Videos tagged with "1979"

Desert Orchid- The 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup [01:31]
Desert Orchid (April 11, 1979 -- November 13, 2006), known as Dessie, was an English racehorse. The grey achieved iconic status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his front-running attacking style, iron will and extreme versatility. He was rated the 5th best National Hunt horse of all time by Timeform. He is considered by many as the greatest jumper of all time and also the greatest front runner in history. Here he is winning the 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup with jockey Simon Sherwood.
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Monksfield- The 1979 Champion Hurdle (Cheltenham) [00:58]
Monksfield (1972-1989) was an Irish-trained National Hunt racehorse who won the Champion Hurdle in 1978 and 1979. Monksfield was seven years old when jockey Dessie Hughes rode the horse to victory at the 1979 Cheltenham Champion Cup. Monksfield was trained by Des McDonogh and owned by Dr Michael Mangan.
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Monksfield- The 1978 Champion Hurdle (Cheltenham) [01:13]
Monksfield (1972-1989) was an Irish-trained National Hunt racehorse who won the Champion Hurdle in 1978 and 1979. Monksfield was six years old when jockey Tommy Kinane rode the horse to victory at the 1978 Cheltenham Champion Cup. Monksfield was trained by Des McDonogh and owned by Dr Michael Mangan.
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Alverton- The 1979 Cheltenham Gold Cup [01:10]
Alverton is the only horse to have won both The Arkle Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup. Alverton was nine when jockey Jonjo O'Neill rode the horse to victory at the 1979 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The trainer of the horse was Peter Easterby and the owner was Snailwell Stud Co.
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Horse Racing 1985 Arkle Novice Chase Cheltenham..mpg [02:51]
Both the second and third proved very smart so how good would the winner have been bar injuries.
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