Moscow Flyer – the retired Champion 2 mile chaser is now spending much of his time with the IHWT where he helps the Charity to promote its work and the Ex-racehorse Re-training Programme in particular. He regularly makes special appearances at events and has also competed in ex-racehorse showing classes.
Moscow Flyer
Now aged 16, Moscow Flyer was a top-class National Hunt horse over distances between 2 miles and 2 1/2 miles. He won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2003 and 2005, the Tingle Creek Chase in 2003 and 2004 and the Arkle Challenge Trophy in 2002. Owned by Brian Kearney and trained at the Curragh by Jessica Harrington, his jockey during almost all his successes was Barry Geraghty.
The winner of 27 of his 45 career starts, Moscow Flyer was easily one of the greatest steeplechasers of the last thirty years and he retired from racing in April 2007 having amassed an incredible total of €1,748,328.20 in prize money.
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