AINTREE RACES: LIVERPOOL’S GRAND DAY OUT

AINTREE RACES: LIVERPOOL’S GRAND DAY OUT

by | Apr 8, 2015 | Footie

ORGANISED horse racing in the UK predates professional football by more than 100 years and the Grand National, first run officially at Aintree in 1839 and won by an aptly named beast, “Lottery” is the most world-renowned race on the calendar. It seems odd that the...
THE NATIONAL: A GRAND DAY OUT

THE NATIONAL: A GRAND DAY OUT

by | Mar 28, 2014 | Footie

NEVER been to Aintree? You can bet you’re missing out, says MIKE NEVIN. ORGANISED horse racing in the UK predates professional football by more than 100 years and the Grand National – first run officially at Aintree in 1839 and won by an aptly-named beast called...