The Cheltenham Festival is known as one of the most prestigious in all of Britain, and the richest race on the National Hunt calendar. It consists of four days of elite jump racing action, such that there are well over a dozen races over the course of the whole event.
The Cheltenham Festival is known as one of the most prestigious in all of Britain, and the richest race on the National Hunt calendar. It consists of four days of elite jump racing action, such that there are well over a dozen races over the course of the whole event.
Newmarket is the horse racing capital of the United Kingdom, hosting two famous race tracks, the July Course and the Rowley Mile, and two of the five English classics in the 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas. Around 50 of the nation’s leading trainers have made it their home, and the human population of approximately 20,000 is joined by an equine contingent of more than 3,600.