Press Releases
Here you'll find our latest Press Releases and media guides. This section will include entry information for The Festival races plus other early closing events.
Cheltenham Racecourse announces more details about Olympic Torch Celebration 9th May 2012
With just two weeks until the long-anticipated Olympic Torch Evening Celebration event on 23rd May, more details have today been released about the programme for the day at Cheltenham Racecourse.
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Hunter Chase Evening concludes another outstanding season at Cheltenham 1st May 2012
Cheltenham Racecourse hosts its final meeting of the 2011/2012 season with the hugely popular Hunter Chase Evening on Wednesday, May 2, when the amateurs take centre stage.
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AGA Ladies’ Point-to-point Championship reaches its climax with Grand Final at Cheltenham 27th April 2012
Hunter Chase Evening at Cheltenham Racecourse on Wednesday, May 2, sees the thrilling climax to a season of AGA-sponsored ladies’ point-to-point racing with not one but two championship titles at stake...
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Edward Gillespie to stand down as Cheltenham Racecourse MD after reaching a century of Festival days in charge 24th April 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – Edward Gillespie, Managing Director of Cheltenham Racecourse, today announced his decision to stand down from the day-to-day management of the world-famous Gloucestershire venue after 32 years at the helm.
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Action returns to Cheltenham with two-day April Meeting - Powell double-handed in Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle 17th April 2012
After a break of just over a month, racing returns to Cheltenham tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18, when the two-day April Meeting gets underway with a seven-race card.
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Divers chasing more Cheltenham success in Ceres Estates Silver Trophy 13th April 2012
The feature race at next week’s two-day April Meeting at Cheltenham is the £40,000 Grade Two Ceres Estates Silver Trophy Limited Handicap Chase (3.45pm) over two miles and five furlongs on Wednesday, April 18.
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Pony Racing Jockeys to Shine at Cheltenham 27th March 2012
The first ever race restricted to riders who are graduates of Pony Racing is to be staged at Cheltenham Racecourse on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
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The Festival helps Cancer Research UK raise £250,000 23rd March 2012
Fundraising activities centred around The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse helped generate in excess of £250,000 for Cancer Research UK.
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Thomas Pink Awards - Final Standings 16th March 2012
Geraghty & Henderson take the honours, plus full roll of honour for the 2012 Festival
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Gillespie delighted 16th March 2012
Edward Gillespie, Cheltenham Racecourse’s Managing Director, reflected on four days that had seen both a record attendance today of 70,458 for a single day of the Festival and a highest-ever overall crowd of 236,730.
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