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Aintree Racecourse is known to millions worldwide as the home of the Randox Health Grand National \u2013 The World\u2019s Greatest Steeplechase.<\/p>\n

Now established as one of the great racing festivals, The Grand National Meeting takes place in April each year, with the world and its media descending upon Aintree Racecourse for three of the biggest days in the British sporting and social calendar.<\/p>\n

Day 3 of the meeting is the famous Grand National Day, to be held on Saturday 11th April 2026. It is the world’s most famous horse race and no wins are as prestigious as this one.<\/p>\n

Register your interest today and avoid disappointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The eyes of the world turn to Aintree to witness forty of the finest national hunt horses line up for the challenge of the Aintree Grand National course, a gruelling four and a half miles, in an attempt to win the world’s greatest steeplechase in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[47,92],"class_list":["post-2045","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-horse-racing","mec_category-horse-racing-the-grand-national"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Grand National 2026 - Day 3 | Engage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join us for day 3 of the Grand National Metting. The World's Greatest Steeplechase. 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