Bromont, Lexington Continue in 2018 WEG Bid Process

Both Bromont/Montreal, Canada, and Lexington, Ky., have confirmed their continued interest in hosting the World Equestrian Games in 2018.
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The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has received signed host agreements from two cities bidding to host the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. The bid teams from Bromont/Montreal, Canada, and Lexington, Ky., (USA) have both confirmed their continued interest in hosting the games in 2018.

Lexington, the host city for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, returned the signed host agreement in advance of the deadline for receipt of the documentation, which expired at midnight on March 31.

The Bromont/Montreal bid had previously submitted the required paperwork and did not need to resubmit, but Equine Canada’s new president, Al Patterson, has officially confirmed to the FEI that Bromont/Montreal will remain in the bid process.

Lexington, Bromont/Montreal, and Wellington, Fla., had been declared as official candidate cities last December, and site visits of all three venues have recently been conducted by FEI Director of Games and Championships Tim Hadaway. However, Wellington withdrew from the bidding process just prior to the latest deadline in the bid process as Equestrian Sport Productions was unable to deliver the commercial requirements put in place by the FEI

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