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The Grand National Day at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England is one of the top horse racing events in the UK and undeniably a highlight in the British sporting calendar.

Today dubbed, John Smith's Grand National Day, the racing festival runs on a Saturday in April. The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt handicap horse race and the biggest race among punters in the United Kingdom. It is popular amongst racegoers and the many people who do not watch horse racing at other times of the year.

Thoroughbred Racing History in the UK

While Thoroughbred Racing was established far back by the Ancient Greeks, the origins of modern horse racing developed in the UK with the introduction of Arab stallions brought back from the Crusades in the 12th Century.

The next significant step towards professional racing was six centuries later with race courses becoming established throughout the United Kingdom and the setting up of the great classic horse races - the St Leger (1776), the Oaks (1779), the Derby (1780) the 2,000 Guineas (1809) and the 1,000 Guineas (1814).

Today the most famous thoroughbred horse races in the UK include the Epsom Oaks, Epsom Derby, Cheltenham Festival, and the Grand National Day.

The UK Jockey Club

The UK Jockey Club was the first governing body for the horseracing sport as we know it today, founded in the 1750's.The British Horseracing Board, on the other hand, became the governing body in 1993, though the Jockey club still has an important role in English racing.

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