Cheltenham Festival By Numbers
3760000 |
The amount of prize money, in pounds sterling, that will be awarded at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival. |
200000 |
The number of pints of Guinness knocked back by spectators at the Cheltenham Festival every year. |
67500 |
The maximum capacity of the Cheltenham Racecourse spectator facilities. |
50000 |
Average attendance over the four day period of the Cheltenham Festival. |
10000 |
The number of Irish racing fans who travel to Prestbury Park every year to watch the Cheltenham Festival. |
5940 |
The distance in feet run during the National Hunt Cup, the Cheltenham Festival's long distance race |
2001 |
The only year, besides the periods during the two World Wars, that the Cheltenham Festival has been cancelled. |
1934 |
The year Golden Miller became the first horse to win both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in a |
1902 |
The year the Cheltenham Festival was first organised at a racecourse on Prestbury Park. |
150 |
The amount of money, in millions of pound sterling, bet on the Cheltenham Festival every year. |
25 |
The number of national hunt races run at the Cheltenham Festival. |
22 |
The number of fences jumped during the Cheltenham Gold Cup. |
5 |
The most consecutive victories by a racehorse in any Cheltenham Festival race, achieved by Golden Miller in the Cheltenham Gold Cup between 1932 and 1936. |
4 |
The number of feature races run at the Cheltenham Festival, including the Gold Cup, Queen Mother Champion Chase, Champion Hurdle and World Hurdle. |
4 |
The most wins by a jockey in a single year since the Cheltenham Festival expanded to 25 races in 2005. |
2 |
The shortest distance raced at the Cheltenham Festival, in miles. |
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