The Legacy Cup is a 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.
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. The race lost its Group 3 status when it was removed from the Pattern and Listed race programme in 2023.
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) Sir Michael Stoute - Fantastic Light (1999), Doctor Fremantle (2009), Hillstar (2014), Solid Stone (2021)
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 2021 Solid Stone 5 William Buick Sir Michael Stoute 2:23.12 2022 Stay Alert 3 David Egan Hughie Morrison 2:17.71
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , galopp-sieger.de – Arc Trial. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Arc Trial (2018). pedigreequery.com – Arc Trial Stakes – Newbury.