1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup The 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 15, 1990. It was the 63rd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by Norton's Coin. The winner was ridden by Graham McCourt and trained by Sirrel Griffiths. The pre-race favourite Desert Orchid finished third. With a starting price of 100/1, Norton's Coin became the longest-odds winner in the race's history. He was the second winner to be trained in Wales – the first was Patron Saint in 1928. Further details of the winner, Norton's Coin:
Yorkshire Cup (horse race) Dante Festival meeting. It is run the day after the Dante Stakes. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey (8 wins): Leading trainer (7 wins): The 1930 winner "The Bastard" was later exported to Australia and renamed "The Buzzard". Yorkshire Cup (horse race) The Yorkshire Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards () at York in May. Formerly a weight-for-age race, the event was revived as a handicap in 1927. It was originally contested