See Cheltenham Videos page for further details. All is revealed here alongside pictures and profiles of top jockeys and trainers, plus the story of modern training methods. The media is the lifeblood of Cheltenham in good times and bad. For those who thought steeplechasing was confined to the British Isles, here is a glimpse of the jumping scene in Europe, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the home of the world's most valuable race - Japan. Recalled are great invasions by Mandarin in Paris and Morley Street in New York, and raids from overseas from Flatterer to Lonesome Glory.
Ladies compete with well publicised success as owners, trainers and riders.
Members of the Royal Family are ardent supporters of the sport with the Queen Mother gracing the enclosures at Cheltenham, sharing her enthusiasm in victory or defeat. Only four horses have won the Champion Hurdle three times - Hatton's Grace, Sir Ken, Persian War and See You Then. You can find out about them, their trainers and jockeys - plus details of dual Champion Hurdlers in this display of Cheltenham immortals. Click here to view The Classic Decade of Champion Hurdlers, a RealPlayer presentation - narrated by Richard Pitman and featuring the commentaries of Sir Peter O'Sullivan. Featuring archive footage of Bula, Comedy of Errors, Night Nurse, Monksfield and Sea Pigeon.