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The 2019 Grand National (officially known as the Randox Health Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 172nd annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase was held on 6 April and is the pinnacle of a three-day festival. [1] [2]
A horse and handler at an outdoor show in the United Kingdom. A horse show is an event taking place over days or weeks, comprising competitions and displays in equestrian sports. These are lists of notable horse shows by country or geographical area.
A winning pony at a horse show. A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Many different horse breeds and equestrian disciplines hold competitions worldwide, from local to the international levels. Most horse shows run from one to three days, sometimes longer for major, all-breed events or national and international championships.
In November 2018, the NYRA and Fox Sports reached a new agreement that made Fox Sports the year-round television home for NYRA races from Saratoga and Belmont, featuring more than 600 hours of horse racing. [11] In 2019, the NYRA and Fox debuted America's Day at the Races, which has become their flagship horse racing show. [12]
The 2019 Classic was considered to be wide open, given that the major races in the division for both three-year-olds and older male horses were split between many contenders. The favorite was McKinzie , a 4-year-old colt who had finished either first or second in all of his starts in 2019, including a win in the Whitney Handicap .
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The 2019 Epsom Derby was the 240th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 2019. The race was sponsored by Investec . The winner was the Coolmore Stud 's bay colt Anthony Van Dyck , ridden by Seamie Heffernan and trained at Ballydoyle in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien .