This year’s Cosequin Lexington 4*-S will serve as a US Equestrian Open Eventing Series Qualifier when the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian returns to the Kentucky Horse Park, from April 24th – 27th 2025.
While the Kentucky CCI5* boasts a prize pot of $400,000, this year the CCI4*-S class will also offer a chance to be ‘in the money’ as a part of the inaugural US Equestrian Open Eventing Series. The US Equestrian Open Eventing Series consists of 20 qualifying events around the country, held at CCI4*-S level, leading into the Series Final to be hosted as a CCI4*-L at the Morven Park International in Leesburg, Virginia in October 2025.
The US Equestrian Open Eventing Series will award $50,000 in prize money to the three highest-placed combinations following the conclusion of the qualifying period, as well as $200,000 in prize money at the Morven Park Final in October.
Three Qualifiers were contested in 2024 at Morven Park International, Bouckaert International and TerraNova with Phillip Dutton leading the Series rankings at the end of last year.
US Equestrian Open Eventing Qualifiers 2025
Bouckaert International CCI4*-S – March 6-9
Carolina International CCI4*-S – March 13-16
Terranova CCI4*-S – March 27-30
Galway Downs CCI4*-S – March 27-30
Stable View CCI4*-S – April 4-6
Twin Rivers CCI4*-S – April 10-13
Ocala CCI4* – April 17-20
Defender Kentucky Three Day Event CCI4*-S – April 23-27
Tryon CCI4*-S – May 7-11
Aspen Farm CCI4*-S – June 12-15
Maryland CCI4*-S – July 3-7
Rebecca Farm CCI4*-S – July 16-20
The Fork at Tryon CCI4*-S – September 11-14
Plantation Field CCI4*-S – September 18-21
Twin Rivers CCI4*-S – September 19-21
Stable View CCI4*S – September 24-28
Woodside CCI4*-S – October 3-5
The US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final will be held at Morven Park International CCI4*-L from October 9th – 12th 2025
(dates as at 27th March 2025)
