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The '''Cheltenham Gold Cup''' is a Grade 1 [[National Hunt racing|National Hunt]] [[Horse racing|horse race]] run on the New Course at [[Cheltenham Racecourse]] in England, over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m), and during its running there are 22 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the [[Cheltenham Festival]] in March. |
The '''Cheltenham Gold Cup''' is a Grade 1 [[National Hunt racing|National Hunt]] [[Horse racing|horse race]] run on the New Course at [[Cheltenham Racecourse]] in England, over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m), and during its running there are 22 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the [[Cheltenham Festival]] in March. |
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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. Its roll of honour features the names of such chasers as [[Arkle]], [[Best Mate]], [[Golden Miller]], [[Kauto Star]] and [[Mill House (horse)|Mill House]]. The Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain, and in 2014 it offered a total prize fund of £550,000. Since 2014 it has been sponsored by [[Betfred]],<ref>{{cite web| title = Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup | url = http://www.betfredcheltenhamgoldcup.com/days/cheltenham-gold-cup-day/ | accessdate =9 December 2012}}</ref> after the betting company bought the government-owned [[The Tote|Tote]] in June 2011 |
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. Its roll of honour features the names of such chasers as [[Arkle]], [[Best Mate]], [[Golden Miller]], [[Kauto Star]] and [[Mill House (horse)|Mill House]]. The Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain, and in 2014 it offered a total prize fund of £550,000. Since 2014 it has been sponsored by [[Betfred]],<ref>{{cite web| title = Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup | url = http://www.betfredcheltenhamgoldcup.com/days/cheltenham-gold-cup-day/ | accessdate =9 December 2012}}</ref> after the betting company bought the government-owned [[The Tote|Tote]] in June 2011, <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk/betfred-buys-tote/ |title=The Tote sold to Betfred for £265M|date=3 June 2011}}</ref> but in late 2015 they lost their sponshorship following [[Jockey Club]]'s and [[Arena Racing Company|Arena Racing]] new initiative to not allow sponsors on their tracks that do not offer any contribution to horse racing from their offshore bussiness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/cheltenham-festival-betfred-gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp/1993138/ |website=racingpost.com |title=Gold Cup left without sponsor due to ABP |date=22 November 2015 |publisher=Racing Post |author=Lewis Porteous |accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref> Only two weeks later a new sponshorship deal was announced with [[Timico]], an independent internet service provider whose CEO Tim Radford is a horse owner with top [[Steeplechase|chasers]] like Somersby and Racing Demon associated with his name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/08/timico-back-cheltenham-gold-cup-betfred-exit-sponsorship-row |website=theguardian.com |title=Timico to back Cheltenham Gold Cup after Betfred sponsorship row exit |date=8 December 2015 |publisher=The Guardian |work=Press Association |accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref> [[Timico]] also offered an increase of £25,000 to reach a total of £575,000 prize money for the 2016 renewal. |
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The [[2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup]] was won by [[Coneygree]] |
The [[2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup]] was won for the first time in over 40 years by a novice, [[Coneygree]] which only had 3 previous starts over [[Steeplechase|fences]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 15:22, 8 December 2015
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Grade 1 race | |
Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 1924 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | Timico |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 5-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 8 lb (5yo); 11 st 10 lb (6yo+) Allowances 7 lb for mares |
Purse | £575,000 (2016) 1st: £327,326 |
2015 | ||
Coneygree | Djakadam | Road To Riches |
Previous years | ||
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2014 | ||
Lord Windermere | On His Own | The Giant Bolster |
2013 | ||
Bobs Worth | Sir Des Champs | Long Run |
2012 | ||
Synchronised | The Giant Bolster | Long Run |
2011 | ||
Long Run | Denman | Kauto Star |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Norton's Coin | Toby Tobias | Desert Orchid |
1989 | ||
Desert Orchid | Yahoo | Charter Party |
1988 | ||
Charter Party | Cavvies Clown | Beau Ranger |
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m), and during its running there are 22 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take 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. Its roll of honour features the names of such chasers as Arkle, Best Mate, Golden Miller, Kauto Star and Mill House. The Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain, and in 2014 it offered a total prize fund of £550,000. Since 2014 it has been sponsored by Betfred,[1] after the betting company bought the government-owned Tote in June 2011, [2] but in late 2015 they lost their sponshorship following Jockey Club's and Arena Racing new initiative to not allow sponsors on their tracks that do not offer any contribution to horse racing from their offshore bussiness.[3] Only two weeks later a new sponshorship deal was announced with Timico, an independent internet service provider whose CEO Tim Radford is a horse owner with top chasers like Somersby and Racing Demon associated with his name.[4] Timico also offered an increase of £25,000 to reach a total of £575,000 prize money for the 2016 renewal.
The 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup was won for the first time in over 40 years by a novice, Coneygree which only had 3 previous starts over fences.
History
Early years
The first horse race known as the Cheltenham Gold Cup took place in July 1819. It was a flat race, and it was contested over 3 miles on Cleeve Hill, which overlooks the present venue. The inaugural winner, Spectre, won a prize of 100 guineas for his owner.
The Cheltenham Gold Cup was first run as a jumps race on 12 March 1924. The race was covered by Pathe News.[5] A prize of £685 was awarded to the owner of the winning horse. The event originally took place on what is now the "Old Course" at Cheltenham. In its early years it was overshadowed at the Festival by another race, the National Hunt Chase and was worth less in prize money than the County Handicap Hurdle which had a purse of £1,000. [6]
The Gold Cup was abandoned in 1931 (because of frost) and 1937 (flooding), but the five intervening years saw the emergence of the most successful horse in the event's history. All five races from 1932 to 1936 were won by Golden Miller, who also won the Grand National in 1934.
During World War II the Gold Cup was cancelled twice, in 1943 and 1944. The first multiple winner of the post-war years was Cottage Rake, who won the three runnings from 1948 to 1950. 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.
Modern era
The Gold Cup was switched to the "New Course" in 1959, and this is now the regular track used for the event. In the mid-1960s the race was dominated by Arkle, who won three consecutive runnings from 1964 to 1966. Such was Arkle's perceived superiority before the last of these victories that he was given a starting price of 1/10 (a £10 bet would have won £1). He remains the shortest-priced winner in the race's history.
The first commercial sponsorship of the race was by Piper Champagne, which began supporting the event in 1975. The Tote (now known as Totesport) became the sponsor in 1980.
The most remarkable feat in the Gold Cup by a trainer came in 1983, when Michael Dickinson was responsible for all of the first five horses to finish – Bregawn, Captain John, Wayward Lad, Silver Buck and Ashley House. The 1986 winner, Dawn Run, is the only horse to have ever won both this race and the leading hurdle event, the Champion Hurdle. One of the most popular horses to win the Gold Cup was Desert Orchid, a grey who won the event in 1989. The following year's running was won by Norton's Coin, whose starting price of 100/1 represents the race's longest ever winning price.
The entire Cheltenham Festival was cancelled in 2001 because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. A replacement for the Cheltenham Gold Cup – the Gold Trophy Chase – was contested at Sandown in late April, but the Racing Post stated that this "lacked any strength in depth and was no substitute for the Gold Cup".[7] 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. He overcame his stablemate and conqueror in 2008, Denman, who had recovered from a heart condition to take his place in the race.[8] Timeform spokesperson Kieran Packman said of Kauto Star's performance, "it is the best Gold Cup-winning figure since the Arkle era in the mid-1960s".[9]
One of the cups, a different one being awarded each year, was reported stolen on 14 July 2010 after a burglary at a home in Wormington, Gloucestershire.[10]
Records
Most successful horse (5 wins):
- Golden Miller – 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Pat Taaffe – Arkle (1964, 1965, 1966), Fort Leney (1968)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Tom Dreaper – Prince Regent (1946), Arkle (1964, 1965, 1966), Fort Leney (1968)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Dorothy Paget – Golden Miller (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936), Roman Hackle (1940), Mont Tremblant (1952)
Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
- Winning mares indicated by †
- Winning trainers based in Great Britain unless indicated (IRE) = Ireland, (FRA) = France
1 The race was abandoned in 1931 because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding.
2 It was cancelled in 1943 and 1944 because of World War II.
3 The 1957 winner, Linwell, was actually trained by Ivor Herbert, who was prevented from holding a trainer's licence by working as a journalist.[37]
4 Tied Cottage finished first in 1980, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
5 The 2001 running was cancelled due to a foot-and-mouth crisis. A substitute race at Sandown was won by Marlborough.
Further reading
- Declan Colley, 2010, When Bobby Met Christy – The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse, Collins Press
See also
References
- ^ "Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "The Tote sold to Betfred for £265M". 3 June 2011.
- ^ Lewis Porteous (22 November 2015). "Gold Cup left without sponsor due to ABP". racingpost.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Timico to back Cheltenham Gold Cup after Betfred sponsorship row exit". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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specified (help) - ^ "Pathe News film of 1924 race". Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "County Hurdle goes to Hednesford". The Daily Mail. 12 March 1924. Retrieved 13 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "Tote Gold Trophy Chase (2001)". racingpost.com. 27 April 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "Historic Gold Cup win for Kauto". BBC. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ Wood, Greg (15 March 2009). "Kauto still not as good as Dessie, despite second Cup". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "Cheltenham Gold Cup Stolen From House". Sky News. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "A head victory for Red Splash". Western Morning News. 13 March 1924. Retrieved 14 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1925 Gold Cup". Derby Daily Telegraph. 11 March 1925. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1926 Gold Cup". Gloucester Citizen. 9 March 1926. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1927 Gold Cup". Dundee Courier. 9 March 1927. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1928 Gold Cup". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 13 March 1928. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1929 Gold Cup". Sheffield Independent. 13 March 1929. Retrieved 15 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1930 Gold Cup". Dundee Courier. 12 March 1930. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1932 Gold Cup". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 2 March 1932. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1933 Gold Cup". Western Morning News. 8 March 1933. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1934 Gold Cup". Western Morning News. 7 March 1934. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1935 Gold Cup". Lancashire Evening Post. 14 March 1935. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1936 Gold Cup". Western Morning News. 13 March 1936. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1938 Gold Cup". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 March 1938. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1939 Gold Cup". Gloucester Citizen. 9 March 1939. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1940 Gold Cup". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 21 March 1940. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1941 Gold Cup". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 March 1941. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1942 Gold Cup". Derby Daily Telegraph. 21 March 1942. Retrieved 22 November 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1945 Gold Cup". Derby Daily Telegraph. 17 March 1945. Retrieved 1 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1946 Gold Cup". Nottingham Evening Post. 14 March 1946. Retrieved 1 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1947 Gold Cup". Gloucestershire Echo. 12 April 1947. Retrieved 3 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1948 Gold Cup". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 March 1948. Retrieved 3 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1949 Gold Cup". Gloucestershire Echo. 11 April 1949. Retrieved 3 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1950 Gold Cup". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 10 March 1950. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1951 Gold Cup". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 25 April 1951. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1952 Gold Cup". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 March 1952. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "1953 Gold Cup". Portsmouth Evening News. 5 March 1953. Retrieved 4 December 2015.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "Peter Scudamore's World of Racing:Linwell's golden era seems a world away". Daily Mail. London. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- cheltenham.co.uk – Media information pack (2010).
- horseracinghistory.co.uk – Cheltenham Gold Cup.
- pedigreequery.com – Cheltenham Gold Cup – Cheltenham.
- tbheritage.com – Cheltenham Gold Cup.
- The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 234. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- Race Recordings [1]