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He was the top-rated steeplechaser in Great Britain and Ireland for three successive seasons, 1972–73 to 1975–76. [2] His most outstanding performance was his 30-length win over Bula and other top horses in the 1975 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park ; this is regarded as one of the greatest ever steeplechasing performances. [ 3 ]
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. Only two athletes have won multiple Olympic steeplechase titles: Volmari Iso-Hollo (1932 and 1936), and Ezekiel Kemboi (2004 and 2012).
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 ...
However, whereas Arkle is feted and remembered as the greatest steeplechaser of all time, Flyingbolt has been all but forgotten. As a hurdler, he was the best Tom Dreaper ever trained. His wins included the Gloucestershire Hurdle at Cheltenham (now the Supreme Novices' Hurdle) and the Scalp Hurdle at Leopardstown (now the Irish Champion Hurdle).
Tennessee State Historian Walter T. Durham's book Grasslands relates the history of the Southern Grasslands Hunt and Racing Foundation, a group that organized the first international steeplechase held on U.S. soil 80 years ago at Grassland Downs, a 24-square-mile (62 km 2) course located in Gallatin, TN between 1929 and 1932.
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However, his greatest successes came with the horses owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster, a partnership which produced 97 wins, 43 second place and 33 third-place finishes by horses such as Cashel View, Ben Stack, Sea Brief and Arkle. At one time he had in his stables both Arkle and Flyingbolt, the two highest-rated steeplechasers of all time.
Crisp (1963–c. 1982) was an Australian-bred, latterly British-trained top-class steeplechase horse. He was a bay Thoroughbred gelding foaled in 1963 in Australia.In his native country, he won many important jumping races, particularly two-milers, including the Hiskens Steeplechase in 1969 and 1970.