Who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2009?
Kauto Star
Kauto Star has won the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup, seeing off stablemate Denman by 13 lengths to become the first horse to regain National Hunt’s blue-riband race, after his victory in 2007.
Is Kauto Star still alive?
Kauto Star (19 March 2000 – 29 June 2015) was a French-bred National Hunt champion racehorse trained by Paul Nicholls in Somerset and owned by Clive Smith….
| Kauto Star | |
|---|---|
| Damsire | Port Etienne |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 19 March 2000 |
| Died | 29 June 2015 (aged 15) |
Who won the Gold Cup 3 times?
Arkle won three consecutive Gold Cups between 1964 and 1966, as well as the 1965 King George VI Chase and a number of important handicap chases. In all, he recorded 27 wins in his 35 races, on his way to achieving a Timeform score of 212 _ the highest score ever awarded to any horse.
Which horse in 2007 won its first Gold Cup and later regained his crown in 2009?
2007. A phenomenal chaser – the first horse ever to win (2007), lose (2008) and then regain the Gold Cup (2009), the public took KAUTO STAR to their hearts. Alongside his Gold Cup double he also won the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park a record-breaking five times.
Which horse won the Mares Hurdle for a record six consecutive years?
Quevega
Quevega (foaled 11 April 2004) is a retired French-bred Irish-trained National Hunt mare, best known for winning the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival a record six times in a row, beating the previous record set by Golden Miller’s five consecutive Gold Cups in the 1930s.
Who won 2011 Gold Cup?
Mexico national football team
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup/Champion
Who trained Kauto Star?
Paul Nicholls
Paul Nicholls, who trained Kauto to his famous victories, told BBC Somerset: “Kauto was such a big part of that team. We’ll never have one as good as him.
How did Denman die?
heart attack
Denman, the 2008 Gold Cup winner, was taken from the track in a horse ambulance and this year’s Gold Cup third Exotic Dancer died of a heart attack after the totesport Bowl, the feature race on the opening day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree today.
Has a female jockey won the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Rachael Blackmore created history by becoming the first woman to win the Grand National with Minella Times. The 31-year-old took her sensational form in 2021 into Aintree with six wins at the Cheltenham Festival last month, which ensured she became the first woman to land the leading jockey prize.
Which jockey has won the most Cheltenham Gold Cups?
Pat Taaffe
The all-time most successful horse in the Cheltenham Gold Cup is Golden Miller, who won it a total of five times across five consecutive years – 1932 to 1936. The top all-time Cheltenham Gold Cup jockey is Pat Taaffe, who won a total of four times – three times on Arkle (1964-66) and one on Fort Leney (1968).
How many gold cups did best mate win?
Racing career Best Mate won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2002, 2003, and 2004 with jockey Jim Culloty, matching the record of Arkle, but was withdrawn from the 2005 race eight days before the event due to bursting a blood vessel on the gallops.
Which horse has won the most Gold Cups?
Most successful horse (5 wins): Golden Miller – 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936.
Which jockey has the most wins at Cheltenham?
Walsh
Cheltenham Festival Top Jockey Awards Walsh is by far the most successful jockey of all time at the Cheltenham Festival, with 59 victories. Second in that list is Barry Geraghty, on 43 winners, who was Cheltenham Festival top jockey in 2003 and 2012.
What year is the next Gold Cup?
2021
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 2 through 25 July 2021, but was later rescheduled for 10 July through 1 August. Mexico were the defending champions…
Who owns the horse Denman?
Denman (horse)
| Denman | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul Barber & Maggie Findlay |
| Trainer | Paul Nicholls |
| Record | 24:14–5–1 |
| Earnings | £1,141,347 |
Who rode Denman won Gold Cup?
Sam Thomas
Sam Thomas hailed “phenomenal” performer Denman following the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner’s death on Tuesday. Thomas enjoyed the biggest moment of his career when partnering Denman to a seven-length success over fellow Paul Nicholls-trained runner Kauto Star in the Festival feature 10 years ago.
Which horse has won the most Cheltenham Gold Cups?
Who will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup 2021?
Minella Indo
The seven-year-old gelding is the bookies’ early favourite to triumph in the 2022 showpiece ahead of another feted novice Envoi Allen and the 2021 Gold Cup winner Minella Indo.
Has any horse won 3 gold cups?
The next three runnings were all won by Best Mate, who is the most recent of the four horses to have won the race three or more times. In 2009, Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Gold Cup.
Who is leading trainer at Cheltenham 2021?
Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins leading trainer at 2021 Cheltenham Festival.
Why did Kauto Star Die?
Kauto Star, one of the best known and most revered race horses of the modern age, has died. The 15 year old was put down after sustaining a complex fracture to the left side of his pelvis and neck in a fall in a paddock, it’s been reported by the Racing Post.
Who was the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
It was the 81st running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kauto Star. The winner was ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls . Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Gold Cup in the event’s history. He had previously won it in 2007, and he was runner-up in 2008.
Who was the most successful jockey at Cheltenham?
Taaffe is the most successful Gold Cup jockey to date, famous for his partnership with ARKLE, Taaffe rode 32 Cheltenham winners, including four Gold Cups (1964-1968) and five Champion Chases. The Duchess (Anne) spotted ARKLE in 1960 as an unbroken 3yr old (Lot 148) in Goff’s Ballsbridge Sale.
Who was the first horse to win the Gold Cup twice?
A phenomenal chaser – the first horse ever to win (2007), lose (2008) and then regain the Gold Cup (2009), the public took KAUTO STAR to their hearts. Alongside his Gold Cup double he also won the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park a record-breaking five times.
Are there any other races at Cheltenham Festival?
Both races continue to enthrall racing crowds year on year, and are steeped in history. Fans of the Cheltenham Festival not only get to enjoy the Gold Cup, but also other prestigious goup one races such as the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Champion Hurdle and the Stayers’ Hurdle.
It was the 81st running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kauto Star. The winner was ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls . Kauto Star became the first horse to regain the Gold Cup in the event’s history. He had previously won it in 2007, and he was runner-up in 2008.
Who was first trainer to win Unibet Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Minello Indo’s victory in the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup etched Henry de Bromhead’s name into the history books, as the trainer became the first ever to win the Unibet Champion Hurdle, Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase and WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same year.
Where was Cottage Rake trained to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Cottage Rake was trained in Ireland by Vincent O’Brien, and his successes helped to popularise the Gold Cup, and the Festival itself, with the Irish public. The Gold Cup was switched to the “New Course” in 1959, and this remains the regular track used for the event.
When does the steeplechase take place at the Cheltenham Festival?
The race takes place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March. The steeplechase, which is open to horses aged five years and over, is the most prestigious of all National Hunt events and it is sometimes referred to as the Blue Riband of jump-racing.
