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Punchestown Gold Cup 2 years 9 weeks ago

This article covers the Punchestown Gold Cup horse race. The Gold Cup is the highlight of the five day long Punchestown Festival, a major horse racing festival which is part of the Irish National Hunt (jumps racing) Season. Many consider the Punchestown festival to be the Irish equivalent of the famous Cheltenham Festival and they are both very alike in format.

The article offers a brief overview of the race and its history as well as of Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare, Ireland which hosts the race.

The Lincoln Handicap Guide 2 years 10 weeks ago

The Lincoln is a handicap horse race run on the flat every year in March. The race is run at Doncaster Racecourse and is popular as it is the first big handicap race of the British Flat racing season.

The Guide offers a comprehensive overview of the horse race and its history as well as of Doncaster Racecourse and lists a number of noteworthy and interesting facts about the race whilst also referring to a number of other sources online which also cover The Lincoln.

The Bet365 Gold Cup Horse Race 2 years 13 weeks ago

The Bet365 Gold Cup, a National Hunt race which was first run in 1957 and which initially was called theWhitbread Gold Cup. The race is run annually in April and is the centrepiece of a mixed Flat and jumps meeting that signals the end of the National Hunt season.

The Bunbury Cup 1 year 33 weeks ago

The Bunbury Cup is a handicap run at Newmarket on the July course over seven furlongs. It is open to three-year-olds and upwards and is staged as part of the course's three-day July festival. Recently the race was renamed and now goes by the sponsored title 32Red Trophy.


Bunbury Cup History
The race is named in honour of senior Jockey Club steward Sir Charles Bunbury (1740-1821). Bunbury is also credited for introducing both of the Classic races held at Newmarket - the 1,000 Guineas and the 2,000 Guineas.

The Victor Chandler Chase 2 years 14 weeks ago

This post offers an overview of the Victor Chandler Chase, a Grade one UK jump horse race run annually at Ascot Racecourse every winter. The popular race is generally considered to be one of the trials for the famous Queen Mother Champion Chase which is run at the Cheltenham Festival.
The post looks at the Victor Chandler Chase's history, venue, notable winners, jockeys and trainers and offer a list of both facts and resources for further reading.