Horse Racing
March 2015The Cheltenham Festival
The four-day Cheltenham festival is an eagerly awaited event on the National Hunt horse-racing calendar, attracting crowds of around 230,000 people, with total prize money of £3.67 million.
Tickets can be purchased by phone, on-line or at the Racecourse from the beginning of September.
The festival opens with Champion Day, featuring the most important hurdle race of the season, The Stan James Champion Hurdle. Champion Day also features a parade of past champions, entertainment around the racecourse and pre-racing interviews with racing celebrities.
The Queen Mother Champion Chase provides an invigorating spectacle, a two-mile dash over Cheltenham's famous fences. Wednesday is also Ladies Day and there are awards for the Best Dressed Lady, Best Accessories and Best Hat. Thursday has an Irish flavour and is an early celebration of St Patricks Day, featuring the Ladbrokes World Hurdle and the Ryanair Chase.
The Festival culminates on Friday with the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the highlight of the Jump season, and the title that is universally coveted by jockeys and trainers alike.
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