...also known as the Cheltenham Festival is a horse racing meeting. It is a horse racing meeting in the same way that the Superbowl is the game of football.
Horse racing is either flat or national hunt, meaning over fences. The Cheltenham Festival, over four days in March, is the pinnacle of the national hunt season, which takes place over the winter months.
What makes Cheltenham special is the quality of the racing and the quality of the crowd. Around half of the crowd are Irish and are on a major drinking and gambling session. The other half are not Irish and are on a major drinking and gambling session. The racing involves the very best horses in Europe in races that are anticipated for months. There is already a buzz about Cheltenham - a gambling friend of mine pointed out today that there are only 9 weeks to go until the Gold Cup (the biggest race of the meeting) and he has a gambling budget of £1,000.
I have secured four tickets for the Thursday (Ed - if you are reading, one of them is for you. If you aren't, you can feck off) and I can't wait!
Bring on the Cheltenham roar.
Comments (4)
How much money is L1000 in the USA? I'll bet my wallet on horse #8.
Posted by Lauren | January 14, 2006 7:45 AM
Posted on January 14, 2006 07:45
$1,750
Posted by Gerald | January 14, 2006 9:00 AM
Posted on January 14, 2006 09:00
I'm definitely in mate.
When is it and what's the damage so far?
Posted by Ed | January 16, 2006 5:30 PM
Posted on January 16, 2006 17:30
And while I'm here....that Bird Flu joke the other day was pants.
Posted by Ed | January 16, 2006 5:32 PM
Posted on January 16, 2006 17:32