| Kauto Star | |
|---|---|
 Kauto Star in April 2012 at Sandown. | |
| Sire | Village Star |
| Grandsire | Moulin |
| Dam | Kauto Relka |
| Damsire | Port Etienne |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 19 March 2000 |
| Died | 29 June 2015 (aged 15) |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mrs Henri Aubert |
| Owner | Clive D. Smith |
| Trainer | Serge Foucher Paul Nicholls |
| Record | 41: 23-7-4 |
| Earnings | £3,775,883 |
| Major wins | |
| Tingle Creek Chase (2005, 2006) Old Roan Chase (2006) Betfair Chase (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) King George VI Chase (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) Aon Chase (2007) Cheltenham Gold Cup (2007, 2009) Ascot Chase (2008) JNwine.com Champion Chase (2008, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
| Stayers Chase Triple Crown (2006/07) National Hunt Order of Merit (2006/07, 2007/08) Top rated steeplechase horse (2006/07, 2008/9, 2009/10, 2011/12) Timeform rating: 191 | |
| Last updated on 16 March 2024 | |
Kauto Star (19 March 2000 – 29 June 2015) was a French-bred National Hunt champion thoroughbred racehorse trained by Paul Nicholls in Somerset and owned by Clive Smith. He was known for his versatility and longevity, being the only horse ever to be top rated over 2 miles, 2.5 miles and 3 miles in the same season. He is also the first horse ever to win a Grade 1 race in six consecutive seasons, which he extended to seven. His Racing Post rating of 192 is the highest ever awarded to a National Hunt horse since those ratings began in 1987. He won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice, in 2007 and 2009, becoming the first horse to regain the cup. In 2009, he beat Denman by thirteen lengths, after losing to the same horse by seven lengths the previous year.[1] Kauto Star tried for three more years to win the race again, but the best placing he could achieve was third in 2011.[2] He also won the King George VI Chase a record five times. Kauto Star was one of the most successful steeplechasers of any era: he finished his career with a National Hunt record of £3,775,883 in earnings, £2,375,883 of which was winner's prize money,[3] a £1,000,000 bonus for the completion of the 2006/2007 Stayers Chase Triple Crown and a £400,000 reward for heading the BHA Table of Merit in the 2006/2007 season.
- ^ "Results 2008 Gold Cup". Timeform. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Results 2011 Gold Cup". Timeform. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Kauto Star". Racing Post. Retrieved 17 September 2012.