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The Cheltenham Festival is a horse racing-based meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, with race prize money second only to the Grand National. [1] The four-day festival takes place annually in March at Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham , Gloucestershire .
The entire Cheltenham Festival was cancelled in 2001 because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. A replacement for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the Gold Trophy Chase, was contested at Sandown in late April, but the Racing Post stated that this "lacked any strength in depth and was no substitute for the Gold Cup". [5]
In 2001 during the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak, the 2001 Cheltenham Festival was cancelled for the first time since 1943 due to World War II. From 2008, the racecourse and The Jockey Club were in talks with Cheltenham Town F.C. about a possible move to the racecourse.
Cheltenham today: Day 3 weather forecast and going. Cheltenham race card 2023: Festival runners and full schedule. Where to watch Cheltenham Festival 2023 after ITV coverage ends. 09:42, Michael Jones
Cheltenham Festival race schedule. 09:37, Mike Jones. Champion Day – Tuesday, March 12 . 13:30 - Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. 14:10 - Arkle Challenge Trophy. 14:50 - Handicap Steeple Chase.
The feature race on day two of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival is the Queen Mother Champion Chase (4pm, ITV1). The championship race takes place over 2m, and the field jump 13 fences around the Old ...
The art auctioneers Christie's supported the race from 1979 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2015 it was sponsored by the Country Gentleman's Association. [1] Since 2016 it has been sponsored by St. James's Place plc. The race's full title is the St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase. Until 2020 the race was known as the St ...
The cost of living crisis is being blamed for a drop in attendance at the Cheltenham Festival this year.. The festival, the highlight of the National Hunt racing calendar, attracts tens of ...