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Greenall Whitley Gold Cup
The Greenall Whitley Gold Cup was a National Hunt racing, National Hunt Listed Handicap (horse racing), handicap Steeplechase (horse racing), chase in England. It was run at Haydock Park Racecourse, Haydock Park over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in February or early March. The event was established in 1968 and was last run in February 1990. In 1991 the distance was increased to 3 miles and 4 furlongs and although it initially kept the Greenalls name it was effectively the Grand National Trial, a race that had not been run since 1984. Winners * ''Weights given in stone (Imperial mass), stones and pound (mass), pounds.'' References *Racing Post **, , * {{cite book, title=Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers 1988-89, year=1989, publisher=Portway Press, page=982 National Hunt races in Great Britain National Hunt chases Haydock Park Racecourse Discontinued horse races ... [...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] |