The Cheltenham festival is indeed the most prestigious event in the national hunt racing in the United Kingdom. The festival originated some time in 1860. The event was previously held on Market Harborough and was then called the Grand National Hunt. Today, the event will take place some time in mid March and it is happening every year. The event is so grand that horse racing enthusiasts are certainly looking forward to this event. Thus, it makes Cheltenham betting a sure talk of the town. This is not hard to understand because during this event, all the best trained horses get to compete with each other. It was only during the year 2005 when the horse racing event was extended. Additional days were added to cater for the sports event, giving a total of four days horse racing. Because of this extension, six horse races were added. The event has been very famous that all tickets for the event have been sold out. People who are very enthusiastic with the Cheltenham Festival would travel across the sea just to witness the event. As a matter of fact, these horse betting enthusiasts, especially those from the United Kingdom and Ireland has coined it to be a pilgrimage that is held annually.

The Cheltenham festival has a total of twenty seven races. Each of these races is what sports betting enthusiasts are looking forward to. This is where most of the bets are focused on. The race includes Champion hurdle which will take place during the opening day of the festival, Queen Mother Champion Chase which is one of the most awaited race because of the excitement of who will be the one to claim the glory, Arkle Trophy Challenge which is one of the main features of the race which is believed to bring the top newbie chasers, and the World Hurdle which has the most pot money. In this event, there will be over five hundred horses that will be competing for the huge sum of 3.4 million pounds of win. The very popular Purstbery Park race course will hold the event. The race course is located on the edge of Cheltenham. Hosting this huge event is not new to Purstbery Park. As a matter of fact, it has previously hosted some of the major sports betting events.

The crash between the greatest horses of the United Kingdom is one sure reason why all horse racing punters look forward to this event. Participating in this grand event can give you a very great chance to win a big sum of money. However, the risk can also be great. This is the reason why you need to be very well informed about the trend of the race to help you make a good decision as to where to place your bet. Conducting a thorough research is very important. After all, you cannot just risk placing your bet carelessly and losing your hard earned money. Provided that you become very well informed about the trend, this event can be your perfect chance to win a stream of income.