Aintree Racecourse

Aintree is the home of the greatest horserace in the world, the Aintree Grand National. Every year since 1839 forty odd runners set out to win the hearts and minds of the British public.

The first meeting to be staged at Aintree was in 1829 and has gone from strength to strength over the last two centuries. There are plans to complete a 30 million pound redevelopment for 2007.

Since the first National was won by Lottery in 1839 it has driven owners and trainers nationwide in the pursuit of National stardom and without doubt it will continue for as long as we have horseracing.

Aintree is a fabulous racetrack and is kept in prime condition for the National Hunt season and in particular for the Aintree Grand National festival which is staged over three days and is second only to the Cheltenham Festival.