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Horse racing: 2025 Grand National Festival at Aintree

The 2025 Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse on Merseyside near Liverpool is scheduled for 3-5 April 2025. With a total of 21 races, the prestigious three-day event is a highlight of the National Hunt racing calendar, attracting enthusiasts from around the world. Not only about racing, the festival also features live entertainment, fashion competitions, and various attractions that contribute to its festive atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned racing fan or a first-time visitor, the event offers a memorable experience. Event schedule: Thursday 3 April 2025 – Opening Day: The festival commences with a day featuring competitive races, setting the stage for the excitement to follow. Friday 4 April 2025 – Ladies Day: This day combines top-tier racing with fashion and s...
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Sport Liverpool board is created to oversee major events push
13Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Sport Liverpool board is created to oversee major events push

Liverpool is famous for its music, history and culture, but for many visitors it is sport and in particular football that is the real heartbeat of the north-west English city.   Home to two Premier League clubs, major stadia and arenas, Liverpool’s standing as a sporting destination has grown with events such as the Grand National horse race at Aintree and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon series. Liverpool will also host Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures at Anfield and the M&S Bank Arena while next year the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held in the city.  Major sporting events are such a key driver for business and tourism that the city’s destination marketing organisation, Marketing Liverpool, has recently launched the Sport Liverpool board.  Ch...
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2020 Grand National Festival: event guide, tickets and hospitality options, travel details  
2Mar By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Events, Guides

2020 Grand National Festival: event guide, tickets and hospitality options, travel details  

The sporting world will be watching Aintree as the famous Liverpool racecourse hosts the 2020 Randox Health Grand National Festival for three days in April.  Starting with Liverpool’s Day on Thursday 2 April, the opening day of the festival is described as “one of the region’s best kept secrets” and a popular choice for racing fans and couples alike.  Day two at Aintree, #FabulousFriday (3 April), is Ladies Day. As well as four Grade One races on the track, fashion and style is the order of the day off the track. The final day of the festival, Saturday 4 April, is the big one as the Grand National is held at 5.15pm (UK time). Millions around the world will be watching the £1m Grade 3 handicap steeplechase as the horses jump 30 fences around the 4-mile-2.5-furlong circuit.   Here we loo...
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