The Grand National Festival opens on Thursday 3rd April 2025 in the build up to the most famous event in the horse racing calendar! Sponsored by Randox, the Grand National steeplechase takes place at Aintree in Liverpool on Saturday 5th April at 4pm.
This is the UK’s most popular race meeting and people all over the world will be placing their bets on the big race, watching their favourite horses and jockeys take on The Chair and Becher’s Brook!
This famous sporting event has found its way into many EFL classrooms with horse racing themed lessons and vocabulary now the order of the week. Join us for a few horsey ideas that you can take into the winner’s enclosure (aka. the EFL classroom)! (more…)