page_title: Best Mate
hierarchical_section_title: Best Mate
caption_attribution_description: The 2010 Cheltenham Festival.
context_page_description: Best Mate was an Irish-bred, English-trained racehorse and three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was considered one of the most loved horses in the history of horse racing in the UK, with his sudden death while racing making front-page news.
context_section_description: Best Mate (28 January 1995 – 1 November 2005) was an Irish-bred,  English-trained racehorse and three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was considered one of the most loved horses in the history of horse racing in the UK, with his sudden death while racing making front-page news.
caption: Statue of Best Mate at Cheltenham
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