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British Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle 3 2013, 2014, 2015 [citation needed] Badsworth Boy: Queen Mother Champion Chase: 3 1983, 1984, 1985 [253] Bashboy Grand National Steeplechase (Australia) 3 2012, 2013, 2015 [226] Baulking Green: Horse and Hound Cup 3 1962, 1963, 1965 [citation needed] Beef Or Salmon: Hennessy Gold Cup (Ireland) 3 2003, 2006 ...
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Unlike the similar title for leading sire in North America, the stallion in question does not need to have resided in Great Britain or Ireland during his stud career, although the vast majority have done so. Northern Dancer is the most notable example of a North American-based stallion who won this title.
British horse racing is served by a daily, national newspaper, the Racing Post, founded in 1986. This publication carries industry news, race cards for all British and Irish race meetings, tipping columns and betting information, as well as smaller sections on greyhound racing and general sport.
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The BBC had scaled back its horse racing in recent years, gradually losing more and more events to Channel 4. 2013. 1 January – Channel 4 takes over as the exclusive terrestrial TV home of all horse racing in the UK. [16] The BBC had scaled back its horse racing in recent years, gradually losing more and more events to Channel 4.
Insular style illustration of a man riding a horse, from the Book of Kells. Horse racing in Ireland has a very long history. The ancient text Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (Destruction of the Mansion of Da-Derga) mentions chariot races taking place on the Curragh during the lifetime of the monarch Conaire Mór, [1] [2] whose reign is disputed but is believed to have occurred sometime between 110 BC ...