2021 Champion Hurdle
89th Champion Hurdle Cheltenham, 16 March 2021 |
won by Honeysuckle |
The 2021 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 16 March 2021. It was the 91st running of the Champion Hurdle.
The race was won by the 11/10 favourite Honeysuckle, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by Henry de Bromhead.[1] The 2020 runner-uo Sharjah filled second place again, six and a half lengths behind the winner, and the 2020 champion Epatante finished in third place. Blackmore's victory made her the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle.[2]
Race details[]
- Sponsor: Unibet
- Purse:
- Going:Soft
- Distance:2 miles 87 yards
- Number of runners: 10
- Winner's time: 3:54.63
References[]
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival 2021: Honeysuckle wins the Champion Hurdle – as it happened". Guardian. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Keogh, Frank (16 March 2021). "Cheltenham Festival 2021: Rachael Blackmore in historic win on Honeysuckle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 Champion Hurdle at the Racing Post
Categories:
- 2021 in horse racing
- Champion Hurdle
- 2021 in British sport
- 2020s in Gloucestershire
- March 2021 sports events in the United Kingdom