The Great Yorkshire Chase is a Listed
National Hunt
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handicap chase
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in England which is open to horses aged five years or older.
It is run at
Doncaster
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over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.
The race was first run in 1948. It is currently sponsored by
Sky Bet
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known as the Sky Bet Handicap Chase.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Ziga Boy – ''2016, 2017''
Most successful jockey (3 wins):
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Tim Molony – ''Arctic Gold (1951),
Knock Hard
Knock Hard (foaled 1944) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1953 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He showed good form on the flat, winning the Irish Lincoln Handicap and finished second in the Irish Cesarewitch and the November Handicap. As a ...
(1953),
ESB (1957)''
Most successful trainer (4 wins):
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Fred Rimell
Thomas Frederic Rimell (24 June 1913 – 12 July 1981), better known as Fred Rimell, was a British champion National Hunt racing jockey and horse trainer. He was champion jockey three times and leading trainer five times. Rimell was the fi ...
– ''Old Morality (1949),
ESB (1957),
Nicolaus Silver
Nicolaus Silver was a racehorse noted for winning the 1961 Grand National.
Nicolaus Silver, a grey horse was bred in Tipperary, Ireland, by James Heffernan. He was by Nicolaus, out of another grey, Rays of Montrose. After racing in Ireland, hi ...
(1962), Rough House (1975)''
Winners
See also
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List of British National Hunt races
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Horseracing in Great Britain
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References
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Racing Post
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Doncaster Racecourse
National Hunt races in Great Britain
National Hunt chases