Kempton Mares' Hurdle
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The Kempton Mares' Hurdle, run under the sponsored title of the Racing TV Mares' Hurdle, is a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton over a distance of about 3 miles and 110 yards (4,929 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in November.
Listed race | |
Location | Kempton Park Kempton, England |
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Race type | Hurdle race |
Sponsor | Racing TV |
Website | Kempton Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 3m 110y (4,929m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares |
Weight | 10 st 12 lb |
Purse | £20,000 (2020) 1st: £11,390 |
2021 | ||
My Sister Sarah | Dragon Bones | Midnightreflection |
2010-2007 | ||
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2010 | ||
Carole's Legacy | Banjaxed Girl | Santera |
2009 | ||
Whiteoak | Amber Brook | Wychwoods Legend |
2008 | ||
One Gulp | Amber Brook | Blaeberry |
2007 | ||
Refinement | Kruguyrova | Gaspara |
First run in 2007, the Kempton Mares' Hurdle was won by Refinement who was trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by AP McCoy.[1] The race, originally called Friends of Nigel Clark Mares' Only Hurdle, was set up in memory of the course's steward Nigel Clark.[2] Since 2008 the race has had a number of sponsors including Starlight Children's Foundation, Ladbrokes and Coolmore Stud until 2012 when OLBG.com became the race sponsors and the race became known as the OLBG Mares' Hurdle.[3] Racing TV have sponsored the race since 2019.
The Kempton Mares' Hurdle was the second race of the OLBG Mares' Road to Cheltenham, a series set up to help improve the quality of mares in National Hunt Racing.[4]