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Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival has been full of wonderful moments throughout its history and the ever-popular four-day meeting continues to attract some of the biggest names in the sport.

The likes of Constitution Hill, Galopin Des Champs and Energumene will no doubt go down as iconic Cheltenham Festival horses once their respective careers come to an end.

Legends of the Festival include the likes of Best Mate, Sprinter Sacre and Kauto Star, who all feature in our list of Cheltenham icons below.

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

The 'Queen of Cheltenham' is one of the most popular National Hunt horses of recent times.

Together with Rachael Blackmore, Honeysuckle was victorious twice in the Champion Hurdle before bowing out with a second success in the Mares' Hurdle in 2023.

Honeysuckle: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Altior

Altior

A sensational 19-race winning run and four successive victories at the Cheltenham Festival has earned Altior legendary status in the sport.

Altior: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Sprinter Sacre

Sprinter Sacre

One of the greatest two-mile chasers of all time, Sprinter Sacre was unbeaten over fences at Cheltenham.

Sprinter Sacre: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Al Boum Photo

Al Boum Photo

This multiple Gold Cup winner finally ended Willie Mullins' long drought in the famous race.

Al Boum Photo: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Denman

Denman

Affectionately named 'The Tank', Denman is a legend of National Hunt racing and famously captured the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2008.

Denman: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Best Mate

Best Mate was simply one of the greatest horse races of all-time.

The three-time Gold Cup winner now has an Enclosure named after him at Prestbury Park.

Best Mate: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Quevega

No horse has dominated a race at the Cheltenham Festival like supreme mare Quevega.

Her record of six victories in the Mares' Hurdle is one that will surely never be broken.

Quevega: Cheltenham Festival Icons

Kauto Star

Kauto Star

There haven't been many more popular horses than Kauto Star, who famously won all three British Triple Crown races in the same season.

Kauto Star: Cheltenham Festival Icons

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