It’s St Patrick’s Day and the first race of day three of the Cheltenham festival features a heavyweight clash between jockeys Rachael Blackmore and Paul Townend. Blackmore will be hoping to get her day off to a better start than yesterday after Journey With Me fell at the final hurdle following leading the majority of […]
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Gold Cup 2021: Who is Jack Kennedy? The 21-year-old jockey who made history aboard Minella Indo at Cheltenham
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 […]
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 […]