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Gowran Park Champion Chase
The Gowran Park Champion Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Gowran Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October. The race was first run in 1998. Records Most successful horse (4 wins): * Sizing Europe – ''2011, 2012, 2013, 2014'' Most successful jockey (4 wins): * Barry Geraghty – ''Ferbet Junior (1999), Barrow Drive (2002), Kicking King (2004), Cailin Annamh (2015)'' Most successful trainer (5 wins): * Jessica Harrington – ''Ferbet Junior (1999), Slaney Native (2000), Knight Legend (2008), Cailin Annamh (2015), Woodland Opera (2018)'' * Willie Mullins - '' Ballycasey (2016), Easy Game (2020,2022,2023), Royal Rendezvous (2021) '' Winners See also * Horse racing in Ireland * List of Irish National Hunt races A list of notable National Hunt horse ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hunt Racing
In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: hurdles and steeplechases. Alongside these there are "bumpers", which are National Hunt flat races. In a hurdles race, the horses jump over obstacles called hurdles; in a steeplechase the horses jump over a variety of obstacles that can include plain fences, water jump or an open ditch. In the UK the biggest National Hunt events of the year are generally considered to be the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Outline Most of the National Hunt season takes place in the winter when the softer ground makes jumping less dangerous. The horses are much cheaper, as the majority are geldings and have no breeding value. This makes the sport more popular as the horses are not usually retired at such a young age and thus become familiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |