'Everywhere I went all anyone would ask me about is Cue Card'

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'Everywhere I went all anyone would ask me about is Cue Card'

Cue Card died at the age of 16. He was one of the most popular jumps horses of all time. His career began with a Fontwell success and he went on to win nine Grade 1s and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He earned £1.3 million in prize money. Joe Tizzard's father, Colin, rode Cue Card throughout his career. Tom Park wrote a Fans' Favourites piece about his remarkable career and his popularity. It is a true story. The horse took a dairy farmer to the winning podium at Cheltonham Festival. In the end, it was the horse that won the sport's holy grail, the Gold cup.

Cue Card won the Gold Cup at Kempton. Brennan won a Gold with Imperial Commander. It took him two years to get over the fall. He believes he would have won that day. He is convinced he won. The judge said it was because the crowd were going crazy. They had to wait for the announcement. Cue Card went on to win the Aintree Bowl. he also won at Punchestown. it took Brennan two year to recover from the accident. His horse won in the Ryanair Gold. and he was the one that got away. in a race with a horse going for a million pounds bonus. that he believes would be the worst mistake.


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