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Sports ‘Around Town’ schedule for Lexington, Kentucky, for Oct. 1-7, 2025

College, high school and pro sports events in Lexington, Kentucky, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1-Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 (subject to change):

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Equestrian: UPHA Chapter 9 KY Fall Classic Horse Show at Kentucky Horse Park, all day.

High school soccer (girls): Henry Clay at Lexington Christian, 7:30 p.m.; Lafayette at Frederick Douglass, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2

Equestrian: UPHA Chapter 9 KY Fall Classic Horse Show at Kentucky Horse Park, all day.

High school soccer (boys): North Laurel at Paul Laurence Dunbar, 6 p.m.; Garrard County at Lexington Christian, 7:30 p.m.; Frederick Douglass at Tates Creek, 7:45 p.m.; West Jessamine at Lafayette, 8 p.m.

Horses run toward the finish line during a race during the 2024 Keeneland Fall Meet on Oct. 19, 2024, at Keeneland.
Horses run toward the finish line during a race during the 2024 Keeneland Fall Meet on Oct. 19, 2024, at Keeneland. Brian Simms bsimms@herald-leader.com

Friday, Oct. 3

College softball: Kentucky vs. Georgetown College (exhibition) at John Cropp Stadium, 6 p.m.

Equestrian: UPHA Chapter 9 KY Fall Classic Horse Show at Kentucky Horse Park, all day.

Horse racing: Thoroughbred racing at Keeneland, 1 p.m.; Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4

College soccer (men’s): Kentucky vs. James Madison at Bell Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.

Equestrian: UPHA Chapter 9 KY Fall Classic Horse Show at Kentucky Horse Park, all day; Arabian Legacy Horse Show at Kentucky Horse Park, all day.

Horse racing: Thoroughbred racing at Keeneland, 1 p.m.; Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5

Athletics: Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Kentucky Horse Park, 1:30 p.m.

College soccer (women’s): Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt at Bell Soccer Complex, 1 p.m.

College tennis (men’s): Transylvania vs. Kentucky Wesleyan at Top Seed Tennis Club, 1 p.m.

Equestrian: Arabian Legacy Horse Show at Kentucky Horse Park, all day.

Horse racing: Thoroughbred racing at Keeneland, 1 p.m.; Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6

College golf (men’s): Kentucky hosts Cullan Brown Collegiate at Lexington Country Club, all day.

High school soccer (boys): 42nd District Tournament at Henry Clay, Sayre vs. Frederick Douglass, 6:15 p.m. … 43rd District Tournament at Lexington Catholic, Tates Creek vs. Lexington Christian, 6:30 p.m.

High school soccer (girls): 43rd District Tournament at Lexington Christian, Lexington Christian vs. Tates Creek, 6 p.m. … 42nd District Tournament at Henry Clay, Sayre vs. Scott County, 8 p.m.

High school volleyball (girls): Frankfort at Lexington Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7

College golf (men’s): Kentucky hosts Cullan Brown Collegiate at Lexington Country Club, all day.

High school soccer (boys): 42nd District Tournament semifinals at Henry Clay, Henry Clay vs. Sayre-Douglass winner, 6:15 p.m. … 43rd District Tournament semifinals at Lexington Catholic, Lafayette vs. Tates Creek-Lexington Christian winner, 6 p.m.; Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Lexington Catholic, 8 p.m.

High school soccer (girls): 43rd District Tournament semifinals at Lexington Christian, Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Lexington Christian-Tates Creek winner, 6 p.m.; Lafayette vs. Lexington Catholic, 7:30 p.m. … 42nd District Tournament semifinals, Frederick Douglass vs. Sayre-Scott County winner, 8 p.m.

High school volleyball (girls): Trinity Christian at Henry Clay, 7 p.m.; Paul Laurence Dunbar at Lexington Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

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