Can Kauto Star Confirm His Place in Jump Racings History Books?
And 2010 could be the year that he cements his place in the Hall of Fame of the greatest ever Racehorses. With three King George Chases in the bag already and two Gold Cups, Kauto Star is already achieving more than any other at Grade One level already and at nine years old he probably still has two years outstanding in the tank. Perhaps the questions should be ‘will he win the King George and Gold Cup a further three times?’ Since falling in the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2006 in a race won by Newmill, Kauto has won thirteen from seventeen starts, he finished second in three others and only failed to finish when famously or infamously unseating Sam Thomas from the saddle at the last in the 2008 Betfair Chase ay Haydock – a race which he has already won again for the third time in November 2009. His consistency and ability is quite unbelievable and of those horses who have beaten him in those seventeen races, all have been subsequently beaten, including his stable mate and still po
