Minella Indo has won the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup, ridden by Irishman Jack Kennedy. Kennedy, 21, has won four races at this year’s Festival, but the pinnacle of which was the Gold Cup for Henry de Bromhead on Friday afternoon, helping the trainer to become the first to win the Champion Chase, Hurdle and Gold […]
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Gold Cup 2021: Minella Indo goes down in Cheltenham Festival legend for Henry de Bromhead
Minella Indo won the 2021 Gold Cup at Cheltenham Festival for Jack Kennedy and trainer Henry de Bromhead. The 8-year-old fought off a valiant effort from A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore to win by 1 1/4 length. Favourite and winner of the two previous Gold Cups, Al Boum Photo, never mounted a close challenge […]
Cheltenham Festival day one: Rachel Blackmore becomes first woman to win Champion Hurdle abroad Honeysuckle
Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win a Unibet Champion Hurdle as Honeysuckle put on a brilliant performance to secure a dominant victory on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. Henry De Bromhead trained Honeysuckle (11/10) was the strong favourite, and showed her class as she pulled away from the field to secure […]