Cheltenham Festival: for individuals who are passionate about CheltenhTweetDate: Feb 9, 2012 | Views: 24 | Comments: 0 One of the most significant meetings in the National Hunt calendar of United Kingdom is the Cheltenham Festival. This Cheltenham festival takes place each year in Gloucestershire at the Cheltenham racecourse in the month of March. Several thousands of people are interested in this festival because of Cheltenham betting as it gives them chance to win lots of money by backing their selections and cheering it past the post. The Cheltenham festivalstarted in 1902, and eventually chose Cheltenham as its permanent home in 1911. The flagship race, the Gold Cup, first took place in 1819, for a price of 100 guineas.The festival added an extra day to the event due to popular demand, so from 2005 we had four days of world class racing to look forward to!
People who are just passionate about horse racing get an amazing chance to enjoy the event. In these 4 days there are total numbers of 27 horse races occur in which people bet for around several millions of dollars. There's a host of hugely competitive races across the four days, and thousands are expected to arrive in Cheltenham to sample the legendary atmosphere. The Gold Cup, the meetings flagship race, is the highlight of the UK Hunt Calendar.
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