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$4.5M Pegasus World Cup Kicks Off 1/ST Racing Tour Sat on NBC/Peacock: NBC Sports kicks off its 2026 1/ST Racing Tour this Saturday with live coverage of the $4.5 million Pegasus World Cup Series at Gulfstream Park, featuring top horses White Abarrio and Disco Time, expert commentary, and eight marquee spring races leading into the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown season. Read story here. (NBC Sports)

Sovereignty Named 2025 Horse Of The Year at Eclipse Awards: Sovereignty, owned and bred by Godolphin and trained by Bill Mott, was named 2025 Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards after a standout season highlighted by victories in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, also earning Champion Three-Year-Old Male honors. Read story here. (Paulick Report)

Horseback Riding Returns to Central Park as Carriage Ban Push Grows: Horseback riding is set to return to Central Park through a new company planning guided trail rides, but the proposal has sparked backlash from animal welfare advocates and faces regulatory hurdles as activists continue pushing to ban horse-drawn carriage operations in the park. Read story here. (NY Post)

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Abu Dhabi Set to Host Longines League of Nations™ Opener at Revamped ADEC: The Longines League of Nations™ 2026 season will open in Abu Dhabi for a third straight year, moving to the newly redeveloped Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, which offers world-class facilities, a Friday night team competition, and an enhanced spectator-focused, sustainable international jumping experience. Read story here. (FEI)

Legendary Racetrack’s Future in Doubt as 2026 Season Closure Looms: Ruidoso Downs, home of the All American Futurity for more than six decades, will not host horse racing in 2026 after severe flooding and infrastructure damage, with officials citing safety concerns while working toward a potential return of racing for the 2027 season. Read story here. (Rodeo SI)

Breeders’ Cup Marathon Champion and Old Friends Resident Eldaafer Dies at 21: Old Friends announced the death of Eldaafer, the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Marathon winner and fan-favorite resident, whose long, accomplished racing career and beloved retirement alongside goats Google and Yahoo left a lasting legacy at the Georgetown, Kentucky facility. Read story here. (Paulick Report)

Dubai Silver Cup | 📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 📅 January 5–19 | 🎥 Event details

Joe Barry Memorial | 📍 Wellington, United States | 📅 January 6–25 | 🎥 Event details

USPA Women's Gold Cup | 📍 Port Mayaca, United States | 📅 January 13–24 | 🎥 Event details

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo | 📍 Denver, United States | 📅 January 15–25 | 🎥 Event details

Ocala Winter Spectacular Show Series IV | 📍 Ocala, United States | 📅 January 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

Spring MET 2026 Tour I Week 2 | 📍 Oliva, Spain | 📅 January 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

Desert Circuit 3 | 📍 California, United States | 📅 January 20–24 | 🎥 Event details

Combined Driving at TerraNova – USEF National | 📍 TerraNova, United States | 📅 January 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

CSI4* Al Shira'aa Horse Show | 📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 📅 January 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

DSP-Hengsttage 2026 | 📍 München, Germany | 📅 January 21–23 | 🎥 Event details

World Equestrian Center Winter Classic #7 | 📍 Wilmington, United States | 📅 January 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

WEF Week 3 | 📍 Wellington, United States | 📅 January 21–25 | 🎥 Event details

HITS Ocala January Festival – II | 📍 Ocala, United States | 📅 January 21–24 | 🎥 Event details

British Dressage Winter Regionals | 📍 Warwickshire, United Kingdom | 📅 January 21–25 | 🎥 Event details

Doha Equestrian Tour – H.H. The Father Amir’s Prix, Tour Three | 📍 Doha, Qatar | 📅 January 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Amsterdam – FEI World Cup™ Jumping-Dressage | 📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands | 📅 January 22–25 | 🎥 Event details

Al Shaqab – CSI5*, CSI3*, CSI1*, CSIYH1*, CSIY-B | 📍 Doha, Qatar | 📅 January 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

CSI** Riesenbeck International | 📍 Riesenbeck, Germany | 📅 January 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

Aintree – Winter Classic II | 📍 Liverpool, United Kingdom | 📅 January 22–25 | 🎥 Event details

Andalucía Pre-Sunshine Tour 2026 – Week 2 | 📍 Vejer de la Frontera, Spain | 📅 January 22–24 | 🎥 Event details

NORDIC JUMPING Events Part IV | 📍 Negernbötel, Germany | 📅 January 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

Flanders Embryo Auction Al Shira'aa | 📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 📅 January 22 | 🎥 Event details

JANUARY CSI2*/1*/YH* Peelbergen | 📍 Kronenberg, Netherlands | 📅 January 22–23 | 🎥 Event details

CSI3* Guangzhou | 📍 Guangzhou, China | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Adequan Global Dressage Festival III | 📍 Wellington, United States | 📅 January 23 | 🎥 Event details

EOR's B-stævne i Dressur for Hest | 📍 Esbjerg, Denmark | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

National A3* Ornago – Malaspina | 📍 Ornago, Italy | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Winter Tour IV – Baicoi Romania | 📍 Băicoi, Romania | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Adequan Global Dressage Festival 3 | 📍 Wellington, United States | 📅 January 23 | 🎥 Event details

CSN3* Enero – Heras Horses & Events 2026 | 📍 Heras, Spain | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

National A5* Gorla Minore | 📍 Gorla Minore, Italy | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Ylvisaker Cup | 📍 National Polo Center, United States | 📅 January 23–February 22 | 🎥 Event details

Växjö Winter Show | 📍 Växjö, Sweden | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

British Dressage High Profile Show | 📍 Lancashire, United Kingdom | 📅 January 23–25 | 🎥 Event details

Jumping Amsterdam (TV Channel Only) | 📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show Breakaway | 📍 Fort Worth, United States | 📅 January 23–February 7 | 🎥 Event details

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo | 📍 Fort Worth, United States | 📅 January 23–February 7 | 🎥 Event details

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Steer Roping | 📍 Liberty Hill, United States | 📅 January 23 | 🎥 Event details

Helzapoppin | 📍 Buckeye, United States | 📅 January 23–25 | 🎥 Event details

Park City PRCA Rodeo | 📍 Park City, United States | 📅 January 23–24 | 🎥 Event details

Oklahoma City ProRodeo | 📍 Oklahoma City, United States | 📅 January 23–25 | 🎥 Event details

Pegasus World Cup | 📍 Hallandale Beach, United States | 📅 January 24 | 🎥 Event details

Rodeo Savannah | 📍 Savannah, United States | 📅 January 24 | 🎥 Event details

Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo | 📍 Raleigh, United States | 📅 January 24 | 🎥 Event details

Morris Equestrian – Small Pony Premier | 📍 Kilmarnock, United Kingdom | 📅 January 24–25 | 🎥 Event details

Mizzox Dressage Cup | 📍 Jaszkowo, Poland | 📅 January 24 | 🎥 Event details

Tournée des As – Vidauban | 📍 Vidauban, France | 📅 January 24 | 🎥 Event details

Schockemoehle Online Auction – Young Jumpers | 📍 Online, Germany | 📅 January 24 | 🎥 Event details

U.S. Open Women's Polo Championship | 📍 National Polo Center, United States | 📅 January 25–February 15 | 🎥 Event details

Hengstschau Klosterhof Medingen | 📍 Bad Bevensen, Germany | 📅 January 25 | 🎥 Event details

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