I’m really looking forward to this week.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
Because it’s the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n
For those of you who don’t know, I love horse racing. I’m not exactly a sportsman, but that’s the one sport I really enjoy watching.<\/p>\n
Heck, it’s the sport that first got me started online!<\/p>\n
But more on that in a moment.<\/p>\n
If you’re not sure what the Cheltenham Festival is, let me explain…<\/p>\n
It’s a jumps meeting (meaning the horses have to jump over obstacles) which has the second highest prize money after the Grand National.<\/p>\n
As you know, in England we like to do things that are old. And horse racing is no exception.<\/p>\n
This horse racing festival first started in 1860, and there’s still one race which is run that existed in 1912.<\/p>\n
That’s pretty friggin awesome (IMHO).<\/p>\n
It’s also well bet. Usually there’s around \u00a3250 – \u00a3300 million pounds bet during the festival, which would indicate I’m not the only person who enjoys it \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
My love of horse racing got me writing for a magazine, and from there I began my journey online with a year-long course and then a blog called the Race Advisor.<\/p>\n
I’m proud to say that the Race Advisor is now one of the most popular horse racing blogs in the UK. Something I couldn’t have done without the incredible team of people working with me on it (thanks you lot).<\/p>\n