Cheltenham Gold Cup was responsible for all of the first five horses to finish – Bregawn, Captain John, Wayward Lad, Silver Buck and Ashley House. The 1986 winner, Dawn Run, is the only horse to have ever won both this race and the leading hurdle event, the Champion Hurdle. One of the most popular horses to win the Gold Cup was Desert Orchid, a grey who won the event in 1989. The following year's running was won by Norton's Coin, whose starting price of 100/1 represents the race's longest ever winning price. The entire Cheltenham Festival was cancelled in 2001 because of an
December Gold Cup as the December Gold Cup. The race is often contested by horses which ran previously in the BetVictor Gold Cup (also formerly known by other titles). Three have won both races in the same season – Pegwell Bay, Senor El Betrutti and Exotic Dancer. Most successful horse (2 wins) : Leading jockey (3 wins): Leading trainer (5 wins): December Gold Cup The December Gold Cup (run since 2014 as the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup) is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New