Posts tagged Nicky Henderson
Nicky Henderson focussed on Cheltenham with Binocular
Jan 18th
The last time that Nicky Henderson was champion jumps trainer – in the 1986-87 season – Martin Pipe was still learning the ropes, Tony McCoy was still learning at school and dreaming of becoming as jockey and Paul Nicholls was still a jockey planning on becoming a trainer. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/nicky-henderson-focussed-on-cheltenham-with-binocular/news/1337933
Long Run wins King George VI Chase
Jan 16th
A packed house at Kempton Park may have come to pay homage to the reigning champion but what they witnessed was the coronation of a new one. Long Run, ridden by his 28-year-old amateur rider Sam Waley-Cohen, finally ended the reign of Kauto Star in the William Hill King George VI Chase. To read [...]
No immediate decision about future of Kauto Star
Jan 16th
Having accepted that the story could not have the ending, Paul Nicholls was not going to be rushed into any decisions about the future from Kauto Star. Nicholls had just watched as Kauto Star relinquished the crown that he had held at Kempton Park for the last four seasons when he finished third behind Long [...]
Binocular wins Christmas Hurdle
Jan 16th
It may have been the stepping stone to the real objective but it was one taken with real élan. There had been questions asked about Binocular after the reigning champion hurdler put in a below-par in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newbury in November. But he put all that behind him with a powerful display [...]
Five winners for Nicky Henderson
Jan 16th
The rest of the Kempton card was dominated by Nicky Henderson, where he saddled five winners overall, although there was a feeling of the one that got away in the William Hill Juvenile Hurdle. A Media Luz, who was travelling very easily for Barry Geraghty off the home turn, took up the lead from the [...]
Nicky Henderson hopes that everything works out in the long run
Jan 15th
It is nearly 30 years since a trainer has achieved the double of the King George VI Chase and Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park, when Fred Winter won with Pendil and Lanzarote. Saturday’s meeting at Kempton normally has the Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle as its highlight but that race gives way to the rescheduled King George [...]
Piscean to reach for the stars at Kempton
Jan 5th
The ability of a jockey to forge an understanding with a horse can be the difference between winning and losing. George Baker has seemingly achieved that connection with Piscean, and the two team up today at Kempton in the Mobile Betting – Visit williamhill.com Conditions Stakes. Read more at: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/piscean-to-reach-for-the-stars-at-kempton/news/1337428
Nine run in Christmas Hurdle
Dec 23rd
Nicky Henderson became a master of peaking a horse for just one race in the 1980s when he won three Champion Hurdles with the notoriously fragile See You Then. It would be unfair to place Binocular, his current title holder, in the same category. Binocular is one of nine left in the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle [...]
24 left in King George; Cheltenham given timely forecast boost
Dec 8th
The countdown to potential history being made by Kauto Star in the King George is just over two weeks away, and 23 runners remain in the race alongside Paul Nicholls’ star chaser on Wednesday. Read more at: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/24-left-in-king-george-cheltenham-given-timely-forecast-boost/news/1336570
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