Cheltenham Gold Cup chasers as Arkle, Best Mate, Golden Miller, Kauto Star and Mill House. The Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain, and in 2014 it offered a total prize fund of £550,000. The first horse race known as the Cheltenham Gold Cup took place in July 1819. It was a flat race, and it was contested over 3 miles on Cleeve Hill, which overlooks the present venue. The inaugural winner, Spectre, won a prize of 100 guineas for his owner Mr Bodenham. The Cheltenham Gold Cup was first run as a jumps race on 12 March 1924. The
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