UK Horse Racing Festivals to Attend After the Grand National
If you missed the thrill of the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, the Flat racing season delivers its own run of unmissable occasions.
If you missed the thrill of the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, the Flat racing season delivers its own run of unmissable occasions.
Constitution Hill is scheduled to run in Saturday’s Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes (2.35) at Newbury Racecourse. However, his participation remains uncertain as trainer Nicky Henderson continues to monitor ground conditions ahead of the weekend.
I Am Maximus won the 2026 Grand National at Aintree, becoming the first horse since Red Rum to regain the race after previously winning in 2024.
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All eyes will be on the historic Newmarket Racecourse for the 2026 edition of the Spring Meeting gets underway on Friday 15th May 2026.
The opening day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree provided an incredible afternoon of top-class racing, headlined by a gripping clash between Brighterdaysahead and The New Lion in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle.
The Grand National Festival reaches its spectacular conclusion on Saturday, 11 April, with a seven-race card headlined by the world’s most famous steeplechase, the Randox Grand National at 16:00.
Defending champion Nick Rockett has been ruled out of Saturday’s Randox Grand National at Aintree after being declared a non-runner due to illness.
The second day of the Grand National Festival, Ladies Day on Friday 10 April, features four Grade 1 contests, two Handicap Hurdles, and a Handicap Chase run over the Grand National fences.
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