As the field of 40 runners shapes up for this year’s John Smith’s Grand National meeting at Aintree, the Liverpool racecourse is inviting the public to ‘feel the passion’ and buy tickets for its number one racing occasion. Much more than a single day’s steeplechase, the Grand National is three full days of music, entertainment, [...]
- Posted in 06. Horse Racing
Grand National betting allows the general public to experience the thrill of the world’s greatest jump race from any location. Tens of millions of pounds are wagered on each year’s 40 runners. They can be watched live now all over the globe, thanks to syndicated television broadcasts provided by the BBC as well as live [...]
- Posted in 06. Horse Racing
Tours of the grounds at Aintree are conducted throughout the year. They start at the Visitors Centre, where exhibits bring history to life and reveal such mysteries as what jockeys wear under their colours and what link the King of Afghanistan had to a race considered “suitable only for scoundrels.” There are paintings inspired by [...]
- Posted in 06. Horse Racing
The Grand National Steeplechase course at Aintree is one of the most famous horse racing tracks in the world. The 2¼-mile circuit features 16 permanent fences ranging from 4’6” to 6” in height. The first 14 of these are jumped twice. The last two are crossed only on the first of two laps, so that [...]
- Posted in 06. Horse Racing
Ladbrokes contract with Davies was set to expire in 1982. The developer did not want to renew it. He wanted to sell the property, and again the Aintree racecourse seemed destined to become the Grand National’s burial ground. When a member of the Jockey Club, Dick Saunders, mounted Frank Gilman’s Grittar for the 1982 meeting, [...]
- Posted in 06. Horse Racing
