Horse Racing - Champion Hurdle
The most prestigious hurdle race in the UK is held at Cheltenham racecourse, England during the four-day Festival meeting each March. The race, for four-year-old horses and over, is contested over a distance of just over two miles, with 8 barriers to be negotiated.
The Champion Hurdle was not staged in 1931 due to frost. World War II caused the abandonment for two years andl foot and mouth disease put paid to the event in 2001.
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
| 1927 | BLARIS | G Duller | B Payne |
| 1928 | BROWN JACK | B Rees | A Hastings |
| 1929 | ROYAL FALCON | D Rees | B Gore |
| 1930 | BROWN TONY | T Cullinan | J Anthony |
| 1931 | Not held | - | - |
| 1932 | INSURANCE | T Leader | B Briscoe |
| 1933 | INSURANCE | B Stott | B Briscoe |
| 1934 | CHENANGO | D Morgan | I Anthony |
| 1935 | LION COURAGE | G Wilson | F Brown |
| 1936 | VICTOR NORMAN | F Nicholson | M Blair |
| 1937 | FREE FARE | G Pellegrin | T Gwilt |
| 1938 | OUR HOPE | P Harding | R Gubbins |
| 1939 | AFRICAN SISTER | K Piggott | C Piggott |
| 1940 | SOLFORD | S Magee | O Anthony |
| 1941 | SENECA | R Smyth | V Smyth |
| 1942 | FORESTATION | R Smyth | V Smyth |
| 1943 | Not held | - | - |
| 1944 | Not held | - | - |
| 1945 | BRAINS TRUST | F Rimell | G Wilson |
| 1946 | DISTEL | B O'Ryan | C Rogers |
| 1947 | NATIONAL SPIRIT | D Morgan | V Smyth |
| 1948 | NATIONAL SPIRIT | R Smyth | V Smyth |
| 1949 | HATTON'S GRACE | A Brabazon | V O'Brien |
| 1950 | HATTON'S GRACE | A Brabazon | V O'Brien |
| 1951 | HATTON'S GRACE | T Molony | V O'Brien |
| 1952 | SIR KEN | T Molony | W St'henson |
| 1953 | SIR KEN | T Molony | W St'henson |
| 1954 | SIR KEN | T Molony | W St'henson |
| 1955 | CLAIR SOLEIL | F Winter | R Price |
| 1956 | DOORKNOCKER | H Sprague | C Hall |
| 1957 | MERRY DEAL | G U'erwood | A Jones |
| 1958 | BANDALORE | G Slack | S Wright |
| 1959 | FARE TIME | F Winter | R Price |
| 1960 | ANOTHER FLASH | B Beasley | P Sleator |
| 1961 | EBORNEEZER | F Winter | R Price |
| 1962 | ANZIO | W Robinson | F Walwyn |
| 1963 | WINNING FAIR | A Lillingston | G Spencer |
| 1964 | MAGIC COURT | P McCarron | T Robson |
| 1965 | KIRRIEMUIR | W Robinson | F Walwyn |
| 1966 | SALMON SPRAY | J Haine | B Turnell |
| 1967 | SAUCY KIT | R Edwards | P Easterby |
| 1968 | PERSIAN WAR | J Uttley | C Davies |
| 1969 | PERSIAN WAR | J Uttley | C Davies |
| 1970 | PERSIAN WAR | J Uttley | C Davies |
| 1971 | BULA | P Kelleway | F Winter |
| 1972 | BULA | P Kelleway | F Winter |
| 1973 | C'DY OF ERRORS | B Smith | F Rimell |
| 1974 | LANZAROTE | R Pitman | F Winter |
| 1975 | C'DY OF ERRORS | K White | F Rimell |
| 1976 | NIGHT NURSE | P B'derick | P Easterby |
| 1977 | NIGHT NURSE | P B'derick | P Easterby |
| 1978 | MONKSFIELD | T Kinane | D McDonogh |
| 1979 | MONKSFIELD | D Hughes | D McDonogh |
| 1980 | SEA PIGEON | J O'Neill | P Easterby |
| 1981 | SEA PIGEON | J Fr'come | P Easterby |
| 1982 | FOR AUCTION | C Magnier | M C'ingham |
| 1983 | GAYE BRIEF | R Linley | M Rimell |
| 1984 | DAWN RUN | J O'Neill | P Mullins |
| 1985 | SEE YOU THEN | S S-Eccles | N H'derson |
| 1986 | SEE YOU THEN | S S-Eccles | N H'derson |
| 1987 | SEE YOU THEN | S S-Eccles | N H'derson |
| 1988 | CELTIC SHOT | P Sc'more | F Winter |
| 1989 | BEECH ROAD | R Guest | T Balding |
| 1990 | KRIBENSIS | R D'woody | M Stoute |
| 1991 | MORLEY STREET | J Forst | T Balding |
| 1992 | ROYAL GAIT | G McCourt | J F'shawe |
| 1993 | GRANVILLE AGAIN | P Sc'more | M Pipe |
| 1994 | FLAKEY DOVE | M Dwyer | R Price |
| 1995 | ALDERBROOK | N W'iamson | K Bailey |
| 1996 | COLLIER BAY | G Bradley | J Old |
| 1997 | MAKE A STAND | T McCoy | M Pipe |
| 1998 | ISTABRAQ | C Swan | A O'Brien |
| 1999 | ISTABRAQ | C Swan | A O'Brien |
| 2000 | ISTABRAQ | C Swan | A O'Brien |
| 2001 | Not held | - | - |
| 2002 | HORS LA LOI | D Gall'her | J F'shawe |
| 2003 | R'STER BOOSTER | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
| 2004 | HARDY EUSTACE | C O'Dwyer | D Hughes |
| 2005 | HARDY EUSTACE | C O'Dwyer | D Hughes |
| 2006 | BRAVE INCA | T McCoy | CMurphy |
| 2007 | SUBLIMITY | P Carberry | J Carr |
| 2008 | KATCHIT | R Thornton | A King |
| 2009 | PUNJABI | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
| 2010 | BINOCULAR | T McCoy | N H'derson |
| 2011 | HURRICANE FLY | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2012 | ROCK ON RUBY | N Fehilly | P Nicholls |
| 2013 | HURRICANE FLY | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2014 | JEZKI | B Geraghty | J H'rington |
| 2015 | FAUGHEEN | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2016 | ANNIE POWER | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2017 | BUVEUR D'AIR | N Fehily | N H'derson |
| 2018 | BUVEUR D'AIR | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
| 2019 | ESPOIR D'ALLEN | M Walsh | G Cromwell |
| 2020 | EPATANTE | B Geraghty | N H'derson |
| 2021 | HONEYSUCKLE | R Blackmore | H de B'head |
| 2022 | HONEYSUCKLE | R Blackmore | H de B'head |
| 2023 | CONSTITUTION HILL | N de B'ville | N H'derson |
| 2024 | STATE MAN | P Townend | W Mullins |