Cheltenham Gold Cup: Kauto Star still going strong at 12
The longevity of Kauto Star, who will attempt to win his third Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, is easy to admire.
The longevity of Kauto Star, who will attempt to win his third Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, is easy to admire.
Finian’s Rainbow, a 9-year-old Irish-bred gelding, won Wednesday’s Queen Mother Champion Chase over two miles at Cheltenham Racecourse, a race marred by a spill that forced the field to avoid the last fence.
Thursday at Cheltenham Racecourse, Big Buck’s will attempt to win his 16th consecutive race over jumps in the World Hurdle, run over three miles.
Kauto Star is on target for a possible third win in Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham Racecourse in western England.
The four-day National Hunt festival , the world’s most prestigious gathering of steeplechasers, begins at Cheltenham Racecourse in western England on Tuesday.

Capponi, a mere handicapper, muddied the Dubai World Cup waters with a convincing victory in Round 3 of the Maktoum Challenge on Super Saturday at Meydan.
Regally Ready, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs last November, starts in Saturday’s $175,000 Meydan Sprint at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai as a prep for the $1 million Al Quoz Sprint Stakes on March 31.
Round 3 of the Maktoum Challenge, the final prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup, looks like a tossup, with Round 2 winner Mendip facing a competitive field.
Bob Nastanovich's analysis and selections for Dubai World Cup preview night at Meydan Racecourse, as connections prime their elite runners in anticipation of the rich March 31st Dubai World Cup day.
Black Caviar's trainer, Peter Moody, will be after his third consecutive win in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington with King’s Rose.