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"My dad was a racehorse trainer, and all I ever wanted to do was race steeplechasers," he tells me.

Sprinters, pole-vaulters and steeplechasers generally do not receive annual salaries from teams the way professional football and basketball players do.

Colorado has produced elite steeplechasers such as Jenny Simpson — now a 1,500-meter Olympic medalist — and Emma Coburn, who earned a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

He was retired to stud and became a very successful sire of steeplechasers. He died in 2007 at the advanced age (for a Thoroughbred) of thirty-one.

Paean broke down with an injury after his Gold Cup win and never raced again. In a brief stud career he showed some promise as a sire of steeplechasers.

During his racing career, the gelding was owned by The Old Foresters Partnership. He was initially sent into training with David Nicholson (best known as a trainer of steeplechasers) in Gloucestershire.

Thoroughbred Heritage – American Champion Steeplechasers Retired at the end of the 1954 racing season, Oedipus died in 1978, the year he was inducted in the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

After his retirement from racing he spent most of his stud career in Ireland where he was best known as a sire of stayers and steeplechasers. He died in England in March 2005 after a stable yard accident.

He won the race ahead of the best steeplechasers of his generation: Paul Kipsiele Koech, Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, Ezekiel Kemboi and Conseslus Kipruto. Diamond League Meetings > DN Galan > 3000 Metres Steeplechase - men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.

At this time, Cazalet was building a stable of steeplechasers at Fairlawne. They were trained by Harry Whiteman. Cazalet gave Elizabeth Taylor instruction in horse-riding when she was a girl. Cazalet rode in the Grand National three times.

Kariuki remained one of the world's top steeplechasers for several more years after that, but the dominance of Kenyan talent was so great, that he was never able again to gain representation on the national team to a major international championship.

Mitigri was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in France. His progeny made little impact on the flat but he was more successful as a sire of steeplechasers. Through his non- Thoroughbred daughter Peanuts, he was the damsire of Barton.

Slieve Gallion was exported by his new owner to stand as a stallion in Austria-Hungary. He made little impact as a sire of flat racers, but his progeny proved highly successful as steeplechasers. He was euthanized at the Kisber Stud in 1926.

He also finished second in the Bula Hurdle (twice), the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and the Aintree Hurdle. At the end of his racing career he was retired to stud and sired some good steeplechasers. He died in 2012 at the age of twenty-seven.

To her own surprise, she won the bronze. Her success encouraged her, and she joined the club as one of their steeplechasers. In 2007, she narrowly failed to qualify for the Ethiopian team for the World Championships. In 2008, she finished 4th in the African Championships.

He won the same three races as a five- year-old, defeating the future champion Ardross on each occasion, and in doing so becoming the only horse ever (or since) to win the "Stayers' Triple Crown" twice. He was then retired to stud where he had some success as a sire of steeplechasers.

These steeplechasers jump flat, without bascule, to save time and energy. Good training can help to develop a horse's bascule to its fullest potential, but overall trainers are limited in how much they can train in this innate ability. Grid work is usually most helpful in developing the animal's bascule. Certain jumps tend to favor good bascule, most notably the ascending oxer.

One Man was listed number 38 in a 2010 Daily Mail list of the top 50 National Hunt horsesTop 50 National Hunt horses Retrieved 2011-06-23. and number 6 in a 2004 Racing Post readers' pollRacing Post readers' poll Retrieved 2011-06-23. of their favourite race horses, with just three steeplechasers ahead of him (Arkle, Desert Orchid and Red Rum).

He trained and rode his own steeplechasers, he was a polo-player and show-jumper. He competed as a member of the British equestrian team in the 1924 Summer Olympics, although he had broken his collarbone a few days earlier.p204 Geoffrey Brooke, 'Good Company' Brooke had three children: Rodney Gerald Searight, born 1909; Pamela Searight, born 1915; and John Philip Searight, born 1917.

After his retirement from racing, Paean was sent to Ireland where he stood as a breeding stallion at the Greenville House Stud at Kilmacow, County Kilkenny. He was marketed as a National Hunt stallion and stood at a fee of IR£1,000 a mare. Paean survived only two seasons at stud but sired some good steeplechasers including the Whitbread Gold Cup winner Eulogy.

Hexham is a National Hunt course with ten fences for the steeplechasers to negotiate. Its principal race is the Heart of All England Hunter Chase. Hexham is the most northerly National Hunt course in England and its remote position means that no races are held in February. As at July 2019, 22 horses have been killed at the racecourse since 2007.

They are also used as show hunters, steeplechasers, and in western riding speed events such as barrel racing. Mounted police divisions employ them in non-competitive work, and recreational riders also use them. Thoroughbreds are one of the most common breeds for use in polo in the United States. They are often seen in the fox hunting field as well.

He was an amateur rider and owner and Chairman of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club and a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. He had a string of ponies participating in the races in both Happy Valley Racecourse and Kwanti Racecourse. He was one of the leading steeplechasers and also a keen amateur airman. Dr. Macgown was married and had two children, Heather and Sandy.

After retiring, he became a coach to many promising young British steeplechasers and was steeplechase and middle-distance coach for UK Athletics. He is now training athletes, including British middle-distance runner Jemma Simpson and American Lauren Fleshman in the USA for the Oregon Track Club Elite. He also coached Mike East, British 1500m runner to his 6th place at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

On his next appearance in November 2005, he won the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup under the biggest weights carried to victory in the race for twenty years. At the time, he was regarded as one of the best steeplechasers in training, but he never won again: he missed the next three years with injury and failed to recover his form when returning to the track.

In 1889 Miller, who had previously owned steeplechasers, became an owner of Thoroughbred racehorses. In May 1890, he bought a racehorse called Sainfoin. Less than a month later, the horse won The Derby. The purchase was from Sir Robert Jardine and John Porter; Sainfoin had won the Esher Stakes at Sandown Park easily. The price was £6000, plus half the value of the Derby, if the horse won.

Waugh was born in Jedburgh, the son of Richard Waugh, a farmer. Brought up on his father's farm, he became in 1851 private trainer of steeplechasers at Cessford Moor to a banker named Grainger. He frequently rode the horses in races. In 1855 in Jedburgh he trained horses for Sir David Baird and Sir J. Boswell, and four years later succeeded Mathew Dawson in the training establishment at Gullane.

Little Owl was an English trained racehorse. Undefeated in his first eight completed starts over fences, he was described by Timeform as "potentially one of the most talented steeplechasers since Arkle". Particularly after winning a notably strong Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1981. However, after a series of injuries and a general drop in form, he was never to fulfill his promise and ended his career competing in hunter chases.

Ballymoss was sold by his breeder at the Doncaster yearling sales. He was bought for 4,500 guineas by Vincent O'Brien, known ,at that time ,primarily as a leading trainer of steeplechasers, on behalf of American businessman John McShain, who operated Barclay Stable in New Jersey plus a racing operation in Ireland where he maintained a home at Killarney. Ballymoss was ridden to most of his important victories by the Australian jockey Scobie Breasley.

The current president is Guy J. Torsilieri. (also Chairman of the Far Hills Race Meeting). One of the leading steeplechasers, William C. Lickle, has his silks and trophies in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga, NY. In terms of his prize winnings, $3,151,921, and a three time leading annual National Steeplechase Association owner in 1991, 1992, and 1997, William C. Lickle is the second leading National Steeplechase Association owner.

Similarly, athletes like Pamela Jelimo, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Wilfred Bungei, Richard Mateelong and Super Henry Rono, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Peter Rono, Tecla Chemabwai, Kenya Paralympian Henry Kirwa among others are Nandi. The father of Kenyan Steeplechasers Amos Kipwambok Biwott comes from the community as does Julius Yego, the first Kenyan to win a World Championships gold medal in a field event. Janeth Chepkosgei and Eliud Kipchoge are also Nandi.

Morse Code showed early promise and recorded his first major win when he won the Grand Annual Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. He had no chance to follow up in the following year as the meeting was abandoned. He was seen as a potential Grand National contender but was not entered in the race. In the 1937/38 National Hunt season Morse Code made steady progress to become regarded as one of the best steeplechasers in Britain.

Yasunori Uchitomi (; born 29 October 1972), is a Japanese former long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. His personal best for the event is 8:26.48 minutes, set in 1997. He was one of Japan's top steeplechasers during his career, taking three titles at the Japan Championships in Athletics and six at the Japanese National Games. His greatest achievement was a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games, having won bronze four years earlier.

In 1918 William Bringloe was hired as head trainer for the stable of distillery magnate Joseph Seagram. At the time it was the most important racing operation in Canada and Bringloe would train runners for flat races as well as some steeplechasers. Daily Racing Form, April 5, 1930 article titled "Loses Valuable Fencer" Retrieved July 20, 2018. However, Joseph Seagram died a year later and his sons Edward, Norman and Thomas continued racing under the Seagram Stables name.

Twilight Alley (1959 - September 1976) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A series of physical problems restricted him to four races a track career which lasted from July 1962 to July 1963. On his third racecourse appearance he defeated a strong field to win Britain's most important long- distance race, the Ascot Gold Cup. He broke down injured on his only subsequent appearance and was retired to stud where he had some success as a sire of steeplechasers.

Timeform maintains different scales for horses racing on the flat, over hurdles and over fences. The scores cannot be compared for the obvious differences between the race types. For instance, Arkle at 212, Flyingbolt at 210, Sprinter Sacre at 192 are then followed by Mill House and Kauto Star, both at 191, are the highest rated steeplechasers. The highest rated horses over hurdles are Night Nurse at 182, Istabraq and Monksfield, both at 180, and Persian War at 179.

Angus Diarmid Ian Campbell-Gray was born on 3 July 1931 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.Lord Gray, The Daily Telegraph, 20 May 2003Lord Gray; Unconventional peer who designed HP sauce label, The Herald, 21 May 2003Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003 His father, Major Lindsay Campbell-Gray, Master of Gray (1894-1945), was a World War I veteran and later trainer of steeplechasers. His mother was Doreen McClymont Tubbs.

For the next four decades, they combined to race fourteen Champions, two in flat racing and twelve Steeplechase Champions. Widener's steeplechase horses won numerous important races including three editions of the American Grand National with Relluf (1914), Arc Light (1929), and Bushranger (1936). His steeplechasers Bushranger and Fairmount were both elected to the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Following the death of August Belmont Jr., Joseph Widener and friends W. Averell Harriman and George Herbert Walker, purchased much of Belmont's Thoroughbred breeding stock.

Unlike many steeplechasers, Master Oats never competed in National Hunt flat races or over hurdles. He ran once without success in an amateur point-to-point race before beginning his career under National Hunt rules in Novice chases. After being pulled-up at Newbury Racecourse in November, he was campaigned at minor tracks, winning at Southwell Racecourse and being place at Wolverhampton and Stratford. After his first season, Master Oats' racing career was disrupted by injury and he was off the racecourse for eighteen months.

Silver Fame (foaled 1939) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1951 Cheltenham Gold Cup. After beginning his racing career in Ireland he moved to England and became one of the leading steeplechasers of his time. He won races at the Cheltenham Festival in 1948 and 1950 and ran twice in the Grand National, falling when favourite for the race in 1948. Despite running extremely well at Cheltenham he did not contest the Gold Cup until 1951 when he won the race in record time.

His training career started in 1944. That year, he did the Irish Cambridgeshire/Irish Cesarewitch double with Drybob (dead heat) and Good Days. In his early days Vincent O'Brien was a trainer at Churchtown of steeplechasers and hurdlers, and won the Grand National at Liverpool three times in succession, with three different horses – Early Mist in 1953, Royal Tan in 1954, and Quare Times in 1955. The greatest steeplechaser he trained was Cottage Rake, which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times in succession (1948–1950).

Henri Tambareau purchased the Thoroughbred mare, Rancune, in 1943 for use as a broodmare. She had won several times on the racetrack, and came from good lines, including that of the famous jumping sire Bay Ronald. Rantzau's sire, Foxlight, was one of the best sons of the French stallion Haras du Pin, and also had the blood of Bay Ronald in his pedigree. After a notable career at the track, Foxlight retired to stud duty where he was quite successful, producing both flat racers and steeplechasers.

Juanita was adopted into a wealthy Southampton-based brewing family by Gerald Haw Taunton Barlow (1878-1952) and his wife Mary (nee Bischoff) and named Joy Barlow. She remained in close contact with her extended family, especially an uncle, Andrew Walter Barlow, who had a farm in Herefordshire. Juanita always suspected he was her real father. A fluent Romani speaker, Andrew Barlow introduced her to the world of the circus (which overwintered on his farm), steeplechasers, horse fairs, including those in Ireland, and Gypsy vans.

Machell had a good eye for steeplechasers and he became the most successful owner in the history of The Grand National with three winners: Disturbance (1873), Reugny (1874) and Regal (1876). The first two were ridden and trained by John Maunsell Richardson at Limba Magna who rode as an amateur (gentleman rider). Richardson, who had previously won the 1871 Scottish Grand National for Machell, became unhappy with Machell’s attempts to influence the betting market and parted company with him. Machell moved his jumpers to Joe Cannon at Kentford.

Deep Sensation (6 July 1985 - 25 November 2003) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who competed under National Hunt rules. He ran in six consecutive Cheltenham Festivals and is best known for his win in the 1993 Queen Mother Champion Chase. In his first three seasons he was campaigned in hurdle races, recording his most notable success in the 1990 Tote Gold Trophy. When switched to larger obstacles he was one of the leading novice steeplechasers of 1991/1992, winning the Lightning Novices' Chase and the Nottinghamshire Novices' Chase.

The field of experienced steeplechasers included the Cheltenham Gold Cup winners Jodami and Imperial Call as well as the multiple Grade I winner Merry Gale. Ridden by Treacy, Danoli disputed the lead from the start and stayed on under pressure to win by one and a half lengths from Jodami. His victory was greeted with enthusiastic celebrations from the Irish crowd, who treated him as an "equine folk hero". Danoli was made second favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup but was never going well and looked beaten when he fell two fences from the finish.

As a three-year-old, McDynamo came in seventh at the Pimlico Race Course in May 2000 in his debut race. He won his next start at Pimlico at 1½-miles, but had just two more starts before being sidelined for a year after surgery to remove a hind ankle chip. He won only one of five races as a four-year-old. After unsuccessful efforts at Saratoga Race Course (ridden by Pat Day) and Belmont Park, Moran turned McDynamo to Sanna Hendriks, who specializes in training steeplechasers.

Tanerko was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in 1959. The best and most famous of his offspring was Relko, whose wins included The Derby, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix Royal-Oak, Prix Ganay, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and Coronation Cup. Other good winners sired by Tanerko included White Label (Grand Prix de Paris), Ebano (Preis von Europa), Kamaraan (Prix du Conseil de Paris), Sharapour (Prix Dollar), Caracol (Grosser Preis von Baden) and Orvilliers (Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil). He was also a leading sire of broodmares and steeplechasers.

Little Owl never looked like getting caught and held off his stablemate's challenge by a length and a half at the line. The Guardian 20 March 1981 p.23 (subscription required) Having only his ninth start over fences at the young age of seven, Little Owl's display of sound jumping and plentiful class had writers mentioning Peter Easterby's charge in the same breath as Pendil and Captain Christy. However, given the inherent fragility of steeplechasers, Little Owl would never again attain those heights again nor would he contest another Gold Cup.

Dreaper Racing: History In the following years, he cemented his reputation as Ireland's leading trainer with horses such as Storm Head, Hasty Bits, Shagreen and the great Fortria. However, his greatest successes came with the horses owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster, a partnership which produced 97 wins, 43 second place and 33 third place finishes by horses such as Cashel View, Ben Stack, Sea Brief and the greatest of them all--Arkle. At one time he had in his stables both Arkle and Flyingbolt, the two highest- rated steeplechasers of all time.

The 2012/2003 National Hunt season saw Silviniaco Conti racing against more experienced steeplechasers. In November he began his season by winning the Grade 2 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby by eleven lengths from Wayward Prince. Three weeks later in the Grade 1 Lancashire Chase at Haydock Park he was pitted against Long Run, the winner of the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup at level weights. Walsh sent the six-year-old into the lead from the start and in the closing stages he held off the sustained challenge of Long Run to win by two and a half lengths.

From his home at Ystrad Mynach, Lindsay started to train horses for point-to-point races. Among his early successes was the March 1890 point-to-point held by the Glamorgan Hunt at Crossways, near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, where his horse Brunette came in the winner. By 1906, he had turned to training steeplechasers, with his horse Creolin winning the 1906 Scottish Grand National. His clients included Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet, whose son Harry schooled horses for Lindsay at his training establishment at Ystrad Mynach, as did other successful Welsh jockeys, Fulke Walwyn and Evan Williams.

In 1982, The Wonder entered the ownership of the Marquese de Moratalla, who was best known as an owner of steeplechasers such as The Fellow. He began his season in March when he was an easy winner of the Group Three Prix Edmond Blanc over 1600m at Saint-Cloud against moderate opposition. He finished fourth in his next two races including the Lockinge Stakes in England and then finished second to Al Nasr in both the Prix Dollar and the Prix d'Ispahan. In July he again failed to reproduce his best form in Britain, finishing unplaced behind On The House in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse.

The race also showed that Synchronised did not need slow, heavy ground to show his best form. McCoy praised his horse's performance but was not over-enthusiastic about his prospects against the best steeplechasers saying "I don't think Kauto Star and Long Run will be too worried". The betting for the 2012 Chetenham Gold Cup was dominated by the former winners Long Run and Kauto Star, but Synchronised was also quietly fancied and started the 8/1 joint-third favourite with Weird Al in a field of fourteen runners. His task was made easier when Kauto Star injured himself and was pulled up at the tenth fence.

On his first of the 1996/1997 National Hunt season, Karshi carried top weight in a handicap hurdle at Warwick in November and finished second to Balanak to whom he was conceding twenty-four pounds. In December he started 11/8 favourite for the Lonesome Glory Hurdle, a leg of the Sport of Kings Challenge series which was intended to promote competition between British and North American steeplechasers. Ridden by Osborne, he led for most of the way but overtaken by Mandy's Mantino on the run-in before rallying to regain the lead and win by four lengths. The American representative Serenity Prayer was fourteen lengths back in third place.

The Marquis' horse (Stockwell) was a successful sire at this time and he decided to purchase Pocahontas, Stockwell's 15-year- old dam, for his stud in Newmarket. Before she was moved to the Marquis' stud she produced Strood (a chestnut by Chatham) who was injured when young and never won. At Newmarket she foaled the filly Ayaconora, who won the Hopeful and the Newmarket Column Stakes and produced Chattanooga (winner of the Criterion Stakes and sire of the stallion Wellingtonia) and several great broodmares. She also produced The Knight of Kars, who was fairly successful on the track but more important as a sire of steeplechasers; he sired The Colonel (two-time winner of the Grand National Steeplechase).

Rather than continue to campaign the horse against other novices, Tizzard opted to match Thistlecrack against more seasoned steeplechasers in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse on 26 December. Despite his lack of chasing experience he was made favourite ahead of his stablemate Cue Card and Silviniaco Conti who had won the race in 2013 and 2014. The other two runners were Josses Hill (Peterborough Chase) and Tea For Two (Kauto Star Novices' Chase). He produced a dominant performance, taking the lead at the ninth fence and drawing eight lengths clear in the straight before being eased down to win by three and a quarter lengths from Cue Card.

Zemzem Ahmed Deko (born December 27, 1984 in Asella) is an Ethiopian steeplechase runner and road runner. She emerged as one of Ethiopia's top steeplechasers, and had broken her own personal records three times in 2007. Zemzem represented Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the women's 3000 m steeplechase, along with her teammates Sofia Assefa and Mekdes Bekele. She ran in the third heat of the competition, where she finished in fourth place and automatically advanced into the final, with a personal best time of 9:25.63. She bettered her performance in the final round, and set a national record, with a time of 9:17.85, just eight seconds faster than her own personal best, finishing only in seventh place.

He graduated from Cheplanget Secondary School in 1999. He did well at the National Cross Country Championships and was subsequently invited to compete in Europe and joined a team managed by James Templeton.21 August 2004: Focus on Africa – Paul Kipsielei Koech (KEN) Despite being among the fastest steeplechasers, he has failed several times at the Kenyan trials for World championships or Olympics.The Standard, 12 August 2009: Kipsiele confident of Berlin victory He competed at the all seven IAAF World Athletics Final meetings, finishing every time in the top three, being the only athlete to achieve it.IAAF, 24 September 2009: World Athletics Final – a statistical farewell He has had success in cross country running, with wins at the Cinque Mulini (2006) and the Iris Lotto Cross Cup (2007) to his name.

It was long the premier stakes in U.S. jump racing. Past winners include 11 of the 14 steeplechasers inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Flatterer (also a close second in the 1987 Champion Hurdle), Zaccio, Café Prince, Bon Nouvel, Neji, Oedipus, Elkridge, Bushranger, Battleship (in 1938 became the only winner of this race and the Aintree Grand National), Jolly Roger and Good and Plenty. The race has also been held at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course as well as the steeplechase meets at Fair Hill, Maryland and Charlottesville, Virginia. The Grand National (sometimes called the American Grand National to distinguish it from the race held at Aintree in England) is one of the oldest races in steeplechasing and one of the most important outside Europe.

Williamson positioned the grey just behind the leaders before taking the lead three fences from the finish. He drew steadily clear of the field in the straight to win by fifteen lengths from Eudipe. On 26 December 1998 Teeton Mill was stepped up to Grade 1 level for the King George VI Chase over three miles at Kempton Park Racecourse in which he was matched against many of the leading steeplechasers of the time including Imperial Call, See More Business, Simply Dashing (FNB Gold Cup), Escartefigue (Martell Cup), Coome Hill, Challenger du Luc (Cathcart Challenge Cup, Murphy's Gold Cup) and Mulligan (Henry VIII Novices' Chase). Starting the 7/2 second favourite on soft ground, he raced just behind the leaders before taking the lead from Imperial Call at the fourteenth of the eighteen fences.

As usual, athletics had the largest team by sport with 48 athletes, roughly more than half of the nation's full roster size. The Kenyan roster was highlighted by five past Olympic medalists, including world record holder David Rudisha in the men's 800 metres, middle-distance runner Asbel Kiprop, steeplechasers Brimin Kipruto and Ezekiel Kemboi, and four-time Olympian Vivian Cheruiyot, who previously won two medals in long-distance running at London 2012. Other notable Kenyan athletes featured Africa's top javelin thrower and 2015 world champion Julius Yego, and archer Shehzana Anwar, who was eventually chosen as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Due to Kenya's national anti-doping organisation having been declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code, the International Olympic Committee decided on 21 June 2016 that the eligibility of Kenyan athletes should be decided on an individual basis by the International Federation, governing each sport.

According to George Edwin Collins, "Nimrod junior", in his 1902 book "History of the Brocklesby hounds, 1700-1901", Half Caste was bred by Mr. W. Marris (of Limber, Lincolnshire) and was then purchased by Mr. F. E. Epworth (of Great Coates, Lincolnshire) - both members of the Brocklesbury Hunt \- who sold him on to Samuel Brisco Sheward, the leading society horsedealer from 43a Green Street, Mayfair, London. The General Stud Book confirms he had been foaled in 1853 by Morgan Rattler, dam by Beiram, by W. Marris. John Gerard Leigh′s obituary states that Half Caste was one of the first two steeplechasers he had owned, and was bought by him for 500 Guineas (£500) from Samuel Brisco Sheward, described as his ′fidus Achates′ (faithful friend), who was his normal supplier of horses and represented him officially for racing purposes. John Gerard Leigh of Luton Hoo was a major (but very discreet at the time) steeplechaser owner.

Kauto Star (19 March 2000 – 29 June 2015) was a French-bred National Hunt champion racehorse trained by Paul Nicholls in Somerset and owned by Clive Smith. He won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice, in 2007 and 2009, becoming the first horse to regain the cup after losing it in 2008 by seven lengths behind Denman. He tried for three more years to win the race again, but the best placing he could achieve was in 2011, coming third behind Long Run. He also won the King George VI Chase a record five times. He was one of the most successful steeplechasers of modern era finishing his racing career with a National Hunt record of £3,775,883 in earnings, which consisted of £2,375,883 in race prize money, £1,000,000 bonus for the completion of the 2006/2007 Stayers Chase Triple Crown and also a £400,000 reward for heading the BHA Table of Merit in the same 2006/2007 season.

Chris Green soon obtained his first 'place' on leaving home with Lord Berners but, according to his obituary writer, when he thought it was he that was entitled to the mount (and not George Edwards, the nominated jockey) of Phosphorus, the eventual but unfancied winner of the 1837 Derby, he threw up his engagement. He then moved on to William Rowland Sandiford 'who kept a small stud of flat racers and steeplechasers' at Colkirk House, Colkirk, Norfolk. Bailey's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes illustrates Green's work ethic with three rides in two days for William Rowland Sandiford at the Norfolk and Norwich Steeple Chases on 10 & 11 September 1839 on the 4yr-old bay colt Oliver Twist. A small biography when he hit the public consciousness ten years later mentions that 'in 1839-40 was successful with Thought, Corringham and Longwaist' and there are several race reports of 1840 that mention his wins on these horses.

Retrieved on 2015-06-03. (Contemporary news reports stated that he was Henry Rono's brother.)ALGERIA: KENYAN RUNNERS SWEEP 3,000 METRE STEEPLECHASE AND HENRY RONO TAKES HIS SECOND GOLD AT THE AFRICAN GAMES.. ITN News (1978-07-27). Retrieved on 2015-06-03. The following year he established himself in his own right by winning steeplechase gold medals at the East and Central African Championships and the inaugural 1979 African Championships in Athletics (where he also claimed a 5000 metres bronze behind Ethiopia's Miruts Yifter and Yohannes Mohamed.East and Central African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-03. His position as one of the world's leading steeplechasers was cemented at the 1979 IAAF World Cup, where he led by fifty metres before the last lap and became the first African man to win the steeplechase at that event.IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-03.IAAF Continental Cup 2010 Handbook, pg. 35. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-03. The following year he was affected by the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.