The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair introduced this Cup in 1953 with the approval of then Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Louis Orville Breithaupt. The Lieutenant Governor’s Cup is presented annually to a three-year-old Canadian-bred horse capable of becoming a “sport horse”, that is, a horse excelling in the hunter, jumper, dressage or eventing disciplines. This competition showcases Canadian sport horse breeding, a field in which Canada is emerging as a major player.