Yearling CupYearling Cup

Paris-Vincennes Racecourse

This race is exclusively reserved for all horses catalogued at Arqana Trot’s 2018 Select Yearling Sale, with the total prize money amounting to €150,000. The objective of this competition is to promote and encourage investment in the yearling market, and for buyers to subsequently be rewarded for their investments.  

A new concept, inspired largely by the foreign Breeders Crowns and other prestigious examples (UET, Hambletonian, Breeders’ Course…), this race was given the go ahead by France’s governing body, Le Trot, as a Group 3 that will be run over the distance of 2,700m in August the 29th 2020 at Paris-Vincennes Racecourse.

The original financing method will require the support of all the main players in the profession, i.e. breeders, vendors, stallion owners, owner-buyers, and Arqana Trot.

A race for three-year-old entire colts, geldings and fillies reserved for horses that were presented at the Select Yearling Sale organised by Arqana Trot at Deauville in September 2018.

Prize Money €150,000 - Group 3 - 2700m - Paris-Vincennes Racetrack - 15 runners maximum.

Download the brochure 

 Download the yearlings registered for yearling cup 2020 (after the 2nd confirmation)

First confirmation Yearling Cup 2021 

Amount guaranteed by Arqana-Trot

 Remarks :

 • An amount guaranteed by Arqana Trot of €150,000 

• An original project with a common goal and with contributions redistributed equally between all actors

• Relatively affordable financial solicitation for all parties involved

• An important race that strengthens the young trotter programme

Contribution from Stallion Owners

To reach prize money of €150,000, the stallion owners or the studs where they stand will also be asked to contribute.

To allow the offspring of their stallion to be eligible for this race, they must give an entry right of 15% of the official covering fee published two years previously.

(A simulation of the yearling generation offered in 2017, with an estimate of the covering fees generated in 2015 has resulted in an amount of €550,000.)

Then, as each entry is validated for each stallion, each of their yearlings will be given a distinct logo in the catalogue.

This is a question of spotlighting the quality and the representation of each stallion, and to give them the best publicity with a reasonable budget.

Similar races exist abroad, in Europe and North America alike :

● UET and the revolving final in four different European countries - €400,000
● USA Hambletonian – 3yo - final $1,000,000
● USA Breeders Crown – 3yo and up – final $500,000
● Sweden - Breeders Crown – 3yo - final €150,000
● Sweden - Breeders Crown – 4yo – final €150,000
● Sweden E3 - 2 finals for 3yo males and females - €200,000
● Breeders Course 2yo: final €70,000
● Breeders Course 3yo: final €120,000
● Etc...