The Kentucky Spring Horse Show will mark the first week of competition, from May 8-12, 2013, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. These events attract the nation's best competitors because of their wonderful venues, excellent stabling, plenty of exercise rings and spacious cross country fields.

During the first week, the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby will take place at 5:00 pm in the Rolex Stadium. This event includes jumps that are reminiscent of the hunting field, such as natural posts and split rails, a stonewall, a coop, an aiken, hedges, logs, banks, and ditches. This event gears up riders for the August $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals.

Kicking off the first week, the seven part Hagyard Challenge Series will include the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic on May 9th at 6:30 pm. These events highlight the jumper events which are held in the Rolex Stadium. The $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix will take center stage on Sunday, May 12th at 4:00 pm.

The main rings for the hunter competition are the Stonelea Ring and the Murphy Ring, which each feature the OTTO Sport footing, as do each ring's respective warm-up areas. The OTTO Riding Arena Mat System is a state-of-the-art surface that has been proven all over the world including the 1996 Olympics, the 1998 World Cup, and the 2006 and 2010 World Equestrian Games.

The Kentucky Spring Classic will continue the competition the following week, May 15-19, 2013. The $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic will be held on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 pm as riders try to accumulate valuable points for the Hagyard Leading Rider Bonus. On Saturday, May 18, riders will compete under the lights in the Rolex Stadium at 6:30 pm for the $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix sponsored by Audi of Lexington.

During the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week of competition, the Kentucky Spring Classic riders will have the opportunity to compete for valuable points. WCHR is an awards program started by the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation and now carried forward by USHJA. The awards are presented, on both a national and regional level, to Pony, Junior, Amateur, Professional, Adult and Children's hunter riders who accumulate the most points at WCHR designated horse shows throughout the year.

This event is and is AA rated and a qualifying event for The Washington International Championship as well as The North American League Finals.

The Kentucky Spring Hunter Jumper Shows are sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Hallway Feeds, Audi of Lexington, Johnson Horse Transportation, Farm Vet, Dietrich Insurance and Sleepy P Ranch.

KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW – Rolex Stadium – May 8-12, 2013
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic – Thursday May 9th – 6:30 pm
$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby – Saturday May 11th – 5:00 pm
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby – Saturday May 11th – 5:00 pm
$75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix – Sunday May 12th – 4:00 pm

KENTUCKY SPRING CLASSIC – Rolex Stadium – May 15-19, 2013
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic – Thursday May 16th – 6:30 pm
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby – Saturday May 18th – 5:00 pm
$75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix – Saturday May 18th – 6:30 pm (Sponsored by Audi of Lexington)

Times:
8:00 am–5:00 pm daily (approximately)

Admission:
Included in Kentucky Horse Park general admission, horse show-only rate available

Location & Parking:
Events both weeks are held at the Covered Arena, Hunter Jumper Complex, and Rolex Stadium
Parking is available in the Main Parking Lot

For further information on the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, please visit www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.

World’s Best Horses and Riders Coming to Kentucky for America’s Only Four Star Event

Lexington, KY—April 04, 2012—A record 73 horses are entered to compete in this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, which returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 26-29.

An international field of past Rolex Kentucky champions and Olympic veterans includes some of the sport’s biggest names from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.