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1- Arkle
Arkle is one of the greatest racehorses of all time, with Timeform awarding him the highest rating for a steeplechaser. He was absolutely unstoppable at the peak of his career and won one race after another in an emphatic manner.
When he first entered the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1964, Mill House’s name was more famous than his. The English-trained racehorse had triumphed in the 1963 Gold Cup and had also bested Arkle in the 1963 Hennessy Gold Cup.
However, Arkle wasn’t ready to concede the first position to anyone in 1964 and gave the full display of his powers to win the race by five lengths. And when he met Mill House again the following year at Cheltenham, Arkle blew his rival away once more, winning by an emphatic twenty lengths.
The legendary horse achieved a historic treble in 1966 in the most spectacular fashion as he won the Gold Cup by an incredible 30 lengths. Arkle’s successes would probably have continued if he hadn’t suffered a serious injury that year that ended his career sooner.
2- Golden Miller
Some racehorses are a pure joy to watch on the field. With graceful movements, they come thundering to blow the whole competition away with their outstanding skills and give us all a spectacular display.
One such racehorse was Golden Miller who was absolutely unstoppable at the peak of his career, dominating one race after another relentlessly. He claimed his first Gold Cup victory in 1932 and didn’t let anyone else win at Cheltenham for the four successive editions of the race. The Basil Briscoe trained horse also triumphed in the 1934 Grand National, thus becoming the only horse to win both the premier steeplechase races in the same year.
3- Red Rum
The Grand National is a notoriously difficult race, but Red Rum won this grueling competition for an unbelievable three times. In his first victory, Red Rum reduced the gap of an incredible 30 lengths to beat Crisp in what was one of the most remarkable comebacks ever.
The legendary racehorse triumphed the following year too before coming in second twice in the prestigious race. Red Rum achieved a historic treble in 1966, with Tommy Stack riding him to success at Aintree.
