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Since ages men has been searching for various medium to entertain him. From radio to television, stage play to movies, music to dance, playing a sport to watching it and what not. Similarly there is another, one of the most prestigious sports loved by all is racing. There are still many categories in racing: aircrafts, cars, boat, and animals such as horses, etc. Every year in March United Kingdom celebrates the most esteemed racing festival, the Cheltenham Festival. The cynosures of attractions in this festival are the best trained Irish and British horses, which race against each other and raise the mercury level on the racing ground. The sight is solely incomparable as the chances of seeing the best horses running in the same race are very exceptional.
The Festival is also celebrated so widely because Saint Patrick's Day coincides [a national holiday, celebrated for patron saint of Ireland] with horse racing, which happens to be Saint Patrick's Day Derby. The Cheltenham FestivalCheltenham Festival also famous for its betting; there are millions of pounds being gambled on the races. This year [2011], the festival will be held from 15 March to 18 March. The most important aspect of the Cheltenham festival this year would be its 100th Anniversary; it was founded in year 1911 at Cheltenham racecourse. Since this festival is about to embark its century, the festival would surely be very special right from the first day. The Racing events has been scheduled and setup being made for betting, the final day of the festival will see the Gold Cup, which is Grade 1 National Hunt chase in United Kingdom [which is open to horses aged 5 yrs or older]. There are many different racing events to be held during the festival, to name a few: Supreme Novices' Hurdle, RSA Chase, Triumph hurdle, World Hurdle, Coral Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase, and many more. These races attract hundreds of thousand spectators; who gamble millions of pounds during the course of the festival.
The four day festival this year will observe lots of glamour and Cheltenham roar, as this is the highest paid horse racing event second only to the Grand National. People from all across the country come to watch and participate in the racing event and not to forget betting is also an important part of this festival. Ruby Walsh has been quite an eye candy since few years during the racing events. This year will also see some of the best races and will attract even more spectators.
