Arc Trial

Arc Trial
(Legacy Cup)

Group 3 race
Location	Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England
Inaugurated	1997
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Dubai Duty Free
Website	Newbury
Race information
Distance	1m 3f 5y (2,217 m)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	8 st 10 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 February 29' 2014
Purse	£60,000 (2014) 1st: £34,026

Legacy Cup

2015
The Corsican	Sky Hunter	Eagle Top

Previous years
2014
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
Dangerous Midge	Rainbow Peak	Campanologist
2009
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
Blue Monday	Tam Lin	Admiral's Cruise
2005
Compton Bolter	Into The Dark	Notable Guest
2004
Sights On Gold	Imperial Dancer	Compton Bolter
2003
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Compton Bolter	Researched	Hilbre Island

The Arc Trial, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Dubai Duty Free 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, 3 furlongs and 5 yards (2,217 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.

Despite its title, the Arc Trial rarely serves 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

Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Kieren Fallon – Fantastic Light (1999), Green Destiny (2011)
• Steve Drowne – Blue Monday (2006, 2008)
• Ryan Moore - Doctor Fremantle (2009), Hillstar (2014)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Fantastic Light (1999), Doctor Fremantle (2009), Hillstar (2014)

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

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• galopp-sieger.de – Arc Trial.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Arc Trial (2015).
• pedigreequery.com – Arc Trial Stakes – Newbury.