The Cheltenham Festival, National Hunt horse racing’s end of season extravaganza, where the best horses in training do battle for some of the most prestigious titles in the game, is just a month away. This season’s Gold Cup looks set to be a thriller, as old rivals Kauto Star and Denman lock horns once more.
If you’re a fan of both horse racing and poker, it really is worth checking out Racing Post Poker. A package to the Cheltenham Gold Cup was given away this weekend in a $5 tournament and these promotions are not uncommon, with past poker tournament giveaways including tickets to the Breeders Cup and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, as well as events with bounties on the heads of Racing Post journalists, tipsters and even jockeys. New players receive a 100% bonus up to £200 and there are lots of new player freerolls to get involved with.
With this fantastic marriage of poker and horse racing in mind, here is a selection of horses whose owners could have been poker fans.
Ramvaswani – an Irish bred bay, this seven year old is still in training. Yet to win a race from over 50 starts, the gelding has picked up a little over £9,000 in place prize money. His namesake, the London based poker pro Ram Vaswani, has fared considerably better in his career with an EPT title, a World Series of Poker bracelet and over $3 million in career winnings.
Hold Em – Another Irish bred horse, this eight year old contested last year’s RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, but was pulled up. He did manage to land a novices’ chase at Uttoxeter the following month but after being brought down in this year’s Victor Chandler Chase, he had to be put down.
Annie Duke – In 2006, Jim Switlyk decided to name one of his newly acquired horses after the prominent poker professional. The equine version of Annie was trained by Tom Fanning and featured on the New Jersey harness racing scene, having some minor success.
Bust Out – The worst case scenario for a player involved in a poker tournament, the chestnut gelding by the same name had no such misfortunes, winning six of his twelve career starts, including the Irish Arkle in 2003, under jockey Barry Geraghty.
Full House – Winner of five races on the flat, including the valuable 2007 Ascot Stakes, the opening race of the Royal Ascot meeting. The horse later embarked on a career over the jumps, which wasn’t nearly as successful.
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