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Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, bordering the city of Liverpool. The racecourse is the venue for the Grand National steeplechase, which takes place annually in April over three days. Aintree also holds meetings in May, October (Sunday), November and December (both Saturdays).
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit is a 3.000 mi (4.828 km) motor racing circuit in the village of Aintree, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.The circuit is located within the Aintree Racecourse and used the same grandstands as horse racing.
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap steeplechase over an official distance of about 4 miles and 2½ furlongs (4 miles 514 yards (6.907 km)), with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. [1]
Historic England, "County Stand at Aintree Racecourse (1343257)", National Heritage List for England Historic England, Listed Buildings , retrieved 30 March 2015 Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West , The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press , ISBN 0-300-10910-5
Also known as Clifton Park Racecourse, now the site of Blackpool Airport: Bogside Racecourse [10] Ayrshire: Scotland: Mixed: 7 June 1808: 10 April 1965: Staged point-to-point racing until March 1994: Bournemouth Racecourse [11] Hampshire: England: National Hunt: 17 April 1925: 11 April 1928: Also known as Ensbury Park Racecourse: Brocklesby ...
The 1837 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the second of three unofficial annual precursors of a Handicap Steeple-chase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase horse race which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on 4 March 1837 and attracted a field of four runners. This race did not carry the prestige of the ...
Corach Rambler won the 2023 Grand National at Aintree backing up its status as the 8/1 favourite.. Mister Coffey and Coko Beach led early on and throughout most of the thrilling race.But chaotic ...
Aintree Racecourse railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch, in Sefton, England. It originally opened as Aintree Cinder Lane around 1890 as the only station on the line at the time, only opening for race days at Aintree Racecourse .