Two-time Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs dies days after retiring

Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs dies aged 10, less than a week after retiring.

FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Britain - March 15, 2024 Paul Townend riding Galopin Des Champs in action before winning the 15:30 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo 02 Sep 2026 02:33AM Sept 1 : Two-time Cheltenham Go

Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs has died from injuries sustained in an accident in field less than a week after being retired by connections.

Galopin Des Champs famously won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2023 and 2024

Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs has died from injuries sustained in an accident in a field less than a week after being retired by connections.

An iconic Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse has died aged 10 - just five days after it was announced he had been retired

The 10-year-old who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2023 and 2024 and finished second in 2025 for trainer Willie Mullins suffered a fatal injury in a field