The Cheltenham Gold Cup is today’s (Friday 14 March) main event, on the final day of the 2014 Cheltenham Festival.
Last year’s winner Bobs Worth (pictured top) is the current favourite, followed by King George winner Silviniaco Conti.
H&H looks back at some popular past winners, including Desert Orchid, Kauto Star, Denman, Golden Miller, Best Mate and Arkle.
2014 is also the 50th anniversary of Arkle’s first of 3 wins in the race, which we have celebrated with a special picture gallery.
Don’t miss the Cheltenham Gold Cup, live on Channel 4 today (Friday 14 March) at 3.20pm.
If you enjoyed this gallery why not browse through some of our other picture collections?
Nick Skelton: his career in pictures
To mark Nick Skelton joining the H&H team as guest editor, we look back through the H&H picture archives at some highlights of his career.
Farewell to Headley Britannia: H&H celebrates her life in pictures
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Carl Hester in pictures: from the archives
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Entries close for Badminton Horse Trials 2014: past winners in pictures
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Big Buck’s retires: H&H celebrates his career in pictures
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The Champion Chase: H&H’s favourite past winners in pictures
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Hurricane Fly bids for a 3rd Champion Hurdle: past winners in pictures
Take a look back at some of past winners of the famous race in pictures.
Billy Twomey at home: in pictures
Following his leading showjumper win at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) last October, we visited Billy Twomey at his Nottinghamshire home to see how a normal day pans out for the popular Irish rider. Here are some of the behind-the-scenes pictures that we took on the day.
Celebrating 22 top mares: in pictures
We have selected 22 top performing mares of the moment to celebrate in pictures.
