Which racehorse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2007 and 2009, the first to win in non-consecutive years and the King George VI Chase five times?
"six-year-old to win the race since Mill House in 1963. Further details of the winner, Long Run: 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup The 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday March 18, 2011. It was the 83rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Long Run who beat three previous winners of the Gold Cup in Kauto Star, Denman and defending champion Imperial Commander. Long Run was ridden by Mr Sam Waley-Cohen and trained by Nicky Henderson. Waley-Cohen became the first amateur jockey to win the"
"2008. Since his successful debut in a National Hunt flat race, Kicking King has amassed more than £800,000 in prize money and has six Grade One wins to his name. Kicking King Kicking King is a National Hunt racehorse trained in Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland, by Tom Taaffe. He is best known for his victory in the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup, the major Chase run at the Cheltenham Festival. He also won the King George VI Chase in 2004 and 2005: once at Kempton and once at Sandown Park, when the race was relocated due to the development of an"
"Limber Hill broke down and never ran again. Halloween (horse) Halloween (foaled 1945) was a British National Hunt horse best known for being the first horse to win two King George VI Chases and for being placed four times in the Cheltenham Gold Cup without winning the race. Racing during the 1950s, he and another British chaser, Galloway Braes, had a competitive rivalry and were extremely popular with racing fans. Halloween was born in 1945 and had fairly undistinguished breeding. His sire, Court Nez, was a descendent of leading sire Dark Ronald and his dam, My Blue Heaven, was a"
"Britain for fifteen years. In the build-up to the 2015 Cheltenham Festival, Coneygree's connections wavered between running the gelding against his fellow novices in the RSA Chase and taking on more experienced opposition in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. They chose the latter, and on 13 March 2015, Coneygree, on his fourth start over fences, attempted to become the first novice chaser since the Irish champion Captain Christy in 1974 to win the Gold Cup. The dual King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti started the 3/1 favourite in a sixteen-runner field with Coneygree starting the 7/1 second choice alongside the"
"Halloween (horse) Halloween (foaled 1945) was a British National Hunt horse best known for being the first horse to win two King George VI Chases and for being placed four times in the Cheltenham Gold Cup without winning the race. Racing during the 1950s, he and another British chaser, Galloway Braes, had a competitive rivalry and were extremely popular with racing fans. Halloween was born in 1945 and had fairly undistinguished breeding. His sire, Court Nez, was a descendent of leading sire Dark Ronald and his dam, My Blue Heaven, was a granddaughter of 1925 St Leger winner Solario. Halloween"
"(see above).King George VI Chase (3 times as jockey and 2 times as trainer) He won 45 times at the annual Cheltenham Festival (17 as jockey and 28 as trainer), and is commemorated by the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle at the annual meet. Details of his training career are as follows: Stables: Uplands, Lambourn, Berkshire 1964-88 First runner and winner: Jay Trump, Sandown, October 21, 1964 Grand National winners: Jay Trump (1965), Anglo (1966) Cheltenham Gold Cup: Midnight Court (1978) Champion Hurdle winners: Bula (1971, 1972), Lanzarote (1974), Celtic Shot (1988) Champion Chase winner: Crisp (1971) Other Cheltenham"
"only run twice before World War II, during which Kempton Park was closed for racing and used as a prisoner-of-war camp. The two pre-war runnings were each contested by four horses. The winner of the first, Southern Hero, remains the race's oldest ever winner. After the war the racecourse re-opened, and the event returned in 1947 on a new date – Boxing Day. In the 1960s it was a handicap. The King George VI Chase is now the second most prestigious chase in England, surpassed only by the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Fourteen horses have won it more than once, Desert"
"Kicking King Kicking King is a National Hunt racehorse trained in Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland, by Tom Taaffe. He is best known for his victory in the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup, the major Chase run at the Cheltenham Festival. He also won the King George VI Chase in 2004 and 2005: once at Kempton and once at Sandown Park, when the race was relocated due to the development of an all-weather track at Kempton. His Boxing Day win on Sunday 26 December was a first; when See More Business won the race in 1999, Christmas Sunday was still observed, so"
"Long Run (horse) In January 2011, ridden by amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen, the son of owner Robert Waley-Cohen, Long Run won the weather-delayed 2010 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park ahead of stablemate Riverside Theatre in second and Kauto Star, who was aiming to win the race for a record fifth time, in third. It was later found out that the champion was not at his best and had burst a blood vessel. In March 2011, Long Run provided jockey Waley-Cohen and trainer Henderson with their first Cheltenham Gold Cup winner when he finished clear of previous winners Imperial"
"performer in Britain and Ireland. In the following season he won a second Daily Star Chase and then took the JNwine.com Champion Chase but fell when favourite for the King George VI Chase. He won a repeat victory in the Kinloch Brae Chase and then recorded his biggest win in the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was rated the best National Hunt performer in Britain and Ireland for the second time in May 2016. He was retired from racing in January 2017 following a recurrence of a tendon injury which had prevented him from reappearing after his Gold Cup win."
"that year the race was first-scheduled for the Monday. Thus he was the first horse to win twice on non-weekdays. He was second twice in previous Cheltenham Festivals, in the 2003 Supreme Novices' Hurdle, and in the 2004 Arkle Challenge Trophy. After suffering a tendon injury in the 2005 King George VI Chase, he was withdrawn from competition for the rest of the hunt season. He was due to make a comeback in the 2006-07 season, but on further inspection of his injury it was decided to keep the horse off the track for the rest of the season. However,he"
"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. He also missed the 2001 festival due to the foot and mouth crisis where he was the favourite for the Arkle Challenge Trophy. He won the 2002 King George VI Chase and the 2003 Ericsson Chase. Best Mate never fell at a fence or hurdle. Out of 22 starts, he came first in 14 of them and second in seven, the 22nd"
"when a fourth day was added to the Cheltenham Festival in 2005. It is now one of three cross-country chases held at Cheltenham – the others take place in November and December. All three were originally sponsored by Sporting Index, and in the 2007–08 season they were backed by BGC. The whisky distillery Glenfarclas began supporting the series in 2008–09. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey (4 wins): Leading trainer (5 wins): Any Currency finished first in 2016 but was disqualified after a banned substance was detected in a post-race urine test. Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase The Glenfarclas Cross"
"the Queen Mother Champion Chase, and Titus Oates, also a King George VI Chase winner. On Timeform Ratings, One Man was the best chaser Richards ever trained. He was an exciting horse who visually traveled with ease throughout his races. He won the King George VI Chase twice, and the Queen Mother Champion Chase. He had two attempts to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup,finishing out of the frame both times,in 1996 (when starting the 11/8 favourite), and 1997. On both occasions he weakened in the later stages of the race. Richards also trained the future, dual Champion Hurdle winner, Sea"
"6 March 2017 Quevega gave birth to a second foal, a colt by Walk In The Park, on Monday just before midnight. 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. She has also won the World Series Hurdle over three miles four times, but was beaten in her attempt to make it 5 for 5 at the"
"Stayers Chase Triple Crown The Stayers Chase Triple Crown was an Betfair initiative started in 2005 called 'Betfair Million' to award £1 million prize for any horse who wins in the same season the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November, the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day and the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival. In the following season it suffered a couple alterations which included the Lexus Chase as an alternative for the King George VI Chase or winning the Grand National whilst being placed in top two at any race at the Cheltenham Festival."
"and a King George and my mission now is to get him in the form of his life for the Gold Cup. If he’d been right last year we might have had a different result, but he wasn’t and he didn’t but I’m convinced Cheltenham won’t be a problem for him"". On 26 December Silviniaco Conti attempted to repeat his 2013 success in the King George VI Chase. On a gloomy, overcast day which saw the race run in near darkness the gelding started the 15/8 favourite in a field of ten runner which included Champagne Fever, Al Ferof, Cue"
"and be the first to win the £1 million bonus. Stayers Chase Triple Crown The Stayers Chase Triple Crown was an Betfair initiative started in 2005 called 'Betfair Million' to award £1 million prize for any horse who wins in the same season the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November, the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day and the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival. In the following season it suffered a couple alterations which included the Lexus Chase as an alternative for the King George VI Chase or winning the Grand National whilst being placed"
"in the King George VI Chase, where he finished a 10-length 2nd to First Gold. He regained the winning thread, when winning the Irish Hennessy for the 3rd successive season, beating stablemate Alexander Banquet by 2 lengths. He was unable to run at the Cheltenham Festival because it was abandoned due to the 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis. In his final appearance of the season, Florida Pearl finished a 6-length 2nd to Moscow Express in the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. The 2001/02 season proved to be a lot more successful for Florida Pearl, although it began with a"
"two of which are open ditches and one a water jump. The course has historically had a Gold Cup race, which was won in 1807 by Lord Charles Somerset's horse, Bagatelle, sire of Sir Peter Teazle. There have also been special races in the 1810s to focus on three-year-old thoroughbreds foaled in the West Country. Presently the best known race is the Haldon Gold Cup, held in November. In 2005 the three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Best Mate, collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack after its jockey pulled up during the race. Charity races at the"
"a wind-operation over the 2015 summer, he returned in the following season to record his second win in the Betfair Chase and won the King George VI Chase at the fourth attempt. He fell when in contention in the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup but returned to winning form with victory on his next start in the Betfred Bowl. Cue Card is a bay gelding with a white star bred by Roland Crellin at Brookfarm, Penhow. He is one of many successful National Hunt horses sired by the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner King's Theatre. As a yearling,"
"and took the lead with four to jump. Long Run closed in the finishing straight, but could not catch him. At the finish, Kauto Star won by 1¼ lengths from Long Run. His victory prompted his normally undemonstrative jockey Ruby Walsh to hug his neck on pulling up. Kauto Star therefore made history by becoming the first horse to win the King George VI Chase five times. After the race, owner Clive Smith said, """"He’s amazing, I’ll never have another like him. He was in top, top form and it was just a case if he had recovered from Haydock."""""
"winner of the King George VI Chase on five occasions) pending a permanent change of name. The permanent name change was confirmed by the BHA in July 2013. Lizzie Kelly's victory on Tea For Two in the 2015 renewal made her the first female jockey to win a Grade One race in Britain. The 1981 running was abandoned due to frost. The 1995 running was abandoned due to frost. Kauto Star Novices' Chase The Kauto Star Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is"
"Coneygree Coneygree (foaled 23 February 2007) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse who competes in National Hunt races. In March 2015, he became the first novice chaser to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup for more than forty years. His subsequent career has been hampered by injury and he has not run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup since winning it. Coneygree is a bay horse bred in the United Kingdom by John Oaksey, a leading amateur jockey who later became a successful broadcaster and charity fundraiser before his death in 2012. Coneygree was from the final crop of foals sired by Karinga"
"next 6 races over fences and placed in one other. During this period he also won around Cheltenham. Balthazar King has a record of 8 wins, and 4 places from 17 races at Cheltenham Racecourse. He first raced at the track on 15 November 2009, finishing second. He won on 13 April 2011, at the 7th time racing. His wins at Cheltenham include two Cross Country Handicap Chases worth £50,000 each. Balthazar King went into the race at Aintree Racecourse. He was jockeyed by Richard Johnson, who himself is yet to win the Grand National. Balthazar King finished second, a"
"used to be known as the Heineken Gold Cup. It was backed by Diageo between 2005 and 2011, and from 2011 to 2014 sponsored by Tote Ireland. From 2014 to 2016 the race was sponsored by Bibby Financial Services and since 2017 Coral has been the sponsor. The Punchestown Gold Cup usually features horses which ran previously in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The last to win both races in the same year was Sizing John in 2017. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey since 1999 (5 wins): Leading trainer since 1999 (4 wins): The 2001 running took place at"
"won the Charlie Hall Chase and defeated Go Ballistic by 17 lengths in winning the King George VI Chase for a second time. This was the last time the race was officially first-scheduled for Monday December 27; Christmas Sunday still being observed in the UK. Finally, he won the Aon Chase by 18 lengths. He went into the Gold Cup as the 9/4 favourite. However, no horse since L'Escargot had retained the crown and that had been nearly 30 years earlier. In the end he could only come fourth behind Looks Like Trouble, Florida Pearl and Strong Promise. However, he"
"2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup The 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Friday 18 March 2005. It was the 77th running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Kicking King. The winner was ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Tom Taaffe. Kicking King was the first winner of the Gold Cup to be trained in Ireland since Imperial Call in 1996. The three-time winner Best Mate was withdrawn from the race a week earlier after bursting a blood vessel. A fourth day was added to the"
"King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001. Galileo is now one of the world's leading stallions and has been champion sire of Great Britain and Ireland five times. His other progeny include Cape Blanco, Frankel, Golden Lilac, Nathaniel, New Approach, Rip Van Winkle and Ruler of the World. Highland Reel's dam Hveger was an Australian mare who finished third in the Australasian Oaks in 2005. As a daughter of the AJC Oaks winner Circles of Gold she was a full-sister to Elvstroem and a close relative of Starspangledbanner. Hveger had previously produced Idaho's full brother Highland Reel. As"
"the race from 2005 to 2011, and for several years it was known as the Audi Stakes. It was sponsored by Gordon's Gin in 2012 and by Betfred since 2013. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2010. The King George Stakes is currently held on the fourth day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting. The leading participants often go on to compete in the Nunthorpe Stakes, and the last to win both races in the same year was Lochsong in 1993. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey (9 wins): Leading trainer (4 wins): King George Stakes The"
"the final turn, where he once again faced the Cheltenham hill. However, this time the trip was right; he saw off his closest challengers Or Royal and Lord Dorcet with a blistering pace. One Man's Queen Mother Champion Chase victory is remembered as one of the most emotional Cheltenham festival victories of all time, as he was led towards the deafening cheers around the winners' enclosure by a tearful John Hales. Never before had a horse won both the King George and the Champion Chase. Sixteen days later at Aintree, on 3 April 1998, One Man crashed through the ninth"
"the following season he made an immediate impact, taking the Worcester Novices' Chase before beating more experienced horses in the King George VI Chase. Thistlecrack is a bay gelding with a small white star bred in England by R F And S D Knipe. He was sired by Kayf Tara, an outstanding stayer who won two Ascot Gold Cups and two Irish St Legers and was a three time Cartier Champion Stayer. His other offspring have included Planet of Sound (Punchestown Gold Cup), Blaklion (RSA Chase), Special Tiara (Celebration Chase), Tea For Two (Feltham Novices' Chase) and Carruthers (Hennessy Gold"
"successful as both a jockey and a trainer in National Hunt racing. Nicholson's record at the Cheltenham Festival included five victories as a jockey, and seventeen as a trainer. This race was established in 2008, and in its inaugural year it was held on the final day of the Festival on Cheltenham's New Course. It was switched to the opening day on the Old Course in 2009. It was initially given Grade 2 status and was upgraded to Grade 1 status from the 2015 running. Most successful horse (6 wins): Leading jockey (8 wins): Leading trainer (9 wins): David Nicholson"