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The Events That Would Highlight the 2011 Cheltenham Betting Festival
One of the most awaited festivals of this year for most punters and sports enthusiast particularly on horse racing is the 2011 Cheltenham Betting. This is the summit of all the betting season. And this year 2011 Cheltenham betting festival will be held at Prestbury Park this coming march 15 to 18. And with the final countdown that comes to an end this coming march of 2011 the thickness of all the most highlighted races are also increasing.
It becomes even more exciting that at the end of the Cheltenham festival trial day which took place on the same venue in Prestbury Park wherein it is also the last day of racing at Prestbury Park which ends exactly before the opening of the Cheltenham festival. It even becomes more interesting as top class horses and racers will be competing to obtain a chance to run in the upcoming festival. For the past years and up to this day, path of experiences was proven to be precious especially when it comes to a horse that gets to the festival, so therefore any horses that would win the race on the trial day will have a chance of a lifetime to race in the Cheltenham festival.
And during the trial day as well, there are long list of highlighted events that are being presented and are made open for any betting to punters and bettors that would be joining the said event. This is the time where punters will surely have the best days of their betting life experiences. And to give you some idea as to what events that you can probably expect to be part of the 2011 Cheltenham betting festival, here are the lists of some series of event in the trial day that you can expect on the 2011 Cheltenham festivity. These are:
1. Argento chase this is one of the most highlighted even during the trial day. Other than that it also serves as a vital trial to get a chance to compete in the upcoming Cheltenham festival. This event runs over three miles one furlong and with this kind of race it is no wonder why a lot of hopefuls are taking their chances in the Argento.
2. Cleeve hurdle is considered as one of the main support races on a card at Cheltenham every trial day and it is also one of the important pointer ahead of the world hurdle come this march of 2011 Cheltenham festival. This event runs for over three miles since the year 2005 and as a result it has become one of a stepping stone for the staying hurdles.
So with all these events you will see in the trial day, surely you would know that come 2011 Cheltenham festival will have the nation mesmerize and swept by horse racing fever as punters and racing enthusiasts prepare themselves to embark on an unrivalled path of fun and excitement and be able to witnessed the greatest jump of horses from different areas of the world.
Brisbane Turf Club A Long History
The Brisbane Turf Club has been a premier Queensland racing club since it was incorporated in 1923. Based at Doomben Racecourse, the Brisbane Turf Club has come a long way since those early days at “the creek” when it was a swampy marsh, and now its the trotting venue, Albion Park racecourse. As of 2009, the name Brisbane Turf Club ceases to exist, so read on for the history of this well-known Queensland club.
The beginnings of the Brisbane Turf Club were when G.M. Dash, Barney Joyce and Allan Oxlade bought Albion Park in 1922, from its former owner John Wren. The following year, this consortium formed the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club as the club was originally called.
Only a decade later, the young club expanded by buying the land, which would become the Doomben Racecourse which was opened in 1933. Located 7.5km north of Brisbanes CBD in the suburb of Ascot, Doomben is known as the Garden Racecourse because of its natural beauty.
The Doomben Course was closed during World War II, and US troops were billeted there during the Pacific War. Afterwards, for the last sixty years, the Brisbane Turf Club has built the track up to be one of Queenslands best-known horse racing venues. In 1946, on the reopening of the track, the TM Ahern (now the Carlton Draught Doomben 10,000) and the Doomben Cups (now the XXXX Doomben Cup) were first run. The Doomben Cup is now considered one of the best middle distance races in Australian racing.
In 1982 the Club sold its original course, Ascot Park, in order to fund significant expansion of what is now the world-class Doomben Racecourse. The turf track is a clockwise course with a circumference of 1715 metres with a 350 metre straight.
Other notable dates in the Clubs history were the introduction of the Queensland Horse of the Year Award in 1971, and the extension of membership to women in 1980. It was not until 2001 that the Club was incorporated.
In 2009 comes the biggest change of all for Brisbane Turf Club. On 1 July 2009 the Club merged with long time rival Queensland Turf Club to become the Brisbane Racing Club. The difficulty of running two major racing organisations in a city the size of Brisbane has seen the economic necessity of the two organizations combining resources. For punters, nothing will change, however, as they will still be able to watch their favourite horses and place their racing bets at either the Eagle Farm or Doomben courses.
Although some might say that Brisbane Turf Club is finished, it appears that the Brisbane Racing Club will be a more than worthy successor. The new Club has announced a $10.2 billion master redevelopment plan for both racecourses over the next ten years. Not only will new grandstands be built and new trackside facilities and stables developed, but also substantial new car parking and there is even talk of boutique hotels and apartments on the course.
The Brisbane Turf Club has passed; long live the Brisbane Racing Club!