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The Fences
The horses will jump 23 fences, including a water jump, over the 4-mile course.
No. Name of fence Height 1 John Bunny (retired cup in 1925) 3'7" 2 (not yet named) 3’ 8" 3 (not yet named) 3' 9" 4 Leeds Don (retired cup in 1967) 3'7" 5 (not yet named) 3* 8" 6 (not yet named) 3* 8" 7 The Irish Turn 3' 9" 8 John Bunny 3’ 7" 9 Battleship and Sugar Bee 4* 0" 10 Blockade 4'0" 11 Leeds Don (retired cup in ’67) 3*7" 12 (not yet named) 3'8" 13 Rayquick (retired cup in *53) 3'8" 14 The Irish Turn 3'9"% 15 John Bunny 3' 7" 16 Battleship and Sugar Bee 4' 0" 17 Blockade 4*0" 18 Constantine (retired cup in 1984) 3' 9" 19 The Water Jump (Largest water jump 3* 0”
in U S. ’chasing) 20 Black Sweep (retired cup in 1940) 3' 7" 21 Rayquick (retired cup in *53) 3' 8" 22 The Irish Turn 3* 9" 23 Moon Rock (1964 Gold Cup winner) 3* 6"
For The Record
1992,Winner: Push and Pull, owned by Dover Ridge Farm; trained and ridden by Jack Fisher; time, 8:29 Course Record Time: 8:29 (1992) Push and Pull ridden by Jack Fisher Average Starting Field: 9 Odds of Finishing Race: 1*3/4-to-1 (57%) Largest Starting Field: 18 (1954) Smallest Starting Field: 2 (1938) All-time Leading Riders: Joe Aitcheson Jr. (8 wins on 8 different horses) 1957, '60, '61, '64. '67,68,71., 72 Jack Skinner 1932, '33, '34 Mike Smithwick 1946, '50, '53 Charlie Fenwick 1976, 79. '86 Willie Moore 1966,'69, 74 Jack Fisher 1981,'89,'92 Only Woman To Win Gold Cup: Sanna Neilson, 1991. on Oliver Keelan's Joe's OK; Neilson won the Maryland Hunt Cup a week earlier on owner/trainer Rusty Carrier's Tom Bob Horses Winning Both Virginia Gold Cup and Maryland Hunt Cup: Billy Barton 1926 (on consecutive weekends) Lancrel 1954 Gold Cup, 1955 Hunt Cup Tong 1980 Gold Cup, 1982 Hunt Cup (both Turney McKnight up) Sugar Bee 1986 Gold Cup, 1987 Hunt Cup (both Charlie Fenwick up) Von Csadek 1990 Gold Cup, 1992 Hunt Cup Horses Winning 2 or More Gold Cups: Leeds Don 1965, 66, 67 Annual Meeting 1969, 71 Ostend 1937, 38 King of Spades 1970, 72 Never Worry 1947, 49 Prince Saran 1982, 85 Hill Tie 1962, 63 * Von Qsadek.1989. 90 ’ ' '.
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