1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup

The 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday 16 March 1989. It was the 62nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Desert Orchid. The winner was ridden by Simon Sherwood and trained by David Elsworth.

The race was later voted the "Greatest Race of All Time" in a Racing Post poll, ahead of the 1973 Grand National and the 1975 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Race details

 * Sponsor: Tote
 * Winner's prize money: £66,635.00
 * Going: Heavy
 * Number of runners: 13
 * Winner's time: 7m 17.6s

Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. Ref = refused; PU = pulled-up; BD = brought down. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Desert Orchid:


 * Foaled: 11 April 1979 in Great Britain
 * Sire: Grey Mirage; Dam: Flower Child (Brother)
 * Owner: Richard Burridge
 * Breeder: James Burridge