More than 300,000 pints of Guinness will be sunk in Cheltenham this week
GUINNESS will be a clear favorite at Cheltenham this week – with more than 300,000 pints set to be sunk.
Punters will also snap up 14,000 bottles of champagne from 2km of bar space.
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Ten thousand liters of tea are served, plus five tons of cheese.
Nearly 250,000 racegoers will attend the four-day spectacle in Gloucestershire, culminating in the Gold Cup on Friday.
Regular royal visitors include Queen Camilla, and Zara and Mike Tindall.
Sir Rod Stewart and Sir Alex Ferguson are also enjoying the festival, which is celebrating its 100th year.
Ian Renton, who runs Cheltenham Racecourse as Managing Director of The Jockey Club, said: “The Cheltenham Festival is the pinnacle of our sport and Jump Racing’s most prestigious event.
“We look forward to welcoming racing fans from across Britain, Ireland and around the world for what promises to be an exciting and spectacular four days of on-track action, culminating in Friday’s fascinating Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, which this year is celebrating its centenary. years.”
Friday’s prestigious final event celebrates the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous Jumps race, which was first held in 1924 and is now worth a total prize fund of £625,000.
To mark its centenary, The Jockey Club announced yesterday that it will provide 100,000 opportunities for young people to experience the sport over the next ten years.
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Nevin Truesdale, Chief Executive of The Jockey Club, said: “The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup represents the pinnacle of our sport, and its centenary is a milestone moment that we feel honored to celebrate.
“Our commitment to providing 100,000 opportunities for young people over the next decade not only reflects the scale of the Gold Cup’s ability to inspire, but also allows us to look ahead and demonstrate how we can shape the next 100 years of can strengthen this historic match. and continue to broaden the appeal of racing as a whole.”
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