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Golden Miller
Golden Miller (1927–1957) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who is the most successful Cheltenham Gold Cup horse ever, winning the race in five consecutive years between 1932 and 1936. He also is the only horse to win both of the United Kingdom's premier steeplechase races - the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National - in the same year (1934).
Golden Miller was bred at the yard of Laurence Geraghty, grandfather of jockey Barry Geraghty, in Pelletstown, Co. Meath, Ireland in 1927. He was sired by the unraced Goldcourt, who stood at a stud fee of five guineas and sired two Irish Grand National winners. His dam, Miller's Pride, was an ex-hunter who was placed and the dam of the good steeplechaser May Crescent. Her sire, Wavelet's Pride, won the Great Metropolitan Stakes, a hurdle race, and other races before he became a top jumper sire.
Golden Miller had already changed hands a couple of times when a young trainer from Longstowe, Cambridgeshire, Basil Briscoe, bought him for 500 guineas.
As a three year old Golden Miller ran in a hurdle race at Southwell. Briscoe then took him hunting but this did not appeal to Golden Miller. He began to improve, though, and after a narrow defeat in a steeplechase at Newbury, he was bought by Mr Philip Carr, father of a Nottinghamshire cricketer, Arthur Carr, for £1,000. The new owner died soon afterwards and Golden Miller was sold for £6,000 to Miss Dorothy Paget, who had just engaged Basil Briscoe as her private trainer.
Golden Miller therefore returned to Basil Briscoe. Dorothy Paget was the British flat racing Champion Owner in 1943, and the leading National Hunt owner in 1933–34, 1940–41 and 1951–52.
In 1931, Golden Miller made his steeplechasing debut at Newbury where he finished first, only to be disqualified for carrying incorrect weight. On 30 December, he won the Reading Chase before winning the Sefton Steeplechase on 20 January 1932.
1932
Golden Miller was five years old and trained by Basil Briscoe when he ran in the Gold Cup in 1932. He had run in only four steeplechases, winning three (though disqualified in one on technical grounds) and finishing a close second in the other. It was a good record but it was felt he was rather young to compete against seasoned chasers in the Gold Cup, so his starting price was 13/2. Grakle was favourite at 10/11.
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Golden Miller
Golden Miller (1927–1957) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who is the most successful Cheltenham Gold Cup horse ever, winning the race in five consecutive years between 1932 and 1936. He also is the only horse to win both of the United Kingdom's premier steeplechase races - the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National - in the same year (1934).
Golden Miller was bred at the yard of Laurence Geraghty, grandfather of jockey Barry Geraghty, in Pelletstown, Co. Meath, Ireland in 1927. He was sired by the unraced Goldcourt, who stood at a stud fee of five guineas and sired two Irish Grand National winners. His dam, Miller's Pride, was an ex-hunter who was placed and the dam of the good steeplechaser May Crescent. Her sire, Wavelet's Pride, won the Great Metropolitan Stakes, a hurdle race, and other races before he became a top jumper sire.
Golden Miller had already changed hands a couple of times when a young trainer from Longstowe, Cambridgeshire, Basil Briscoe, bought him for 500 guineas.
As a three year old Golden Miller ran in a hurdle race at Southwell. Briscoe then took him hunting but this did not appeal to Golden Miller. He began to improve, though, and after a narrow defeat in a steeplechase at Newbury, he was bought by Mr Philip Carr, father of a Nottinghamshire cricketer, Arthur Carr, for £1,000. The new owner died soon afterwards and Golden Miller was sold for £6,000 to Miss Dorothy Paget, who had just engaged Basil Briscoe as her private trainer.
Golden Miller therefore returned to Basil Briscoe. Dorothy Paget was the British flat racing Champion Owner in 1943, and the leading National Hunt owner in 1933–34, 1940–41 and 1951–52.
In 1931, Golden Miller made his steeplechasing debut at Newbury where he finished first, only to be disqualified for carrying incorrect weight. On 30 December, he won the Reading Chase before winning the Sefton Steeplechase on 20 January 1932.
1932
Golden Miller was five years old and trained by Basil Briscoe when he ran in the Gold Cup in 1932. He had run in only four steeplechases, winning three (though disqualified in one on technical grounds) and finishing a close second in the other. It was a good record but it was felt he was rather young to compete against seasoned chasers in the Gold Cup, so his starting price was 13/2. Grakle was favourite at 10/11.
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