▁The ▁Don c aster ▁Cup ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ing ▁reg ulated ▁horse ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁Good wood ▁Cup ▁and ▁ ▁As cot ▁Gold ▁Cup , ▁the ▁Don c aster ▁Cup ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁St ay ers ' ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁for ▁horses ▁capable ▁of ▁running ▁longer ▁distances . ▁▁ ▁The ▁St ▁Leg er ▁St akes ▁ ▁Ten ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁Race course ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁Colonel ▁Anthony ▁St . ▁Leg er ▁founded ▁a ▁race ▁in ▁which ▁five ▁horses ▁ran . ▁This ▁race ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁existence ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁classic ▁horse ▁race . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁world ▁war ▁the ▁race course ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁military ▁purposes ▁and ▁substitute ▁races ▁were ▁run ▁at ▁New market ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Don c aster ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁both ▁starting ▁and ▁ending ▁the ▁flat ▁season ▁on ▁tur f . ▁Every ▁September , ▁Don c aster ▁hosts ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁four - day ▁William ▁Hill ▁St . ▁Leg er ▁Festival , ▁which ▁is ▁acc laimed ▁as ▁the ▁premier ▁sport ing ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁calendar . ▁Don c aster ▁has ▁also ▁taken ▁over ▁events ▁whose ▁traditional ▁homes ▁have ▁closed , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁More ▁history ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁when ▁it ▁st aged ▁the