What Year Did Best Mate Win The Cheltenham Gold Cup?

Best Mate (28 January 1995 – 1 November 2005) was an Irish-bred, English-trained racehorse and three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

How many gold cups did Best Mate win?

One of the most loved horses in the history of horse racing, BEST MATE never fell at a fence or hurdle. Out of 22 starts he won 14 of them and came second in seven.

Has a mare ever won the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

Dawn Run started her racing career as a flat horse, running and winning 3 provincial races, with owner Charmian Hill on board, who was aged 62 at the time.

Who trained the three times Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate?

Jim Culloty’s career in the saddle was defined by the Henrietta Knight-trained Best Mate, winner of three successive Cheltenham Gold Cups from 2002-2004.

How many mares have won the Gold Cup?

Just four mares have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Ballinode was the first female horse to triumph in the blue ribbon of steeplechasing. That success by the Irish-trained jumper came in only the second running of the race in 1925.

Which horse has won the most Cheltenham Gold Cups?

Golden Miller
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 much does jockey get for Gold Cup?

Under both codes, jockeys take home 3.5 per cent of placed prize-money, with the only deduction being a 10 per cent cut to their agent.

What was the fastest a horse has ever gone?

43.97 mph
55 MPH is the top speed of the world’s fastest horses. Quarter horses racing 440-yard have been timed running 55 mph, the fastest recorded speed of any horse. Guinness World Record recognizes Winning Brew, a Thoroughbred, as the fastest horse in the world at 43.97 mph.

Who is the winningest racehorse in history?

Undefeated horses

Which horses died at Cheltenham?

Deaths:

• Ginto (FR) – aged 6 – Novice Hurdle – Broke Down Injured – Destroyed 16 ran P.
• Born Patriot (IRE) – aged 6 – Hurdle – Fell, Injured – Destroyed 22 ran P.
• Mindsmadeup (IRE) – aged 11 – Chase – Fell, Injured – Destroyed 20 ran A.
• Shallwehaveonemore (FR) – aged 5 – Novice Hurdle – Fell, Injured – Destroyed 9 ran P.

Which trainer had the most winners at Cheltenham?

The Trainers

Has any horse won 3 gold cups?

Arkle went down in history as one of the best national hunt horses ever after he won the Cheltenham Gold Cup 3 times in a row from 1964 until 1966. Arkle’s performances in the Cheltenham Gold Cup earned him the highest rating ever given out to a horse by Timeform at a rating of 212.

Would Barbaro have won the Triple Crown?

On May 20, 2006, Barbaro ran in the Preakness Stakes as a heavy favorite, but, after a false start, he fractured three bones in and around the fetlock of his right hind leg. The injury ruined any chance of a Triple Crown in 2006 and ended his racing career.
Barbaro (horse)

Has a female jockey won the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

She became the first woman jockey to win the Grand National in 2021 – and is back to defend her title with Minella Times this year – and also became the first woman rider to win the Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup on Henry de Bromhead-trained A Plus Tard earlier this year.

Who has won the most gold medals in equestrian?

Isabell Werth
The most Olympic equestrian medals won by an individual is 12, achieved by Isabell Werth (Germany) from 1992 to 2021. Werth competed at six Olympic Games, winning seven gold medals and five silvers.

Has a mare ever won a Triple Crown race?

Has a female horse ever won the Triple Crown? No female horse has ever won the Triple Crown. Three have won the Kentucky Derby, Regret, Genuine Risk, and Winning Colors. One two have won the Belmont, and five won the Preakness.

Who is the richest jockey?

The winningest thoroughbred jockey in history is John Velazquez, who has earned $458,797,243 in his long career. He’s started over 35,000 races, winning 6,459. The next highest-earning U.S. jockey is Javier Castellano, who has started over 30,000 races with 5,568 wins, for earnings of over $374 million.

What is the highest selling horse ever?

Seattle Dancer is the most expensive yearling ever sold at a public auction at a whopping price of $13.1 million.

Who is the best jockey at Cheltenham?

BEST JOCKEYS AT CHELTENHAM

Who is the highest paid jockey in the UK?

Ryan Moore (2000-present)
Coolmore’s retained jockey holds the distinction of being the only rider in Britain ever to break the £8m barrier for domestic winnings in a season.

Who is the highest paid jockey and how much?

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