Equestrian Festival in Cheltenham UK Bashny.Net

This is one of the most important competitions of the season, the prize pool which is only slightly smaller than the largest - the UK National arrival. This year's festival takes place from 16 th to 19 th March. Within four days, the city will visit more than one thousand guests. Among them, incidentally, are often members of the royal family.



On Tuesday, the festival took place jumps, called Smurfit Champion Hurdle. On Wednesday appointed jogging Mother Champion Chase, with a length of 2 miles distance. On Thursday, the guests will see the race for a long distance Ladbrokes World Hurdle (3 miles). A complete all in Friday's key competition - Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup. In the district of Notting Hill (Notting Hill) races have been held for nearly two centuries, and this is the first festival was held 108 years ago and consisted of two days. On the format of the festival to four days passed only five years ago.