Legacy Cup
Flat horse race in Britain
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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.
LocationNewbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Newbury, England
Inaugurated1997
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDubai Duty Free
| Location | Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Dubai Duty Free |
| Website | Newbury |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 3f (2,213 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 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 | £70,000 (2022) 1st: £40,000 |
| 2022 | ||
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| Stay Alert | Fancy Man | Dubai Future |
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| 2021 | ||
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| Solid Stone | Foxes Tales | Ilaraab |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Elarqam | Desert Encounter | Extra Elusive |
| 2019 | ||
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| Desert Encounter | Pivoine | Pondus |
| 2018 | ||
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| Young Rascal | Mirage Dancer | Desert Encounter |
| 2017 | ||
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| Desert Encounter | Second Step | Secret Number |
| 2016 | ||
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| Algometer | Dartmouth | Tashaar |
| 2015 | ||
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| The Corsican | Sky Hunter | Eagle Top |
| 2014 | ||
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| Hillstar | Tasaday | Cubanita |
| 2013 | ||
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| Camborne | Gifted Girl | Main Sequence |
| 2012 | ||
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| Black Spirit | Lay Time | Coquet |
| 2011 | ||
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| Green Destiny | Al Kazeem | Sea Of Heartbreak |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Dangerous Midge | Rainbow Peak | Campanologist |
| 2009 | ||
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| Doctor Fremantle | Look Here | Campanologist |
| 2008 | ||
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| Blue Monday | Spanish Moon | Multidimensional |
| 2007 | ||
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| Halicarnassus | Soapy Danger | Papal Bull |
| 2006 | ||
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| Blue Monday | Tam Lin | Admiral's Cruise |
| 2005 | ||
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| Compton Bolter | Into The Dark | Notable Guest |
| 2004 | ||
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| Sights On Gold | Imperial Dancer | Compton Bolter |
| 2003 | ||
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| Compton Bolter | Researched | Hilbre Island |
| 2002 | ||
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| Legal Approach | Frankies Dream | Bustan |
| 2001 | ||
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| Grandera | Mubtaker | Compton Bolter |
| 2000-1997 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Pawn Broker | Francesco Guardi | Diamond White |
| 1999 | ||
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| Fantastic Light | High-Rise | Pegnitz |
| 1998 | ||
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| Scorned | Taipan | Posidonas |
| 1997 | ||
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| Posidonas | Arabian Story | Swain |
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.[1]
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 |
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| 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 |