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The 2024 Grand National (officially known as the Randox 2024 Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 176th annual running of the Grand National horse race. It took place on Saturday 13 April 2024, at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England. [ 1 ]
For three years during World War I, the Grand National could not be run at Aintree, and so a substitute event was held at another racecourse, Gatwick. This venue is now defunct, and it is presently the site of London Gatwick Airport. The course was modified to make it similar to Aintree, and the races were contested over the same distance, with ...
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 ]
Amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen had quite the retirement ride on Saturday. The 39-year-old Waley-Cohen marked his final race in the saddle by winning the world-famous Grand National horse race ...
The most famous event in the British racing returns in 2023 with the Grand National set to be held at Aintree.. First run in 1839, the steeplechase will see competing horses and jockeys clear 30 ...
No Perfect Formula follows Cadillac's engineers and racing teams along the road to competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is held in part on real roads in and around the town of Le Mans ...
Becher's Brook (/ ˈ b iː tʃ ər z / BEECH-ərz) [1] is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is jumped twice during the race, as the 6th and 22nd fence, as well as on four other occasions during the year.
FILE - Joey Logano (22) and Michael McDowell (34) lead the field to start the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John ...