Grand National
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The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, near Liverpool. First run in 1839 as the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, it is a han
The Grand National in 2011
1890 engraving of horses jumping the famous Becher's Brook fence in the Grand National.
Ballabriggs, the winner of the 2011 Grand National.
Battleship is the only horse to win both the American Grand National and the English Grand National steeplechase races
Steeplechase (horse racing)
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A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted in Ireland, Great Britain, Canada, United Sta
Grand National
…annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, near Liverpool. First run in 1839 as the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, it is a handicap steeplechase over 4 miles 2+1⁄2 furlongs (4 miles 550 yards; 7 kilometres), with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. It is the most valuable jump race in Europe…
A steeplechase race
"The lads from the village" - the first recorded English steeplechase 1830
Saint Patrick's Day celebration in the Army of the Potomac. Depicts a steeplechase race among the Irish Brigade, 17 March 1863, by Edwin Forbes. Digitally restored.
A steeplechase at Five Dock, NSW.