Legend of Dawn Run lives on at Sligo on a special night for teenage jockey
The Paddy Mullins-trained racing icon was the only horse to ever win the Champion Hurdle (1984) and Gold Cup (1986) and is considered the greatest mare ever to race over jumps.
She was tragically killed in a fatal fall at French racecourse Auteuil just a few months after her historic Gold Cup win when attempting to win the French Champion Hurdle.
Dawn Run was famously owned by Mrs Charmian Hill, who rode out the mare at Mullins' yard and was known as the 'Galloping Granny'. The Waterford woman also incredibly won a race at Tralee on her mare when she was 62.
Mrs Hill died in 1990 but decades on the iconic red and black silks of Dawn Run were back in the winners' enclosure at Sligo, and amazingly worn by HIll's great-granddaughter.
19-year-old Gabriella Hill and the Henry De Bromhead-trained Trubshaw grabbed the glory in the Guinness Handicap - hanging on by a head to win from God The Highness in a desperately close finish. Glor Tire and Gabriella Hill after winning at Leopardstown last year (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)
HIll rode her first winner last summer for Jim Bolger and is now eyeing a new career in the UK with trainer Stuart Williams, ensuring the Dawn Run dynasty continues.
Wexford-based Hill told Irishracing.com : 'It's great to get a win in the family colours and Trubshaw has come on a lot in his last few runs. He was lovely and relaxed today.
'I'm getting the boat over to Newmarket on Monday to join Stuart Williams. He has a good few horses and I'm looking forward to it.
She added: 'We always had a couple of horses at home I've always been riding. I started with a local point-to-point trainer down the road at weekends. I got a taste for it then and got my licence. I'm really enjoying it.'
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It might be 40 years since Dawn Run created horse racing history at Cheltenham but the mighty mare's legend lived on at Sligo on Wednesday night. The Paddy Mullins-trained racing icon was the only horse to ever win the Champion Hurdle (1984) and Gold Cup (1986) and is considered the greatest mare ever to race over jumps. She was tragically killed in a fatal fall at French racecourse Auteuil just a few months after her historic Gold Cup win when attempting to win the French Champion Hurdle. Dawn Run was famously owned by Mrs Charmian Hill, who rode out the mare at Mullins' yard and was known as the 'Galloping Granny'. The Waterford woman also incredibly won a race at Tralee on her mare when she was 62. Mrs Hill died in 1990 but decades on the iconic red and black silks of Dawn Run were back in the winners' enclosure at Sligo, and amazingly worn by HIll's great-granddaughter. 19-year-old Gabriella Hill and the Henry De Bromhead-trained Trubshaw grabbed the glory in the Guinness Handicap - hanging on by a head to win from God The Highness in a desperately close finish. Glor Tire and Gabriella Hill after winning at Leopardstown last year (Image: PA Archive/PA Images) HIll rode her first winner last summer for Jim Bolger and is now eyeing a new career in the UK with trainer Stuart Williams, ensuring the Dawn Run dynasty continues. Wexford-based Hill told : 'It's great to get a win in the family colours and Trubshaw has come on a lot in his last few runs. He was lovely and relaxed today. 'I'm getting the boat over to Newmarket on Monday to join Stuart Williams. He has a good few horses and I'm looking forward to it. She added: 'We always had a couple of horses at home I've always been riding. I started with a local point-to-point trainer down the road at weekends. I got a taste for it then and got my licence. I'm really enjoying it.'
