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:
Cheltenham Gold Cup Humphrey Wyndham, trained by Fred Withington and ridden by Dick Rees, it will now be re-introduced as a perpetual trophy, presented to the winning connections of the 2019 race and in future years. Most successful horse (5 wins): Leading jockey (4 wins): Leading trainer (5 wins): Leading owner (7 wins): The race was abandoned in 1931 because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding. It was cancelled in 1943 and 1944 because of World War II. Betfred began sponsoring the Gold Cup in 2012, after the betting company bought the Government-owned Tote in June 2011, but in late 2015