Coneygree | |
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Sire | Karinga Bay |
Grandsire | Ardross |
Dam | Plaid Maid |
Damsire | Executive Perk |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 23 February 2007[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | John Oaksey |
Owner | The Max Partnership |
Trainer | Mark Bradstock |
Record | 18: 9-1-3 12:5-1-2 (Chases) 4:3-0-1 (Hurdles) 2:1-0-0 (Bumpers) |
Earnings | £526,589 |
Major wins | |
Hyde Novices' Hurdle (2012) Bristol Novices' Hurdle (2012) Berkshire Novices' Chase (2014) Kauto Star Novices' Chase (2014) Denman Chase (2015) Cheltenham Gold Cup (2015) | |
Last updated on 26 April 2017 |
Coneygree (foaled 23 February 2007) is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt races. In a career which ran from November 2010 to February 2019 he ran in eighteen races, winning nine times. In March 2015, he became the first novice chaser to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup for more than forty years. His subsequent career was hampered by injury and he did not run again in the Cheltenham Gold Cup after winning it.