Everything about Cheltenham Racecourse totally explained
Cheltenham Racecourse is a
racecourse for
horse racing events, located at Prestbury Park, in the suburban village of
Prestbury near the
English town of
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire. Cheltenham is called the "home of
National Hunt racing", largely because it hosts the four-day
Cheltenham Festival, held in March of each year and featuring the
Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The racecourse has a scenic location in a natural
amphitheatre just below the
escarpment of the
Cotswold Hills, at
Cleeve Hill, with a capacity of 67,500 spectators. The racecourse also has
its own railway station, although this no longer serves racegoers but is rather the southern terminus of the
preserved Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
The main racecourse has two separate courses alongside each other, the Old Course and the New Course. The New Course has a tricky downhill fence and a longer run-in for
steeplechases than the Old Course. Hurdle races over two miles on the New Course also have a slight peculiarity in that most of the hurdles are jumped early on in the race with only two hurdles being jumped in the last seven
furlongs.
There is also a cross-country course which is laid out inside the main racecourse and is used for cross-country steeplechases.
The racecourse is the home of The Centaur, one of the largest auditoria in the
South West of England. This multiple-use complex seats over 2,000 people for conferences and around 4,000 standing for concerts. The racecourse is the venue for the annual
Greenbelt festival and
Wychwood Music Festival. The
University of Gloucestershire holds its graduation ceremony and summer ball at the racecourse.
Notable races
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