2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup The 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Betfred Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on 15 March 2013. Nine horses ran and the steeplechase was won by 11/4 favorite Bobs Worth, who was trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty. Bobs Worth won by a distance of 7 lengths from second-placed Sir Des Champs, with Long Run in third. The race was shown live on Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland. <br> Further details of the winner,
Horse racing in Japan Sho comprise the Japanese Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The NAR control what is called "Chihou Keiba" (meaning "local horse racing"). The fifteen Chihou Keiba tracks are operated by municipal racing authorities and run under the affiliation of the National Association of Racing (NAR). These races are smaller than JRA races, with the exception of Minami-kanto Keiba (a group of four tracks - Oi, Urawa, Funabashi and Kawasaki). All tracks of Minami-kanto Keiba are located in the Kanto region, including many large cities. Unlike the JRA, the NAR mainly organize dirt graded events(except for Morioka Racecourse which has turf), of