Kauto Star, who was also named Outstanding Chaser, beat New Approach, Authorized, Dylan Thomas, Manduro and Voy Por Ustedes to win the main award at Thursday night's ceremony at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.
Kauto Star misses the Tingle Creek this weekend in order to save himself for the King George late this month. Should he win again on Boxing day he will be attempting to win the Betfair bonus for a second year should he take the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the festival in March.
Kauto Star will have to beat stable mate Denman come the festival if he is to repeat what he did last year. One can see from the list of previous winners that it is only the very best that get awarded this honour is that you have to be top class. Previous winners include Ouija Board, Rock Of Gibraltar.
ROA Horses of the Year
2007 Kauto Star 2006 Ouija Board 2005 Sergeant Cecil 2004 Ouija Board 2003 Persian Punch 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar 2001 Fantastic Light 2000 Giant's Causeway 1999 Daylami 1998 One Man
| Lightning Strike Mover in Ballymore | 07 Dec 2007 |
| Long Walk World Hurdle Trial | 06 Dec 2007 |
| Voy Por Ustedes to lay down marker in Tingle Creek | 06 Dec 2007 |
| Catch Me Goes Where | 05 Dec 2007 |
| War Of Attrition out for the Season | 05 Dec 2007 |
| Sublimity for Boylesports Hurdle | 04 Dec 2007 |
| Cork All Star and Muirhead Supreme | 04 Dec 2007 |
| Meade in Second Heven | 03 Dec 2007 |
| Denman v Kauto Star | 03 Dec 2007 |
| Inglis Drever On track for Hat Trick | 02 Dec 2007 |
| Denman On Route to Lexus | 01 Dec 2007 |
| Hobbs Hill For Royal SunAlliance | 30 Nov 2007 |
| Long Distance Hurdle Holds Key | 30 Nov 2007 |
| Well Chief A Tingle | 29 Nov 2007 |
| Denman Gold Cup Challenger | 28 Nov 2007 |
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| Totesport | Totesport £25 Free Bet |
| William Hill | William Hill £25 Free Bet |
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On this section you can get an overview of the card for each day of the festival. In addition we have previewed each race with all the form, tips and odds to assist you in backing a Cheltenham Festival winner.

We now have the latest antepost betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival 2009 races. These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.
All the bookmakers will be putting up Special Offers on top of their Cheltenham Festival free bets for the festival. Generally you can get extra value with various cashback offers should your horse finish second or if it falls which are just a couple of the different types of offers you will find on this site during the Cheltenham Festival Races.
For those of you who do not have accomodation or tickets we have some useful tips to assist you in having a great week at Prestbury Park the home of National Hunt racing.

The Irish arrive in their thousands to participate in the biggest racing festival in the World. Each year the Irish enjoy having a punt and more than a few glasses of Guinness during festival week.