Grand National

noun

the Grand National an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839

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Historical Examples of grand national

Steeplechasing is a Grand-National sport, but it is the sport of the rich, whereas hunting is not.
Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field
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