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Grand National

British  

noun

  1. an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Curtis would not be drawn on whether she would aim her stable star at the most historic race of all, the Grand National next April.

From Barron's

The pair’s Grand National Tour is a triumph of the unbothered.

From Los Angeles Times

Prior to her Grand National triumph, Blackmore had already become the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle aboard Honeysuckle, that same year.

From BBC

His "rewards" had been said to include hospitality at the Scottish Grand National at Ayr, a night at the Loch Green Hotel in Troon and a meal at Elliots in Prestwick.

From BBC

Grand National runner Celebre D'Allen died from a "severe bacterial respiratory infection" that developed after the race, a post-mortem has determined.

From BBC