Monday 30 May 2011

Cheltenham Festival race in place in New Zealand for New grabs for the winner

Cheltenham Festival race in place in New Zealand than New for grabs for the winner.

Cheltenham Racecourse chiefs and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) exciting opportunity for a horse show in March at Prestbury Park for the meeting has received offers to travel.

Cheltenham Dream 24-race series based on a points competition in which each generation in terms of grade point edge runs from May to October.

This New Zealand's most spectacular and permanent jump horse racing is designed to identify and hurdlers and chasers for both is open.

Horse that won the series in the UK transport costs and a Festival championship race to a place in a major pay awards will be offered connection.

Karlos and Mali Juraj early leaderband is headed who have won Grade Two races at Waikato.

Andre Klein, National Jump Racing Manager for NZTR, said: "We are delighted to be in a position to promote this series and sincerely hope that the winner takes up this generous offer from the team at Cheltenham Racecourse and heads to the Festival next March.

"New Zealand is a country that harbours a strong passion for jump racing.

"It produces excellent horsemen and outstanding horses and there can be no better place on earth to showcase that, than in front of the vast crowds at the Festival.

"I can imagine the whole of New Zealand tuning into watch if a New Zealand runner makes it to the starting line and the dream becomes reality.

"I have no doubt the best in New Zealand can be competitive against the best in Europe."

Cheltenham's director of racing Simon Claisse said: "We are excited about the prospect of a horse travelling from New Zealand to compete in one of the top races at the Festival, which will add to the huge interest in the meeting around the world.

"We'll be following the progress of the series with great interest."