Blenheim Horse Trials new organisers confirmed for 2023 event

Blenheim Horse Trials will have new organisers for 2023 — Felicity Collins and RSH Contend Or at Blenheim 2022.

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Blenheim Horse Trials will run in 2023, with new organisers confirmed and the fixture set to take its regular mid-September slot in the eventing calendar (14-17 September).

Stable Events Ltd – the company that ran the last Game Fair at the Oxfordshire venue in 2014, and which now runs three other Game Fairs in England, Scotland and Wales – will take over as Blenheim Horse Trials’ new organisers, replacing The Jockey Club, which put together the event in 2021 and 2022.

“We are particularly encouraged by initial conversations with the organisers around reinstating opportunities at Blenheim Palace for our grassroots members. There is real appetite from Stable Events to add value to the BE membership, with indications that free member parking will be provided, along with other membership discounts being explored. This means that Blenheim Palace will be a showcase for the whole sport, benefiting as many of our members as possible.”

Laura Collett, who won the eight- and nine-year-old championships at Blenheim Horse Trials in 2018 with London 52, who went on to win Badminton Horse Trials and an Olympic gold medal, said: “I am very pleased to hear someone has taken over the trials and excited to know it will be on the calendar again. It was a worrying time with The Jockey Club pulling out that we might lose a very significant event from the calendar. Blenheim is a fantastic event and one that has been a stepping stone for many future five-star winners, particularly from the eight- and nine-year-old championships.”

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New organisers announced for Blenheim Horse Trials as 2023 date confirmed

James Gower, managing director of Stable Events, said: “The Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials have a rich history and we’re committed to upholding that tradition and making this year’s event even more special.”

Blenheim Estates managing director Roy Cox added that he looks forward to working with Stable Events, “a company who know Blenheim Palace well”, and that there will be lots more news to come.

Blenheim has hosted a CCI4-L (formerly CCI3) since 1990, with the CCI4-S (formerly CIC3) for eight- and nine-year-0lds added in 2009.

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