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In spite of a tendency to make mistakes, Captain Christy was an outstanding hurdler and one of the best steeplechasers of all time. He was the top-rated steeplechaser in Great Britain and Ireland for three successive seasons, 1972–73 to 1975–76. [ 2 ]
Flyingbolt (1959 - 1983) was a famous racehorse.Officially he is the second best steeplechaser of all time, behind only Arkle, who was ironically stabled just a few doors away in the same yard at Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin where both were trained by Tom Dreaper.
All Gong: 6 Bruce Miller Calvin Houghland 1999 Lonesome Glory: 11 Bruce Miller Kay Jeffords 1998 Flat Top: 5 Janet Elliot Nancy Gerry 1997 Lonesome Glory: 9 Bruce Miller Kay Jeffords 1996 Correggio: 5 Charles O'Brien William C. Lickle: 1995 Lonesome Glory: 7 Bruce Miller Kay Jeffords 1994 Warm Spell: 4 John K. Griggs John K. Griggs 1993 ...
Bucephalus, favorite horse of Alexander the Great; one of the most famous horses of antiquity; following his death after the Battle of Hydaspes in 326 BCE, Alexander promptly founded the city of Bucephala upon the spot in his memory; Chetak, war horse of Maharana Pratap of Mewar in India; died defending its master in 1576 during the Battle of ...
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The IAAF officially recognises men's steeplechase world records after 1954, but unofficial world records were set in 1928, 1936 and 1952. [1] Anders Gärderud's time of 8:08.2 minutes from 1976 remains the only ratified men's steeplechase world record at the Olympics. [2] Galkina's time was also a world record.
Synchronised (7 March 2003 – 14 April 2012) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist long-distance steeplechaser, he was best known for his performances in the 2011–2012 National Hunt season, when he won the Grade I Lexus Chase in Ireland before winning Britain's most prestigious steeplechase, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, on 17 March. [1]
The women's 3000 m steeplechase was recognized as an official world record event as of January 1, 2000, recognizing Yelena Motalova's time of 9:48.88 from 1999 as the inaugural record. [2] It was first contested at a World Championships in Athletics in 2005 and made its Olympic debut in 2008.