Legacy Cup

The Legacy Cup, is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile and 3 furlongs (2,213 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

Legacy Cup
Group 3 race
LocationNewbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Inaugurated1997
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDubai Duty Free
WebsiteNewbury
Race information
Distance1m 3f (2,213 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 11 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after 31 March
Purse£45,000 (2020)
1st: £25,520
Legacy Cup
2020
Elarqam Desert Encounter Extra Elusive

The event was established in 1997, and the inaugural running was won by Posidonas. It initially held Listed status, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004. It was previously known as the Arc Trial but rarely served as a trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Compton Bolter – 2003, 2005
  • Blue Monday – 2006, 2008
  • Desert Encounter – 2017, 2019

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Jim Crowley - Algometer (2016), Young Rascal (2018), Elarqam (2020)

Leading trainer (4 wins)

  • David Simcock - The Corsican (2015), Algometer (2016), Desert Encounter (2017, 2019)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1997 Posidonas 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:18.97
1998 Scorned 3 Simon Whitworth Ian Balding 2:18.38
1999 Fantastic Light 3 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:21.51
2000 Pawn Broker 3 Michael Kinane David Elsworth 2:18.69
2001 Grandera 3 Michael Hills James Fanshawe 2:16.54
2002 Legal Approach 3 Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 2:18.18
2003 Compton Bolter 6 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler 2:17.05
2004 Sights on Gold 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:18.07
2005 Compton Bolter 8 Darryll Holland Gerard Butler 2:19.05
2006 Blue Monday 5 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 2:17.66
2007 Halicarnassus 3 Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon 2:18.11
2008 Blue Monday 7 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 2:20.62
2009 Doctor Fremantle 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:19.97
2010 Dangerous Midge 4 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 2:19.45
2011 Green Destiny 4 Kieren Fallon William Haggas 2:21.83
2012 Black Spirit 5 Adam Kirby Clive Cox 2:21.85
2013 Camborne 5 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:20.19
2014 Hillstar 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:30.83
2015 The Corsican 4 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 2:27.27
2016 Algometer 3 Jim Crowley David Simcock 2:22.86
2017 Desert Encounter 5 Sean Levey David Simcock 2:17.91
2018 Young Rascal 3 Jim Crowley William Haggas 2:25.98
2019 Desert Encounter 7 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 2:18.34
2020 Elarqam 5 Jim Crowley Mark Johnston 2:20.65

See also

References
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