Dresses, suits and sunshine lit up Aintree as thousands of racegoers arrived to take in the first day of the famous Grand National festival. More than 150,000 people are due to attend the three-day event,

A horse has died on the first day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree on Thursday. Willy De Houelle, which was ridden by Rachael Blackmore, owned by Rich Ricci and trained by Willie Mullins, suffered a fatal injury after falling early in the Juvenile Hurdle, a two-mile-one-furlong event.

Our expert has picked his best selections for day two of the Grand National Festival at Aintree, where the card again includes four Grade 1 races

The Grand National festival, one of the U.K.'s premier horse racing events, returns this weekend at Aintree. Here's everything you need to know.

Almost £10 million is being staked illegally on the Grand National amid an alarming growth in black-market betting across the UK, according to industry analysis.

The final field for the 2025 Grand National is now confirmed so the time has come for families and workmates across the country to conduct their annual sweepstake.