Grand National: BBC News

Grade 3 race
Grand National
A Grand National Impression (1926)
Location	Aintree Racecourse Liverpool, England
Race type	Chase
Sponsor	John Smith's
Website	Aintree
Race information
Distance	4m 4f (7,242 m)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Six-years-old and up rated 110+ by BHB
Weight	Handicap Maximum: 11 st 10 lb
Purse	£925,000 (2010) 1st: £521,053

The Grand National is a famous National Hunt horse race which is held at Aintree in England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of 4½ miles (approx 7¼ km), and during its running there are thirty fences to be jumped. It is presently scheduled to take place each year on a Saturday afternoon in early April. The blog contains exclusive news, reviews, pictures, videos, history, tickets and much more!!!

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

BBC News 3rd April 1993 Grand National declared void

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