THE Grand National takes place TODAY. One of the biggest few days in the horse racing calendar returns to Aintree. GRAND NATIONAL 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS More than 150,000 people are ...

Aintree hosts the Grand National this weekend (9-11 April) but there's plenty of horse racing to come before the blue ribband event at one of the hottest weekends in the horse racing calendar – and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 178th Grand National takes place this weekend, at the iconic Aintree racecourse. Over 150,000 people are expected at the ...

Racing at Aintree is officially underway for the 2026 Grand National festival week. The biggest names in horse racing have descended upon Merseyside for an opening day filled with seven spectacular ...

A seven-year-old horse had to be euthanized after breaking its back on the final fence of a Grand National steeplechase race ...

Day one of the 2026 Grand National Festival kicks off on Thursday with four Grade 1 contests for racing fans to enjoy. This card features the 2024 Foxhunters’ Champion, It’s On The Line, who bids ...

Laafi has become the first major racing festival winner to be disqualified because his rider whipped him too many times.

I Am Maximus made history when becoming the first horse to regain the National since Aintree legend Red Rum in the 1970s ...

Jockey Paul Townend had to attend a stewards inquiry into his riding of Gold Dancer, who had to be euthanised after the William Hill Mildmay Novices’ Chase on welfare grounds ...

Aintree horse Gold Dancer suffers fatal injury while winning race - Aintree Racecourse confirmed Gold Dancer was put down after breaking his back while winning the Mildmay Novices' Chase ...

And just like that, racing season is in full swing once more, and this week, it's all eyes on Aintree. The British festival is host to the famous Grand National, but before Saturday's big race, ...

It’s the third and final day of the Aintree Festival on Saturday and the world’s most famous steeplechase, the Grand National ...