2021 Champion Hurdle Explained

91st Champion Hurdle
Horse Race:Champion Hurdle
Location:Cheltenham Racecourse
Date:16 March 2021
Winning Horse:Honeysuckle
Winning Jockey:Rachael Blackmore
Winning Trainer:Henry de Bromhead
Previous:2020
Next:2022

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheltenham Festival 2021: Honeysuckle wins the Champion Hurdle – as it happened. 16 March 2021. Guardian. 18 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Keogh . Frank . Cheltenham Festival 2021: Rachael Blackmore in historic win on Honeysuckle . BBC Sport . 18 March 2021 . 16 March 2021.