New Posts For Thread: Which jockeys have won all four championship races?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-racesChampion Hurdle, Champion Chase, World Hurdle, Gold Cup...Barry Geraghty has, but how many others, and who?What defines a championship races?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612983#564612983What defines a championship races?Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:36:44 -0500Where did you find that definition FTV? I'd like to read it because it's not what I've come across before, and it's not the BHA's definition.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612487#564612487Where did you find that definition FTV? I'd like to read it because it's not what I've come across before, and it's not the BHA's definition.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:23:36 -0500They are Grade 1s but they are not championship races (which is an actual status rather than an opinion)https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612197#564612197They are Grade 1s but they are not championship races (which is an actual status rather than an opinion)Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:08:04 -0500Some clearly are - the Tingle Creek, Christmas Hurdle and King George for example.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612185#564612185Some clearly are - the Tingle Creek, Christmas Hurdle and King George for example.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:59:00 -0500You are half right strontium, there are six at the festival.The sixth being the Foxhunters which is confined to point-to-pointers and amateur jockeys and which is not a graded race but is the championship race for hunter chasers.There are lots of othhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612181#564612181You are half right strontium, there are six at the festival.The sixth being the Foxhunters which is confined to point-to-pointers and amateur jockeys and which is not a graded race but is the championship race for hunter chasers.There are lots of othTue, 18 Mar 2025 17:54:36 -0500I belive the BHA's definition of a "championship race" is a grade 1 not restricted to novices or juveniles, so there are six at the Festival (and plenty more scattered throughout the season).https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612173#564612173I belive the BHA's definition of a "championship race" is a grade 1 not restricted to novices or juveniles, so there are six at the Festival (and plenty more scattered throughout the season).Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:45:48 -0500In the context of this thread,whatever your opinion of the Mare's Hurdle and regardless of prize money, the fact is it is one of the five championship races,all of which are run at the Cheltenham Festival.The Ryanair is not a championship race.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564612165#564612165In the context of this thread,whatever your opinion of the Mare's Hurdle and regardless of prize money, the fact is it is one of the five championship races,all of which are run at the Cheltenham Festival.The Ryanair is not a championship race.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:39:42 -0500Quevega Annie Honeysuckle Lossiemouth.I rest my case no mares chase can contend with that lot but I agree they don't belong at the festivalhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564610605#564610605Quevega Annie Honeysuckle Lossiemouth.I rest my case no mares chase can contend with that lot but I agree they don't belong at the festivalMon, 17 Mar 2025 16:02:34 -0500Mares hurdle is not in the same league as the Ryanair, Mares Chase, Arkle or Supreme. Rank races on prize money and it is a long way down the pecking order. Even the Plate handicap is worth more.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564610483#564610483Mares hurdle is not in the same league as the Ryanair, Mares Chase, Arkle or Supreme. Rank races on prize money and it is a long way down the pecking order. Even the Plate handicap is worth more.Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:45:58 -0500Paul Townend has won them all. Mare's Hirdle is also a championship race which Ruby, Rachel and Townend have won.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203903/which-jockeys-have-won-all-four-championship-races?post_id=564608899#564608899Paul Townend has won them all. Mare's Hirdle is also a championship race which Ruby, Rachel and Townend have won.Sun, 16 Mar 2025 14:24:55 -0500