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Soldier Dies After Fall at Royal Windsor Horse Show: A member of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, died after suffering serious injuries in a fall from a horse following a display at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, as Charles III expressed condolences and police said the death was non-suspicious. Read story here. (BBC)

Napoleon Solo Captures 151st Preakness Stakes: Longshot Napoleon Solo stunned a wide-open 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, surging past favorite Taj Mahal to give trainer Chad Summers his first Triple Crown victory after Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and runner-up Renegade skipped the race. Read story here. (NBC News)

Women Shine at Cowtown Inaugural Rodeo Championship: The inaugural Premier Women’s Rodeo World Championship in Fort Worth featured elite female competitors across multiple disciplines, including barrel racing, breakaway roping, team roping, goat tying, and bull riding, with major wins by Kappie Bryant and others and more than $803,000 in total payouts. Read story here. (Rodeo SI)

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Luxembourg Rider Wins Royal Windsor Grand Prix: Victor Bettendorf capped a standout final day at the Royal Windsor Horse Show by winning the €125,000 Rolex Grand Prix aboard Qwando Van De Rispen, defeating British stars Ben Maher and Sienna Charles in a five-rider jump-off. Read story here. (Horse & Hound)

ABR Sets Digital Storytelling Record for Derby 152: America's Best Racing set new Kentucky Derby campaign records in 2026 with more than 150 million video views, fueled by viral coverage of Cherie DeVaux becoming the first woman to train a Derby winner with Golden Tempo. Read story here. (Thoroughbred Daily News)

CVS to Research Treatments for Equine Gastric Disease: CVS Equine has launched a multi-practice study on equine glandular gastric disease, collecting gastroscopy data, surveys, and follow-ups from vets and horse owners to evaluate treatment effectiveness and identify risk factors such as musculoskeletal pain, aiming to improve evidence-based care and outcomes for affected horses. Read story here. (VetTimes)

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

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

Lisle Nixon Memorial | 📍 Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, Carpinteria, CA, USA | 📅 May 15 – May 31, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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

SOUTHEASTERN CIRCUIT WOMEN'S CHALLENGE | 📍 La Bourgogne Club de Polo LLC, Wagener, SC, USA | 📅 May 18 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

PSCJ ANCCE Madrid 2026 | 📍 Madrid, Spain | 📅 May 19, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

The Devon Horse Show & Country Fair | 📍 Devon, United States | 📅 May 20 – May 31, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Sonoma Spring Classic 2 | 📍 Sonoma, CA, United States | 📅 May 20 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Winterlingen Winners | Springen | 📍 Winterlingen, Germany | 📅 May 20 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Budapest CSI2*, CSI*, CSIYH1*, CSIU25-A | 📍 Budapest, Hungary | 📅 May 20 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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CSI2* Rancho Salazar 2026 (Week 1) | 📍 Lerma, Mexico | 📅 May 20 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Nashville Country | 📍 Franklin, United States | 📅 May 20 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

HITS-on-the-Hudson I | 📍 New York, United States | 📅 May 20 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Canadian Premier CSI4* | 📍 Thunderbird, Langley, Canada | 📅 May 20 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Longines EEF Series Stutteri Ask - Martofte - CSIO3*, CSI2*, CSIU25 | 📍 Stutteri Ask, Martofte, Denmark | 📅 May 20 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

WEC Ohio Spring I | 📍 Wilmington, OH, United States | 📅 May 20 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Wellington CSI 2026 | 📍 Wellington Riding, Heckfield, UK | 📅 May 20 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Thunderbird Show Park 2026 Canadian Premier | 📍 British Columbia, Canada, Grand Prix Arena | 📅 May 20 – May 25, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDI3*-W Olomouc | 📍 Olomouc, Czechia | 📅 May 21 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

MAY CSI2*/1*/YH* Peelbergen | 📍 Kronenberg, Netherlands | 📅 May 21 – May 22, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI 2* Sentower | 📍 Oudsbergen, Belgium | 📅 May 21 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

STX Cyclus 6: Gesves | 📍 Gesves, Belgium | 📅 May 21 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pfingstturnier Zeiskam | 📍 Zeiskam, Germany | 📅 May 21 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pferde & Emotionen - Pfingstturnier Reiterhof Pickl | 📍 Karlsfeld, Germany | 📅 May 21 – May 25, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CH Eext 2026 | 📍 Eext, Netherlands | 📅 May 21 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pfingstturnier Springflut Classics Niebüll | 📍 Niebüll, Germany | 📅 May 21 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Zuger Springkonkurrenz | 📍 Zug, Switzerland | 📅 May 21 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Red Deer Pro Rodeo | 📍 Red Deer, AB, Canada | 📅 May 21 – May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Will Rogers Stampede Legacy SR | 📍 Claremore, OK, USA | 📅 May 21 | 🎥 Event Details

The American Rodeo Championship Weekend | 📍 Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

TSCHIO Aachen | 📍 Aachen, Germany | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Alshira'aa CSIO Lisboa 2026 | 📍 Sociedade Hípica Portuguesa, Portugal | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

National A5* Ornago - Malaspina | 📍 Ornago, Italy | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSI2* Mullingar International Horse Show - week 1 | 📍 Mullingar Equestrian Center, Ireland | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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Airvent Lovas Club - CSN (Nemzeti és felkészítő verseny) | 📍 Kecskemét, Hungary | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pannon Lovasakadémia - CSN (Nemzeti és felkészítő verseny) | 📍 Kaposvár, Hungary | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Pfingstturnier Straubing | 📍 Straubing, Germany | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Stable Nova Pohjola Series Jumping | 📍 Hyvinkää, Finland | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDI CDMX 2026 | 📍 Ciudad de México, Mexico | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Weston Lawns - British Showjumping Amateur Jamboree | 📍 Bedworth, United Kingdom | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Wales & West - Second Rounds Show | 📍 Chepstow, United Kingdom | 📅 May 22 – May 25, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Devon County Show | 📍 Devon, United Kingdom | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSR/N Chevenez | 📍 Chevenez, Switzerland | 📅 May 22 – May 25, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Concours KRV Bolligen | 📍 Bern, Switzerland | 📅 May 22 – May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

NORTHEASTERN CIRCUIT NATIONAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT SERIES | 📍 Greater Niagara Polo Club, Wainfleet, ON, Canada | 📅 May 22 – May 25, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CENTRAL CIRCUIT SHERMAN MEMORIAL | 📍 Barrington Hills Polo Club, Wauconda, IL, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

National Arena Challenge Cup | 📍 Barrington Hills Polo Club, Wauconda, IL, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Valley Center Stampede Rodeo | 📍 Valley Center, CA, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Badlands Spring Legacy Steer Roping | 📍 Belle Fourche, SD, USA | 📅 May 22 | 🎥 Event Details

Tonasket PRCA Founders Day Rodeo | 📍 Tonasket, WA, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Bandera ProRodeo | 📍 Bandera, TX, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Colorado Stampede | 📍 Grand Junction, CO, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement Pro Rodeo | 📍 Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, AB, Canada | 📅 May 22 – May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Coles Tractor & Equip Regional PRCA Rodeo | 📍 Farmington, MO, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Bannock County PRCA Rodeo | 📍 Pocatello, ID, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Ag Expo Pro Rodeo | 📍 Watford City, ND, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

PRCA Last Stand Rodeo | 📍 Coulee City, WA, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

1st State Stampede | 📍 Harrington, DE, USA | 📅 May 22 | 🎥 Event Details

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Bandera ProRodeo | 📍 Bandera, TX, USA | 📅 May 22 – May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT CONSTITUTION CUP | 📍 Traveller's Rest South Texas Polo Club, Sealy, TX, USA | 📅 May 23 – June 4, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT SPORTSMANSHIP CUP | 📍 ATX Polo Club, Manor, TX, USA | 📅 May 23 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT AMATEUR CUP | 📍 Oak Bend Farm, Ledbetter, TX, USA | 📅 May 23 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Cowtown Rodeo | 📍 Woodstown-Pilesgrove, NJ, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

D/L/E-hest og unghest - Sørlandsparken Rideklubb | 📍 Epona, Norway | 📅 May 23 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CDN*** & Copa ANCCE - Liga Nacional de Doma Clásica CJ KIWOKO y GP - Los Albardones 2026 | 📍 Cádiz, Spain | 📅 May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Tournée des As - Notre Dame d'Estrées | 📍 Notre Dame d'Estrées, France | 📅 May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Renntag München | 📍 München, Germany | 📅 May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

CSN - Club Deportivo Barrio Alegre – Trenque Lauquen | 📍 Trenque Lauquen, Argentina | 📅 May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Hartpury South-West Unaffiliated Championships 2026 | 📍 Hartpury College, United Kingdom | 📅 May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Hickstead NSEA Championships Eventers Challenge | 📍 Hickstead, United Kingdom | 📅 May 23 – May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Schockemoehle Online Auction - Young Jumpers | 📍 Online, Germany | 📅 May 23, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Paradise Creek S | 📍 Belmont at Aqueduct, NY, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Keertana S | 📍 Churchill Downs, KY, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Game Face S | 📍 Gulfstream Park, FL, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Sandy Lane S (G2T) | 📍 Haydock Park, United Kingdom | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Temple S (G2T) | 📍 Haydock Park, United Kingdom | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Heian S (G3) | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Warhorse Speed S | 📍 Legacy Downs, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Cliff Hanger S | 📍 Monmouth Park, NJ, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Crystal Water S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Fran's Valentine S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

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Melair S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Snow Chief S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Thor's Echo S | 📍 Santa Anita Park, CA, USA | 📅 May 23 | 🎥 Event Details

Nellie Tayloe Ross Distaff S | 📍 Energy Downs, USA | 📅 May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (G1T) | 📍 Japan Racing Association, Japan | 📅 May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Miss Liberty S | 📍 Monmouth Park, NJ, USA | 📅 May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Český skokový pohár Opava | 📍 Opava, Czechia | 📅 May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Renntag Berlin-Hoppegarten | 📍 Berlin-Hoppegarten, Germany | 📅 May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Aintree - Spring PoP Festival | 📍 Liverpool, United Kingdom | 📅 May 24 – May 26, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL | 📍 Houston Polo Club, Houston, TX, USA | 📅 May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

Back When They Bucked | 📍 Deadwood, SD, USA | 📅 May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

Glennville Round-Up Rodeo | 📍 Glennville, CA, USA | 📅 May 24 | 🎥 Event Details

TSCHIO Aachen 2026 | 📍 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 📅 May 24, 2026 | 🎥 Event Details

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