| Well we have seen Cheltenham festival again this | | | | here and experiencing one of the many |
| year with many surprises for us along the way. | | | | meetings. With the jockey's racing silks |
| With over two hundred thousand people visiting | | | | shimmering in the beautiful Cypriot sunshine |
| the festival in person over the week and betting | | | | against the wonderful backdrop of the striking |
| monies totalling over five hundred million pounds | | | | Kyrenia mountains, the lush green forests and the |
| this is one of the best festivals on the racing | | | | amazing shapely date palms it is all makes it |
| calendar in the world with people coming from all | | | | worth the trip here. Nicosia Racecourse has |
| over to experience the famous Cheltenham | | | | been the single place in Cyprus to be authorised |
| Festival every year. | | | | to arrange meetings and betting legally since the |
| Many of the UK horse racing tracks are very high | | | | start of racing in 1878 and this is still the same |
| in standard and are home to some of the world's | | | | today with this being the only place on the island |
| finest tracks and if you are lover of horse racing | | | | to take part in horse racing. The course had a |
| you will already know that it is fabulous day out | | | | full re-vamp and renovation in 1997 making the |
| for the family. No matter where you live in the | | | | track and buildings more up to date with modern |
| UK you will not be far away from a racecourse. | | | | times and the recent installation of the track |
| Although it is a British culture, horse racing, it is | | | | floodlights means the meetings can carry on until |
| also very popular in many other countries such as | | | | the early evenings. |
| Dubai, America, Australia and Europe. How far | | | | In the winter and spring seasons you will find |
| would you travel to be part of the racing | | | | meetings held here on Sundays and most |
| action? Would you travel to other counties? | | | | Wednesdays and the summer and autumn |
| There is some race courses that you would not | | | | seasons will see meetings held on Wednesdays |
| even know are there. Nicosia Racecourse in | | | | and most Saturdays. Along with this there is a |
| Cyprus is said to be one of the prettiest tracks in | | | | meeting on most of the major holidays. There |
| Europe and possibly even the world. You | | | | are ten races on each race card at each meeting, |
| wouldn't automatically think of Cyprus as a | | | | so there are lots to keep you entertained. |
| country to host race meetings however, it really | | | | This is one of many race courses to visit in |
| is a striking course. It was quoted as being | | | | Europe, granted this maybe the best one, and if |
| ‘the most picturesque race course in the | | | | you are considering a holiday, you could combined |
| world'. This statement may seem slightly over | | | | it with one of the many cheap Cyprus holidays |
| exaggerated but you will soon discover that this | | | | that are available. |
| statement is very true after spending the day | | | | |