2023 Real Rider Cup - Kentucky
The brainchild of Anita Motion, the Real Rider Cup is a charity show jumping event that invites racing industry personalities to team up with an off-track Thoroughbred and compete over a course of jumps, while raising funds to benefit Thoroughbred aftercare. Each rider — employees of breeding farms and racing stables, trainers, jockeys, owners, members of racing media, and more — pledges to raise a minimum of $1,000, which directly supports Real Rider Cup beneficiaries: Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, and the Retired Racehorse Project. Since its inception in 2017, the Real Rider Cup has raised more than $410,000 for these organizations.
The Lexington, Kentucky leg of the 2023 Real Rider Cup will take place at New Vocations at Mereworth Farm location on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, just ahead of the Fasig-Tipton sale. Join us for a spirited evening of thrilling competition!
Please, no dogs.
Rain or shine! FREE to spectators!
Food trucks, cash bar, and live music!
There is limited tent seating, as well as bleachers. Spectators are welcome to bring a camp chair.
Schedule of Events
5 PM: Rider check-in open
6 PM: Gates open to the public, Rider briefing and course walk
7 PM: First rider on course
8 PM: Mounted awards ceremony
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program
New Vocations is proud to be the oldest and largest racehorse adoption program in the country, serving more than 600 retired racehorses a year.
Since our inception in 1992, we've carried out our mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome retired racehorses and placed more than 9,000 in adoptive homes. With nine facilities in Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, we continue to work with racing owners and trainers in need of aftercare options and with our adopters to find perfect homes for these most-deserving equine athletes.
