel racing community is rallying around Christi Durfey, a Texas trainer battling Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, with the #BetterTogether benefit race and silent auction in Stephenville on Sept. 27–28 to raise funds and show support. Read story here .

Europe’s Top Riders Set for Thrilling Dressage Title Showdown in Crozet: For the first time on French soil, Crozet’s Jiva Hill Stables will host the FEI Dressage European Championship (Aug. 27–31), where 63 horses and riders from 14 nations, including reigning champions Great Britain, Germany, and Denmark, will battle for nine medals in a wide-open contest featuring both seasoned stars and rising talents. Read story here .

U.S. Driving Team Ready for 2025 FEI World Championships for Pairs: The Defender U.S. Driving Team of Jacob Arnold, Taylor Bradish, and Vernon Helmuth will represent the U.S. at the 2025 FEI Driving World Championships for Pair Horses in Beekbergen, Netherlands (Aug. 20–24), beginning with dressage before moving on to marathon and cones competition. Read story here .

Global Racing Symposium to Feature Panel on Major Construction Projects: The 51st Annual Global Symposium on Racing, set for Dec. 8–10, 2025, in Tucson, will unite international racing leaders to discuss industry innovations, highlighted by a panel on major construction projects transforming U.S. tracks with new designs, fan experiences, and sustainability initiatives. Read story here .

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U.S. Polo Assn. Pacific Coast Open Semifinals and Final 📍 Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club | 📅 August 10–31 | 🎥 Event details

South View - British Showjumping Senior Scope Festival 📍 Cheshire – United Kingdom | 📅 August 16–19 | 🎥 Event details

Cody Nite Rodeo 📍 Cody, WY | 📅 August 18 | 🎥 Event details

Range Days Rodeo 📍 Rapid City, SD | 📅 August 18–20 | 🎥 Event details

Copa de Oro 2025 📍 Santa Maria Polo Club – Sotogrande | 📅 August 18–30 | 🎥 Event details

Starsale Auctions 2025 📍 Tolber – Netherlands | 📅 August 18 | 🎥 Event details

U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions + Para Dressage National Championships 📍 Wayne, IL – United States | 📅 August 18–24 | 🎥 Event details

Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo 📍 Kennewick, WA | 📅 August 19–23 | 🎥 Event details

BSPS Summer Championship Show 2025 📍 Arena UK | 📅 August 19–23 | 🎥 Event details

Young Star Masters 📍 Grevagården – Sweden | 📅 August 19–23 | 🎥 Event details

Coombelands - Senior British Showjumping 2 Day Show 📍 West Sussex – United Kingdom | 📅 August 19 | 🎥 Event details

Aintree - The Jockey Club RoR National Championships 2025 📍 Liverpool – United Kingdom | 📅 August 19–24 | 🎥 Event details

Rosebud Fair Rodeo Xbroncs 📍 Rosebud, SD | 📅 August 20 | 🎥 Event details

Eastern Montana Fair Rodeo 📍 Miles City, MT | 📅 August 20–21 | 🎥 Event details

Gem State Stampede 📍 Coeur D'alene, ID | 📅 August 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

Kitsap Stampede 📍 Bremerton, WA | 📅 August 20–23 | 🎥 Event details

FEI Driving World Championship for Pairs - Beekbergen 📍 Beekbergen – Netherlands | 📅 August 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

Zurich Youth Masters - FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth 2025 📍 Dielsdorf-Zurich – Switzerland | 📅 August 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

KHJA Horse Show 📍 Lexington, KY – United States | 📅 August 20–23 | 🎥 Event details

Springturnier Durmersheim - Reitanlage im Herrschaftsfeld 📍 Durmersheim – Germany | 📅 August 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

SILICON VALLEY EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL 1 📍 Woodside, CA – United States | 📅 August 20–23 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Del Mar Summer Classic I 📍 Del Mar, CA – United States | 📅 August 20–23 | 🎥 Event details

FEI European Championships J & Y 📍 Strzegom – Poland | 📅 August 20–23 | 🎥 Event details

Delbrück Masters 📍 Delbrück – Germany | 📅 August 20–23 | 🎥 Event details

Waratah World Cup Show 📍 Sydney, New South Wales – Australia | 📅 August 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

Lethbridge Pro Rodeo 📍 Lethbridge, AB | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Ramona Rodeo 📍 Ramona, CA | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Great Plains Stampede Rodeo 📍 Altus, OK | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaften Dressur & Springen 📍 Aachen – Germany | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Drentse Veulenveiling 📍 Assen – Netherlands | 📅 August 21 | 🎥 Event details

Moritzburger Championatstage 2025 📍 Moritzburg – Germany | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Championatsfinaler i Springning 📍 Stutteri Ask – Denmark | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Airvent Lovas Club - CSN - OM 📍 Kecskemét – Hungary | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

111 Summer Festival CSI31YH Lier 📍 Lier – Belgium | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

The National Pony Championships 2025 📍 Mullingar Equestrian Centre – Ireland | 📅 August 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

Scone Palace International Horse Trials 📍 Perth – United Kingdom | 📅 August 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

Reitstall Schloss Kammer - BLMM Springen 2025 📍 Schörfling am Attersee – Austria | 📅 August 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

FEI Eventing European Championship for Juniors & Young Riders - Strzegom 📍 Strzegom – Poland | 📅 August 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

Waratah World Cup 2025 📍 Sydney International Equestrian Centre – Australia | 📅 August 21–25 | 🎥 Event details

British Dressage High Profile Show 2025 📍 Bury Farm – Slapton, Buckinghamshire, UK | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Pro-Am Auvers 📍 Auvers – France | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

MP-B Jaszkowo 2025 📍 Jaszkowo – Poland | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

BK/CB Amazones & BvB/CdB Youth 📍 Opglabbeek – Belgium | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Württembergische Meisterschaften 📍 Weilheim/Teck – Germany | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

South View - British Showjumping Junior Scope Festival 📍 Cheshire – United Kingdom | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

CSI5* Major League Show Jumping Angelstone 📍 Toronto – Canada | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Pro-Am Royan 📍 Royan – France | 📅 August 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

Lake Arena Outdoor - CSN-A + CSN-B - THE 35TH ANNIVERSERY SHOW 📍 Wiener Neustadt – Austria | 📅 August 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

Al Shira'aa Turnier der Sieger - Münster 📍 Münster – Germany | 📅 August 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

Watertown Rodeo 📍 Watertown, SD | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Colorado State Fair & Rodeo 📍 Pueblo, CO | 📅 August 22–25 | 🎥 Event details

Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series 📍 Steamboat Springs, CO | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

The Big 94.5 Country Topeka PRCA Rodeo 📍 Topeka, KS | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Salmon Stampede PRCA Rodeo 📍 Salmon, ID | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Cattlemen Days Rodeo 📍 Ashland, MO | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Watertown Rodeo 📍 Watertown, SD | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Colorado State Fair & Rodeo 📍 Pueblo, CO | 📅 August 22–25 | 🎥 Event details

Nanton Pro Rodeo 📍 Nanton, AB | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Norco Mounted Posse PRCA Rodeo 📍 Norco, CA | 📅 August 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

Springturnier RFV Rindelbach 📍 Rindelbach – Germany | 📅 August 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

CSN5* CHAS - LIGA NACIONAL DE SALTOS RFHE 2025 📍 Gijón – Spain | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Agria DRF-mesterskab i springning for ponyhold 📍 Sportsrideklubben – Denmark | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

National A3* Ornago - Malaspina 📍 Ornago – Italy | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

3* och 2* tävling i hoppning ridhäst 📍 Horse Park Vellinge – Sweden | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Sandnes Grand Slam Finale D/L Sprang 📍 Sandnes – Norway | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Springturnier Mainz-Bretzenheim 📍 Mainz-Bretzenheim – Germany | 📅 August 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

CSI2* Copa Michou y Mau 2025 📍 Ciudad de Mexico – Mexico | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Stal Brouwer Auctions - Beekbergen 2025 📍 Beekbergen – Netherlands | 📅 August 22 | 🎥 Event details

WEC August Dressage presented by Hampton Green Farms 📍 Ocala, FL – United States | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

E-hest og Breeders 2025 - Arendal og Grimstad Rideklubb 📍 Arendal – Norway | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Rhine-Ruhr Region Race Day 2025 📍 Mülheim – Germany | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

DP mladi konji & POKAL SLO 2025 CSN** – ŠD KC CELJE 📍 Celje – Slovenia | 📅 August 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

Weston Lawns - Amateur & Veteran Grand Prix Show 📍 Warwickshire – United Kingdom | 📅 August 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

Chepstow Summer International CSI2* 📍 Chepstow – United Kingdom | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Addington Equestrian - Senior British Showjumping 3 Day Show 📍 Addington – United Kingdom | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Veulenveiling Prinsjesdag Droom Hoeve 📍 Grootebroek – Netherlands | 📅 August 22 | 🎥 Event details

Foal Auction 111 2025 📍 Belgium | 📅 August 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Holsteiner Fohlentage: Landesfohlenchampionat & Auktion 📍 Elmshorn – Germany | 📅 August 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

Interior Frontier Days 📍 Interior, SD | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Maynard Fire Relief Rodeo 📍 Maynard, MN | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Cowtown Rodeo 📍 Woodstown Pilesgrove, NJ | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Mesquite Championship Rodeo 📍 Mesquite, TX | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Interior Frontier Days 📍 Interior, SD | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Big Bend Round Up 📍 Waterville, WA | 📅 August 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Painted Pony Championship Rodeo 📍 Lake Luzerne, NY | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Mistrovství České republiky pony ve skocích a drezuře 📍 Zduchovice – Czechia | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

3 Fohlenchampionat West & Trakehner Kamingespräch 📍 Windhagen – Germany | 📅 August 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Pannon Lovasakadémia - CDN - Délnyugat Magyarországi Regionális Döntő 📍 Kaposvár – Hungary | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

The Sussex Club Horseball Open at Hickstead 📍 Haywards Heath – United Kingdom | 📅 August 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Filly Auction 111 📍 Lier – Belgium | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Dressage Ireland National Youth Championships 📍 CoilÓg Equestrian Centre – Ireland | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Český skokový pohár Ptýrov 📍 Ptýrov – Czechia | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Renntag Mülheim 📍 Mülheim – Germany | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Großes Dressur- und Springturnier Holzkirchen-Thann 📍 Holzkirchen-Thann – Germany | 📅 August 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Schockemoehle Online Auction - Young Jumpers 📍 Online – Germany | 📅 August 23 | 🎥 Event details

Renntag Hannover 📍 Hannover – Germany | 📅 August 24 | 🎥 Event details

Agria DRF-mesterskab i dressur for klubhold 📍 Silkeborg Rideklub – Denmark | 📅 August 24 | 🎥 Event details

Fohlenchampionat Land Tage Nord 📍 Hude – Germany | 📅 August 24 | 🎥 Event details

Fohlenschau Zuchthof Wadenspanner 📍 Pattendorf – Germany | 📅 August 24 | 🎥 Event details

CSI5* HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW 📍 Bridgehampton, NY – United States | 📅 August 24–30 | 🎥 Event details

Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad Final 2025 📍 Gstaad Polo Club – Suiza | 📅 August 24 | 🎥 Event details

Midwest Open Final 2025 📍 Las Brisas Farm and Polo Club – Chicago | 📅 August 24 | 🎥 Event details

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