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The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom. It is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom, and is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year. It is also one of the most controversial, due to the number of injuries and fatalities suffered by the participating horses and has consequently been targeted by animal rights groups who have campaigned to have it banned. Rss Feed for Grand National Tickets

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The first races of Grand National at Aintree were run in 1829. The first races were flat races and it was some years later in 1835 that the first jump races were held.

On Tuesday 26th February 1839 the first Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was run over 2 circuits and 20 fences. In 1843, Mr Edward William Topham, a member of the original syndicate and a respected handicapper, was responsible for turning the race into a handicap race. in 1847, the race was renamed to The Grand National.

In 1973 the Aintree racecourse was sold to property developer Bill Davies who trippled admission prices in 1975 and attendance dropped. Seagram sponsored the race up to 1991, and Martell Cognac, a Seagram subsidiary at the time, took over sponsorship of the Grand National and the rest of the meeting in 1992 and this continued until 2004. In 2005 sponsorship of the Grand National was taken up by John Smith's, a subsidiary of Scottish & Newcastle and the prize money was immediately increased from £100,000 to £700,000, and later to £800,000. John Smith's sponsorship will continue to 2010.

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