TAUNTON are hosting a Free Race Day on Monday, March 13, the day prior to the start of the Cheltenham Festival when the first of the seven races on the card, which has a massive prize pot of almost £70,000 up for grabs, is due to post at 1.40pm.To obtain a Free Entry, racegoers need to apply for a ticket (maximum of four per applicant) before midnight on Sunday, March 6, which can be done by logging onto www.tauntonracecourse.co.ukThe big race on the card is The William Hill Stayers Hurdle Top Price Guarantee Handicap Steeple Chase, (Class 3) over a distance of three and a half miles at 3.25pm which has a prize fund of £16,500 on offer.Racegoers are reminded that a courtesy coach service departs from outside Platform 5 of Taunton Railway Station 90 minutes before the off and returns from the course half an hour after the start of the last.Taunton race again this month on Monday, 20th and Thursday 30th March, and looking further ahead the ever popular Ladies Day takes place on Thursday, April 13.On Saturday, June 24, Taunton racecourse will be hosting a Royal Ascot Lunch which will include a welcoming drink on arrival, two course lunch, a racing host, in house bookmaker, afternoon tea and a Royal Day of Racing all for £39.To book a place, apply for tickets for the Free Race Day on March 6th and any further information log onto www.tauntonracecourse.co.uk