Top award for King

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King was voted Horse of the Year at the Irish Horse Racing awards in a ceremony at the Westin Hotel, Dublin.

Top award for King
Mon, 12 Dec, 2005 - 16:07

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King was voted Horse of the Year at the Irish Horse Racing awards in a ceremony at the Westin Hotel, Dublin.

As well as his famous triumph in the blue riband, Tom Taaffe’s charge also beat Kingscliff to land the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.

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