The feature race, as usual, on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the premier event of the season for the best 2-mile chasers, and the culmination of a hard, challenging season for connections. It is a 2-mile chase open to horses aged five years or older, and it is run over Cheltenham’s Old Course, with 12 fences standing in the way of the competitors and the winning post. All horses must carry 11st 10lbs, with the exception of mares, which carry 11st 3lbs. The race has been known as the Queen Mother Champion Chase since 1980, the year of the Queen Mother’s birthday. The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth was known as an avid follower of horse racing, so it was seen as a fitting tribute that one of horse racing’s top races was named after her. Prior to this, it was simply known as the National Hunt Two-Mile Champion Chase – a name that does exactly what it says on the tin!
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