FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The 2025 Event dates are April 23 through April 26, 2026

Kentucky Horse Park: 4089 Iron Works Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40511. Please note that if you have general public parking, you will be directed to another lot away from this address. Please follow the directional signage when you get close to the Kentucky Horse Park.

The competition will be available to watch via the USEF Network.

Special parking, seating, and on-site transportation is available. Please contact the Box Office (859-254-8123) for more information. Row N of the lower tier of the Park Grandstand is wheelchair accessible, accommodates wheelchairs, and has room for chair seating (provided) adjacent to the wheelchair insets for an accompanying person. This area is expressly designated as and reserved for Disabled Seating (purchase of seating required – please call the Box Office to order these tickets (859-254-8123).

While dogs are welcome at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, they must be kept on a leash and, with the exception of certified guide or assistance dogs, are not permitted in any of the tented hospitality areas or in any Grandstand. Please explore our pet rules and regulations here.

Yes, the Kentucky Three-Day Event is a family-friendly environment with many things for kids to enjoy. Plus, kids 12 and under can receive free Grounds Admission with an adult ticket purchase.

Parking is included with the tickets purchased. No General Parking Passes will be distributed and are not necessary to enter the general parking lot. Spectator shuttles will be available throughout the Event.

Mobility scooters are welcome on-site; however, golf carts, ATVs, motorcycles, mopeds, electric bicycles, Segways, and other motorized vehicles are not permitted on the Horse Park grounds and are not available for rent.

Due to Spring Thoroughbred racing and conventions, reservations should be made immediately.

For information on the Lexington area, please visit Visitors Information or contact the Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1.800.848.1224 or on the Internet at www.visitlex.com.

For reservations at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground, go to Reserve America or call 1.888.459.7275.

Both a ground admission ticket and a reserved stadium seat are needed to view Dressage in Rolex Stadium on Thursday and Friday.

Both a ground admission ticket and a reserved stadium seat are needed to view Stadium Jumping in Rolex Stadium on Sunday.

A Grounds Admission ticket is the only ticket needed to view the Cross-Country phase on the Kentucky Horse Park grounds on Saturday.

Tickets for the Five Star Club (formerly Patron Plus Club), Lexington Club, and Kentucky Club include both Grounds Admission to the Kentucky Horse Park and access to their designated hospitality tent.

New for 2026, the Members Pavilion offers a premium experience that includes Grounds Admission, reserved seating inside the Rolex Stadium, and access to the Pavilion tent — though it is not considered a hospitality tent.

There are several ways to experience the Kentucky International CSI5*: choose from the Five Star Club, Lexington Club, or the all-new Members Pavilion. Reserved Seat tickets for seating inside the Rolex Stadium are also available for purchase.

Please note: hospitality packages and reserved seats for the Kentucky International CSI5* are sold separately from those for the other phases of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Both options are available for purchase on the Hospitality page.

If you have selected to print your tickets at home, they will be available to print on about four weeks before the event. Our ticketing partner, Etix, will send an email to the address on the original Etix’s order with a link to the print-at-home page. 

If the ticket email is opened on your phone, you will be given the option to download the tickets to your phone. You can scan your phone at the event. You can also take a picture of any ticket with a barcode and it can be scanned at the gates

If you have selected to have your tickets mailed to you, such as hospitality tickets with parking passes, tailgating passes, and/or preferred parking passes, they will be mailed in March.

Will Call tickets will be available for pick-up at a designated location near the Kentucky Horse Park. The exact location will be announced prior to the 2026 event.

For orders with a delivery address outside the USA, ticket delivery will automatically be converted to Will Call and must be picked up at this same location.

No refunds or duplicates will be issued. This includes any lost, forgotten, unused or surplus parking passes, admission or hospitality tickets.