PFERDERENNEN
Cheltenham Festival 2019
March 12, 2019 - March 15, 2019 -
Das Cheltenham Festival, eines der angesehensten Events im Rennkalender für Pferderennen, wird in Gloucestershire, England, abgehalten. Auch heuer wird das Rennen wie geplant durchgeführt, obwohl es im Vorfeld Fälle von Pferdegrippe gegeben hatte, vorsichtshalber wurden 174 Rennställe in ganz Britannien geschlossen.
The four-day festival features many of the best British and Irish trained horses and is particularly popular with Irish visitors.
The climax of the week is the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, with other highlights being Tuesday’s Unibet Champion Hurdle, Wednesday’s Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase and the Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle on Thursday.
The winner of the 2019 Gold Cup will be presented with the original 1924 trophy, after Cheltenham Racecourse regained ownership last year after decades of being held in private ownership.