Champion Hurdle
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The Champion Hurdle is one of the most prestigious Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle races, run annually at the Cheltenham Festival in England and regarded as the championship race for two-mile hurdlers.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade 1 race
ⓘ
National Hunt hurdle race ⓘ horse race ⓘ |
| associatedFestivalDay | first day of the Cheltenham Festival ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| discipline | National Hunt racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles 87 yards
ⓘ
about 2 miles ½ furlong ⓘ |
| distanceInMetres | about 3298 metres ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility |
open to entire horses
ⓘ
open to geldings ⓘ open to mares ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grade | Grade 1 ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1927 ⓘ |
| isChampionshipRaceFor | two-mile hurdlers ⓘ |
| location | Cheltenham Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Cheltenham Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableJockey | Ruby Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrainer |
Nicky Henderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Mullins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Buveur d'Air
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatton's Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurricane Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Istabraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian War NERFINISHED ⓘ See You Then NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHurdles | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf | British National Hunt racing calendar ⓘ |
| qualification | four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | championship hurdle ⓘ |
| racecourse | Cheltenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceType | hurdle race ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | weight-for-age ⓘ |
| recordNumberOfWinsByHorse | 3 ⓘ |
| recordThreeTimeWinners |
Hatton's Grace
NERFINISHED
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Hurricane Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Istabraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian War NERFINISHED ⓘ See You Then NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the most prestigious hurdle races ⓘ |
| region | Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Unibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorshipName | Unibet Champion Hurdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| track | left-handed ⓘ |
| usualMonthHeld | March ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.