New_Year's_Day_Hurdle

New Year's Day Hurdle

New Year's Day Hurdle

Discontinued hurdle horse race in Britain


The New Year's Day Hurdle was a National Hunt hurdle race in England which was open to horses aged four years and older. It was run at Windsor over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year on New Year's Day (January 1).

The race was first run in 1975 and was last run in 1998, when Windsor stopped hosting National Hunt racing.[1] National Hunt racing returned to Windsor temporarily in 2004 when Ascot was closed for renovations, and Windsor hosted the Long Walk Hurdle.[2]

The race was initially a Conditions race, attracting high quality hurdlers, but became a Limited Handicap in 1993, reduced to an ordinary handicap in 1998.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1975Flash Imp6P BeasantRon Smyth
1976Comedy of Errors9Ken WhiteFred Rimell
1977Strombolus6Ron BarryPeter Bailey
1978Beacon Light7Andy TurnellBob Turnell
1979Abandoned because of snow
1980Abandoned because of frost
1981Celtic Ryde6Hywel DaviesPeter Cundell
1982Celtic Ryde7Hywel DaviesPeter Cundell
1983Sula Bula5Tim EasterbyPeter Easterby
1984Secret Ballot9E WaiteAndy Turnell
1985Ra Nova6Richard DunwoodyNan Kennedy
1986Southemair6Alan WebbPeter Haynes
1987 Ra Nova8Mark PerrettIan Matthews
1988 Celtic Shot 6 Peter Scudamore Fred Winter
1989 Wishlon 6 Ian Shoemark Ron Smyth
1990 Aldino 7 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood
1991 Royal Derbi 6 Declan Murphy Neville Callaghan
1992 Shu Fly 8 A Jones Sally Oliver
1993 Muse 6 Antony Procter David Elsworth
1994 Absalom's Lady 6 Paul Holley David Elsworth
1995 Abandoned due to frost
1996 Abandoned due to frost
1997 Abandoned due to frost
1998 Halona 8 Dean Gallagher C Morlock

See also


References

  1. "Windsor takes leap out of jumping". The Independent. 4 December 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. "Windsor jumps start Long Walk back". The Guardian. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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