Posts Tagged cheltenham
The Gold Cup
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on February 10th, 2009
The roar of the crowd as the tapes rise for the first race of the Festival each year tells you everything you need to know – 12 months of waiting is over!
Over the course of the week, around 230,000 people will be here to witness the action and soak up the atmosphere and across the country, well over £500 million will be wagered on the outcome of the 26 races. Total Prize Money in 2009 is £3.56m, an astonishing average of almost £140,000 for each Festival race.
The feature race on Tuesday is The Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, the most sought after prize anywhere for 2 miles hurdlers. The Irish have won seven of the last ten runnings of this historic contest, but Katchit led home a 1-2-3 for Britain in 2008.
Cheese rolling madness
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events, Video on February 5th, 2009
It’s back! on the 21st May 2009 the annual event takes place at Cooper’s Hill near Cheltenham, it’s an event not to be missed. Check out last years winners!
Super Furry Animals at Wychwood
Posted by Culture Vulture in Live Music on January 28th, 2009
Critically acclaimed indie-popsters Super Furry Animals are one of the most innovative and exciting groups to have emerged from Wales. MTV describe their sound as “shimmering, melodic, irreverent, and willfully artsy rock & roll”. They will be headlining the Friday night of the Wychwood Music Festival. Click here to get the full line up.