Conditions Of Entry Tweak To The £50,000 2026 Racehorse to Eventer Challenge

[Wandering Eyes]

Conditions of entry for the £50,000 Arena Racing Company (ARC) Racehorse to Eventer Challenge 2026 have been tweaked following a review of the first running of the event. 

The brainchild of Dash Grange Stud owner Jayne McGivern and Cornbury House Horse Trials' founder and president David Howden and supported by ARC, the challenge is designed to showcase the versatility and suitability of former racehorses for eventing. 

Following consultation with stakeholders, the entry conditions have been slightly altered for 2026. The ARC Racehorse to Eventer Challenge Cup will be restricted to horses who have not competed at Advanced or CCI4* level. They must also have raced or have been in training at a registered training yard; proof will be required of the latter.

Jayne McGivern said, “I was delighted that the inaugural class was such a success last year, that ARC came on board to support it, and that it received such a huge amount of positive coverage. There is such a need to promote the talents and versatility of racehorses, and this class is the perfect way to do that. 

“With year one under our belts, I am keen that we focus on ex-racehorses that are in the formative stages of their eventing careers and that we encourage riders to keep looking for suitable horses and working with them, hence restricting the ARC Racehorse to Eventer Challenge Cup to those not already at the top of the sport.”

Once again, the ARC Racehorse to Eventer Challenge Cup will be run at British Eventing Open Novice level, but using an FEI CCI2*-S dressage test in a long arena and with the showjumping phase last and in reverse order on Saturday, 12 September. 

Horses must have achieved two Minimum Eligibility Requirements (MERs) at novice or above in the current season (2026 and by the point of entry). Riders will be restricted to two entries each. 

For any further enquiries about the ARC Racehorse to Eventer Challenge Cup, please email wendy@wendyevans.uk.

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