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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. A comparison of their merits is probably best illustrated by the Official Handicapper, who at the end of the 1965-1966 season rated ...
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]
Timeform states that the very poorest horses may be rated as low as 30, with the very best horses rated 130 and above. [6] Two-year-old ratings are slightly lower than those for older horses. It also notes that only a very select number of horses have achieved a rating of 175 and above for hurdling (16) or 182 and above for chasing (20).
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 ...
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 was a champion steeplechase horse. He was a bay Thoroughbred gelding that was 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.