BE90-banan vid 2026 års LeMieux Badminton Horse Trials har avtäckts, där banbyggaren James Willis har skapat en 2 989 meter lång bana med 21 numrerade hinder.
Idealtiden för terrängmomentet ligger på sex minuter och 39 sekunder. Ryttarna kommer att ta sig an hinder som inkluderar BE Tree Trunk vid hinder ett, Tuckwell’s Triple Bar och LeMieux Lake-komplexet med sina tre delmoment.
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Sarah Bullimore and her home-bred gelding Corimiro delivered a clear round inside the optimum time to take the lead at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross-country phase on 9 May 2026. Holly Richardson and Ballyneety Silver Service were the first pair to complete the course fault-free and inside the 11min 30sec target. Several top riders incurred penalties or suffered falls, reshaping the leaderboard.
The 2026 LeMieux-sponsored Badminton grassroots championships featured a BE100 course designed by James Willis. Riders faced a 2,997-metre track with an optimum time of six minutes and 19 seconds across 21 fences.
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Course designer James Willis has unveiled the 2026 LeMieux Grassroots Championships cross-country course at Badminton, running anticlockwise like the five-star event. Five-star eventer Kitty King described it as a thorough test of foundations and fitness. BE90 and BE100 riders will tackle the approximately 3,000m track on May 6.
Twenty-nine horses passed the first trot-up at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 22, marking the start of the five-star competition in Kentucky. No horses were referred to the holding box despite minor spooks from two entries. The cross-country course, designed by Derek di Grazia, features 28 fences over 6312 meters with an optimum time of 11 minutes 5 seconds.
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The Mars Badminton Horse Trials will award a record £125,000 to its 2026 winner, an increase of £7,400 from last year. The total prize pot stands at £451,500 for the five-star competition. Prize money for the top 20 finishers depends on the number of starters, with figures based on 80 participants.
Eventer Sam Watson has suggested creating a new five-star pathway to address declining starter numbers at major events Mars Badminton and Defender Burghley.
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LeMieux introduced its debut line of riding helmets on 6 May at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The collection includes two models designed for safety and customisation.