2025 Real Rider Cup - Lexington
The Real Rider Cup - Lexington Leg
Join us at New Vocations' Lexington, KY facility on June 28 for a thrilling competition raising funds for Thoroughbred aftercare.
Schedule of Events
- 4 PM: Rider check-in open, in-hand arena familiarization
- 6 PM: Gates open to the public, rider briefing and course walk, band first set
- 7 PM: First rider on course
- 8 PM (or promptly following the last round): Awards ceremony, band second set
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 over half a million dollars for these organizations.
Please contact carey@horseadoption.com if you have any questions.
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.
