How to watchpublished at 19:22 BST 9 May
Image source, BBC SportDate Sunday 10 May Time from 13:45 BST
Venue Badminton Estate
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There's history making in the offing with reigning champions Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo going for back-to-back-to-back wins
How to watchpublished at 19:22 BST 9 May
Image source, BBC SportWhat happened last year?published at 19:22 BST 9 May
2025 saw Olympic gold medallist Ros Canter win the Badminton Horse Trials for the second time in her career on Lordships Graffalo.
Canter was second after the dressage and cross country elements behind compatriot Oliver Townend, who won the 2009 event.
But Townend, last out on board Cooley Rosalent, knocked down a rail in the showjumping finale to slip to second overall.
Canter, who was part of the British eventing team to win gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics, dedicated her victory to her coach and mentor Caroline Moore, who died two months prior.
The unstoppable duo will be looking to make history on Sunday who are seeking a historic back-to-back-to-back wins at this event.
What is eventing?published at 19:22 BST 9 May
The event is comprised of three phases - dressage, cross-country and show jumping - spanning across four days. The Thursday and Friday hold the dressage phase, the Saturday for cross-country and the final day on Sunday holding the show jumping where the winning combo will be crowned on the least amount of points gained across three phases.
Badminton is part of the 'Triple crown of eventing' or the Grand Slam where it's awarded to any rider who consecutively wins three of the most prestigious CCI5* events with Kentucky and Burghley making up the other two.
The history of Badminton Horse Trialspublished at 18:05 BST 8 May
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Badminton House
The Badminton Horse Trials were started in 1949 by the 10th Duke of Beaufort to prepare British riders for the Olympic Games.
Now into its 78th year, the event has been known to draw crowds of around 200,000 people to the grounds of Badminton Estate, with a similarly large crowd expected this year.
The estate, located about 15 miles from Bath and Bristol, came into the possession of the 1st Duke of Beaufort in the 17th century. It is now the family home of Harry Somerset, the 12th Duke of Beaufort.
