Cheltenham Racecourse Delighted with Sell-Out New Year’s Day Crowd

Record crowd for New Year's Day Cheltenham horse racing amid football festive void

Cheltenham Racecourse achieved an unprecedented milestone on New Year's Day when the fixture was completely sold out for the first time

Cheltenham Racecourse delighted with sell-out New Year’s Day crowd

A record number of racegoers descended on Cheltenham as their New Year's Day fixture sold out for the first time.

STAR RACING PREVIEW: New Year's Day 2026

Happy New Year to one and all reading, writes WILLIAM KEDJANYI. The racing year starts with a bang as a big crowd will head to the Cotswolds for Cheltenham’s traditional New Year card, whilst there’s a strong meeting at Windsor, which is new to the calendar and plenty of interesting action at Tramore to boot also. Some races from Cheltenham are previewed below, although they don’t include the Reelkeel Hurdle (2.35), where Kabral Du Mathan is a s…