Randox Grand National 2021 - The World Is Watching Held at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool and run over the famous iconic fences, the Randox Grand National is the race the world stops to watch. 'GRAND NATIONAL RACECOURSE' is a 23 letter phrase starting with G and ending with E Crossword clues for 'GRAND NATIONAL RACECOURSE' Clue Answer; Grand National racecourse (7) AINTREE: Grand National course (7) Race course (7) Liverpool racecourse (7) Home of the Grand National (7).
The history of the Randox Grand National Festival can be traced back to the early 1800's.
In February 1839, Lottery became the first winner of the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, the race that would become known as the Grand National. Horses had to jump a stone wall, cross a stretch of ploughed land and finish over two hurdles.
Mr Edward William Topham, a respected handicapper, was responsible for turning the Grand National into a handicap in 1843 after it had been a weight-for-age race for the first four years. The Topham family owned substantial tracts of land around Aintree and in 1949 they bought the course outright from Lord Sefton, from whom the land had previously been leased since the racecourse’s opening in 1829.
Back to back winners includes Abd-El-Kader, The Colonel, and the Irish horse Reynoldstown.