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Family Mourns Pregnant Horse Killed in Nebraska: Lancaster County authorities are investigating after a pregnant horse named Lily was shot and killed in southwest Lincoln, devastating the Brooks family, who say a confrontation with a neighbor followed, leading to gunfire and an arrest on related threats and weapon charges while the shooting case remains under investigation. Read story here. (1011 Now)

Ortiz Brothers Face More Cockfighting Tie Allegations: A USA Today investigation alleges jockey brothers José and Irad Ortiz have deeper ties to illegal cockfighting through social media posts, tournament promotions and appearances at cockfighting venues in Puerto Rico, expanding beyond a previously surfaced betting video. Read story here. (Thoroughbred Daily News)

Meet the 2026 Preakness Stakes Horses and Jockeys: The 2026 Preakness Stakes will feature a 14-horse field—the largest in 15 years—at Laurel Park while Pimlico is under renovation, with Iron Honor the 9-2 favorite and multiple contenders and connections eyeing historic wins and breakthrough performances in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Read story here. (CBS News)

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Dover Saddlery to Close 7 More Stores, Cut 100+ Jobs: Dover Saddlery plans to close seven more stores nationwide, including its original Massachusetts location, while laying off 112 employees at its headquarters amid ongoing financial uncertainty and efforts to secure funding or sell the business. Read story here. (Chronicle of the Horse)

WPRA Renews Fort Worth Breakaway Finals Deal: The Women's Professional Rodeo Association and Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo announced a three-year agreement to host the WPRA National Breakaway Finals at Will Rogers Coliseum, marking a major new chapter for the growing sport in Fort Worth. Read story here. (Rodeo SI)

Emergency Protective Orders Issued for Oklahoma Horses: Racing regulators are reviewing Oklahoma’s use of “Emergency Protective Orders,” which temporarily remove horses from trainers after repeated severe post-race distress, requiring veterinary review, testing, and investigations to better protect equine welfare and determine whether affected horses can safely return to competition. Read story here. (Thoroughbred Daily News)

Southwestern Circuit Masters Cup | 📍 Pecan Acres Polo Club LLC, Simonton, TX | 📅 May 7 – May 21, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Livingston Memorial | 📍 Houston Polo Club, Houston, TX | 📅 May 8 – May 22, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Southeastern Circuit Congressional Cup | 📍 Point Clear Polo Club, Silverhill, AL | 📅 May 8 – May 11, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Southeastern Circuit Centennial Cup | 📍 Point Clear Polo Club, Silverhill, AL | 📅 May 8 – May 11, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

The Chart Stables International Dressage Festival Hickstead 2026 | 📍 Hickstead, UK | 📅 May 11 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Liberty Hill Pro Rodeo Legacy SR | 📍 Liberty Hill, TX | 📅 May 12 – May 13, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Al Shira´aa Deutsches Spring- und Dressur Derby | 📍 Hamburg, Germany | 📅 May 12 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDI3* USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship | 📍 Ocala, Florida, USA | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Springturnier Weingarten | 📍 Weingarten, Germany | 📅 May 13 – May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Royal Ulster Agricultural Show - Balmoral CSI2* | 📍 Belfast, United Kingdom | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Wetterauer Pferdefestival | 📍 Friedberg, Germany | 📅 May 13 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pferdesporttage Aarberg | 📍 Aarberg, Switzerland | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI2* OTOMI 2026 (Week 2) | 📍 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | 📅 May 13 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show Week 2 - CSI4* | 📍 Old Salem Farm, North Salem, NY, USA | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

St. Margarethen Stückler CSIOY CSIOJ CSIOCh CSIOP CSIU25A 2026 | 📍 St. Margarethen Stücklerhof Lavanttal, Austria | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Santa Rosa Roundup | 📍 Vernon, TX | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Redding Rodeo | 📍 Redding, CA | 📅 May 13 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT GENERAL S. BROWN | 📍 Willow Bend Polo Club, Little Elm, TX | 📅 May 13 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Cleopatra S | 📍 Horseshoe Indianapolis, IN | 📅 May 13, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Corningstone H | 📍 Horseshoe Indianapolis, IN | 📅 May 13, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Onesmoothoperator H | 📍 Horseshoe Indianapolis, IN | 📅 May 13, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

BK Jeugdfestival Azelhof | 📍 Lier, Belgium | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pferd Wels CSNA* Internationale Pferdefachmesse - Sport / Zucht / Show 2026 | 📍 Messe Wels, Austria | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Renntag Dortmund / Magdeburg | 📍 Dortmund / Magdeburg, Germany | 📅 May 14, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

The 14th Longines Hathab Tour 2025/2026 - Jumping & Future Riders | 📍 Doha, Qatar | 📅 May 14 – May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

May Days Stall Brinkmann | 📍 Herford, Germany | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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BMR Meeting | 📍 Värnamo, Sweden | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Lilla Ribban Horse Show | 📍 Ribersborg, Sweden | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Majhoppet | 📍 Gothenburg Horse Park, Sweden | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pferd International München | 📍 München, Germany | 📅 May 14 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Mid-Atlantic Dressage Festival & Lexington CDI3* | 📍 Lexington, Virginia, USA | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

STX Cyclus 5: Sint-Niklaas | 📍 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI Eindhoven | 📍 Eindhoven, Netherlands | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Springturnier Achern | 📍 Achern, Germany | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

PSCJ ANCCE Segovia 2026 | 📍 Segovia, Spain | 📅 May 14, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Longines EEF Series - Borgo La Caccia - CSIO3*, CSI2*, CSI1*, CSIYH1* | 📍 Bedizzole, Italy | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Aalborg Dressage Event 2026 | 📍 Sportsrideklubben Aalborg, Denmark | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CVI3* Pacific Cup | 📍 Woodside, CA, USA | 📅 May 14 – May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSN3* Primavera Cerdanya Equestrian Center 2026 | 📍 Puigcerdà, Spain | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Liberty Hill Pro Rodeo | 📍 Liberty Hill, TX | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Rodeo Killeen | 📍 Killeen, TX | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Central Point Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo | 📍 Central Point, OR | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Bill Hoy Kiwanis Rodeo | 📍 Clarksville, TN | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Franklin Rodeo | 📍 Franklin, TN | 📅 May 14 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Royal Windsor Horse Show 2026 | 📍 Windsor, UK | 📅 May 14 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

TV Fohlenchampionat mit Fohlenauktion "Schloss Wickrath Spezial" | 📍 Niederkrüchten-Elmpt, Germany | 📅 May 14, 2025 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI 1* Longines Global Champions Tour 115 Madrid | 📍 Madrid, Spain | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDI3* Companhia das Lezírias | 📍 Samora Correia, Portugal | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Springturnier RuFV Essen | 📍 Essen (Oldenburg), Germany | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Mantorp Horse Show | 📍 Mantorp Hästsportarena, Sweden | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Eppelheimer Reiterfest Springen | 📍 Eppelheim, Germany | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Addington Equestrian - British Showjumping Senior 3 Day Show | 📍 Addington, United Kingdom | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pohjola Dressage Kangasalla | 📍 Kangasalla, Finland | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pulai Lovaspark SE - CSN (Nemzeti és felkészítő verseny) | 📍 Balatonvilágos, Hungary | 📅 May 15 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Allaire du Pont Distaff S | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan S (G2) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Hilltop S | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Miss Preakness S (G3) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pimlico Special (G3) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

The Very One S | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Goldfinch S | 📍 Prairie Meadows, IA | 📅 May 15, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Abbyville Frontier Days | 📍 Abbyville, KS | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo | 📍 Payson, AZ | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Gold Country Pro Rodeo | 📍 Auburn, CA | 📅 May 15 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Advantage Dirt Bares and Broncs | 📍 Ellensburg, WA | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Silver Creek Shoot Out | 📍 Dover, OH | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Bee Hive Roundup | 📍 Richfield, UT | 📅 May 15 – May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Deep South PRCA Rodeo | 📍 Winnsboro, LA | 📅 May 15 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT PLAYERS CUP | 📍 Mayer Ranch Polo Club, Cross Roads, TX | 📅 May 15 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Belsay International Horse Trials 2026 | 📍 Belsay, Northumberland, UK | 📅 May 15 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Louisville (G3T) | 📍 Churchill Downs, KY | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Monroe S | 📍 Gulfstream Park, FL | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Mr. Steele S | 📍 Gulfstream Park, FL | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Niigata Daishoten (G3T) | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Chick Lang S | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Dinner Party S (G3T) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Gallorette S (G3T) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

James W. Murphy S | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Jim McKay Turf Sprint | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Maryland Sprint S (G3) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Preakness S (G1) | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Sir Barton S Sponsored by Connelly Family Foundation to Benefit The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Skipat S | 📍 Laurel Park, MD | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Serena's Song S | 📍 Monmouth Park, NJ | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Golden Circle S | 📍 Prairie Meadows, IA | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Mizdirection S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Ruling Angel S Presented by Ketel One | 📍 Woodbine, ON, Canada | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT ARENA GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON JR. | 📍 Texas Military Polo Club LLC, Poteet, TX | 📅 May 16 – May 19, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Hood County Stampede | 📍 Granbury, TX | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Rowell Ranch Pro Rodeo | 📍 Hayward, CA | 📅 May 16 – May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Falkland Stampede | 📍 Falkland, BC, Canada | 📅 May 16 – May 18, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDN** & Copa ANCCE - Liga Nacional de Doma Clásica CJ KIWOKO - El Pedregal 2026 | 📍 Valencia, Spain | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Mexico Open Sales | 📍 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | 📅 May 16, 2025 | 🎥 Event Details

Renntag Hassloch | 📍 Hassloch, Germany | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Arena UK - Summer Pony Premier | 📍 Cheshire, United Kingdom | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Schloss Wickrath Dressage on Tour auf Gut Schwalmbruch | 📍 Niederkrüchten, Germany | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pferdehof Saurugg Gniebing - CSN-B* - 2.Etappe Horsly League 2026 | 📍 Gniebing-Feldbach, Austria | 📅 May 16, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Český skokový pohár Hradištko | 📍 Hradištko u Sadské, Czechia | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale Matched Xtreme Bronc Ride | 📍 Miles City, MT | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Roar S | 📍 Gulfstream Park, FL | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Victoria Mile (G1T) BC | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Cinema S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

C.O. Ken Kendrick S | 📍 Sunray Park, NM | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

San Juan County Commissioners S | 📍 Sunray Park, NM | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

King Corrie S | 📍 Woodbine, ON, Canada | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Renntag Mülheim | 📍 Mülheim, Germany | 📅 May 17, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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