Triumph Hurdle
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Location | Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, England |
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Inaugurated | 1939 |
Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | JCB |
Website | Cheltenham |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 1f (3,420 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-year-olds |
Weight | 11 st 0 lb Allowances 7 lb for fillies |
Purse | £120,000 (2014) 1st: £68,340 |
2015 | ||
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Peace And Co | Top Notch | Hargam |
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2014 | ||
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Tiger Roll | Kentucky Hyden | Guitar Pete |
2013 | ||
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Our Conor | Far West | Sametegal |
2012 | ||
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Countrywide Flame | Hisaabaat | Grumeti |
2011 | ||
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Zarkandar | Unaccompanied | Grandouet |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Soldatino | Barizan | Alaivan |
2009 | ||
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Zaynar | Walkon | Mourad |
2008 | ||
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Celestial Halo | Franchoek | Won In The Dark |
2007 | ||
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Katchit | Liberate | Mobaasher |
2006 | ||
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Detroit City | Fair Along | Blazing Bailey |
2005 | ||
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Penzance | Faasel | Akilak |
2004 | ||
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Made In Japan | Chief Yeoman | Top Strategy |
2003 | ||
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Spectroscope | Well Chief | Golden Cross |
2002 | ||
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Scolardy | Newhall | Diamond Joshua |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Snow Drop | Regal Exit | General Cloney |
1999 | ||
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Katarino | Balla Sola | Afarad |
1998 | ||
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Upgrade | City Hall | Nomadic |
1997 | ||
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Commanche Court | Circus Star | Shooting Light |
1996 | ||
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Paddy's Return | Mistinguett | Hatta Breeze |
1995 | ||
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Kissair | Silver Wedge | Anzum |
1994 | ||
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Mysilv | Moorish | Shirley's Delight |
1993 | ||
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Shawiya | Amazon Express | Major Bugler |
1992 | ||
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Duke Of Monmouth | Crowded House | Al Mutahm |
1991 | ||
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Oh So Risky | Chirkpar | Boarding School |
1991-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Rare Holiday | Ninja | Native Friend |
1989 | ||
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Ikdam | Highland Bud | Don Valentino |
1988 | ||
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Kribensis | Wahiba | Chatam |
The Triumph Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is for novice hurdlers, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It is the leading event in the National Hunt calendar to be exclusively contested by juveniles, and it is the opening race on the final day of the Festival.
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History
The event was established in 1939, and it was originally held at Hurst Park in Surrey.[1] During the early part of its history it was regularly contested by horses trained in France – six of the first seven winners were French-based. The flat racing jockey Lester Piggott achieved one of his twenty hurdle victories in this race in 1954.
The Triumph Hurdle was transferred to Cheltenham in 1965, and for a period thereafter it was sponsored by the Daily Express. It was initially held during the venue's April meeting, but it became part of the Festival in 1968. The Elite Racing Club took over the sponsorship in 1997, and JCB became the sponsor in 2002.
Winners of the Triumph Hurdle often go on to compete in subsequent editions of the Champion Hurdle. Four horses have achieved victory in both events – Clair Soleil, Persian War, Kribensis and Katchit.
Records
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Barry Geraghty – Spectroscope (2003), Zaynar (2009), Soldatino (2010), Peace And Co (2015)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Nicky Henderson – First Bout (1985), Alone Success (1987), Katarino (1999), Zaynar (2009), Soldatino (2010), Peace And Co (2015)
Winners
1 The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis.
See also
References
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