One of the largest horse shows in the United States (200+ classes, FEI 5* and 2*, ~$1M in prize money), a major late-summer society event with much-coveted boutiques and VIP boxes. Olympic riders, celebrities and billionaire families cross paths here (Springsteen, Bloomberg, Jobs).
Line-up : International Olympic riders, Georgina Bloomberg, Jessica Springsteen, Eve Jobs; celebrities in the stands on Grand Prix Sunday
Tickets on sale from 1 August at hamptonclassic.com (general admission ~$25/car); reserved Grand Prix Sunday grandstand seats and VIP lounges via the show office (631-537-3177)
A must on the Hamptons summer calendar, the Hampton Classic Horse Show brings together top-level riders and New York society on the lawns of Bridgehampton. Between events, guests settle into a 19th-century manor reinvented as a charming address, dine on cuisine by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and close the day with a tasting amid the vineyards of Sagaponack. A concentrate of discreet, quintessentially East Coast elegance, a world away from glitz — yet every bit as jet-set.