2026 Badminton Preview Show

A shot at history. A rival ready to challenge it. And one of the deepest Badminton fields in years. Can Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo become the first horse-and-rider combination to win Badminton three times? Or is this the year Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent go one better after leading Badminton for almost all of last year's competition? Nicole Brown, Diarmuid Byrne, Sam Watson, Catherine Austen, and special guest Adam Short break down the head-to-head everyone is talking about, the horses building behind them, and the names that could blow this wide open, from Harry Meade to Sarah Bullimore , plus the returning experience of Caroline Powell , Tim Price , and more. Prediction Centre numbers, Eventing Manager picks, weather watch, dark horses, and the stories that could define the week. Badminton is here. Highlights Can Lordships Graffalo make history with a third Badminton title? Is Cooley Rosalent now ready to finish on her dressage score? Why Harry Meade could be sitting on two genuine contenders Sarah Bullimore's rising star Corimiro Eventing Manager picks and dark horses to watch The weather forecast and what it could mean for the leaderboard Guests Diarmuid Byrne — EquiRatings analyst and co-host Sam Watson — Olympic event rider, analyst, and co-founder of EquiRatings Catherine Austen — Eventing journalist and columnist Adam Short — Top-level groom with years behind the scenes of five-star success, including with Tom McEwen and William Fox-Pitt . EquiRatings Eventing Podcast: Don't forget to

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2026 Badminton Preview Show is an episode from EquiRatings Eventing Podcast by Diarmuid Byrne.

This episode is 01:33:02 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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