• An exterior view of spectators in the County Stand during a minute applause in memory of the Hillsborough disaster held at the Grand National horse race held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Some 40 runners will compete in the 167th running of he world's most famous horse race at Aintree on Saturday. Peter Powell / EPA / April 5, 2014
    An exterior view of spectators in the County Stand during a minute applause in memory of the Hillsborough disaster held at the Grand National horse race held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Some 40 runners will compete in the 167th running of he world's most famous horse race at Aintree on Saturday. Peter Powell / EPA / April 5, 2014
  • Tony McCoy riding Trifolium in action at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
    Tony McCoy riding Trifolium in action at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
  • Doeslessthanme ridden by Harry Challoner, centre, jumps the chair during the Topham Steeple Chase at the Grand National horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Andrew Yates / AFP / April 4, 2014
    Doeslessthanme ridden by Harry Challoner, centre, jumps the chair during the Topham Steeple Chase at the Grand National horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Andrew Yates / AFP / April 4, 2014
  • Balder Succes ridden by Wayne Hutchinson clears the last fence on their way to victory in the Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
    Balder Succes ridden by Wayne Hutchinson clears the last fence on their way to victory in the Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
  • Tony McCoy rides Lac Fontana to win The Pertemps Network Mersey Novices' Hurdle Race at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
    Tony McCoy rides Lac Fontana to win The Pertemps Network Mersey Novices' Hurdle Race at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
  • Ma Filleule ridden by Barry Geraghty clears the final fence on the way to winning the 'Supporting The Everton In The Community Steeple Chase' during the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Toby Melville / Reuters / April 4, 2014
    Ma Filleule ridden by Barry Geraghty clears the final fence on the way to winning the 'Supporting The Everton In The Community Steeple Chase' during the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Toby Melville / Reuters / April 4, 2014
  • A member of the public holds an umbrella before the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Jon Super / AP / April 5, 2014
    A member of the public holds an umbrella before the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Jon Super / AP / April 5, 2014
  • Riders and horses clear 'The Chair' in the 'Supporting The Everton In The Community Steeple Chase' during the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Toby Melville / Reuters / April 4, 2014
    Riders and horses clear 'The Chair' in the 'Supporting The Everton In The Community Steeple Chase' during the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Toby Melville / Reuters / April 4, 2014
  • Balder Succes ridden by Wayne Hutchinson clears the last fence on their way to victory in the Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
    Balder Succes ridden by Wayne Hutchinson clears the last fence on their way to victory in the Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images / April 5, 2014
  • Fago, ridden by Barry Fehilly, falls at the open ditch at the 'Supporting The Everton In The Community Steeple Chase' during the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Russell Cheyne / Reuters / April 4, 2014
    Fago, ridden by Barry Fehilly, falls at the open ditch at the 'Supporting The Everton In The Community Steeple Chase' during the Grand National horse racing meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Russell Cheyne / Reuters / April 4, 2014
  • Robert Thornton riding Avispa, second left, wins The Concerto Group Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 4, 2014
    Robert Thornton riding Avispa, second left, wins The Concerto Group Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 4, 2014
  • Irish jockey Barry Geraghty clears the last fence as he wins the Novices' Hurdle Race aboard Beat That on Ladies Day at the Grand National race meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Jon Super / AP / April 4, 2014
    Irish jockey Barry Geraghty clears the last fence as he wins the Novices' Hurdle Race aboard Beat That on Ladies Day at the Grand National race meeting at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Jon Super / AP / April 4, 2014
  • Runners pass the crowd in The Concerto Group Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 14, 2014
    Runners pass the crowd in The Concerto Group Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images / April 14, 2014
  • An exterior view of spectators holding umbrellas in the Queen Mother Stand during the Grand National horse race held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Peter Powell / EPA / April 5, 2014
    An exterior view of spectators holding umbrellas in the Queen Mother Stand during the Grand National horse race held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. Peter Powell / EPA / April 5, 2014
  • Women leave after the final race amongst the debris left behind at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images / April 4, 2014
    Women leave after the final race amongst the debris left behind at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images / April 4, 2014
  • Barry Geraghty riding Beat That clears the last hurdle to win The Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle Race at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images/ April 4, 2014
    Barry Geraghty riding Beat That clears the last hurdle to win The Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle Race at Aintree Racecourse on Friday. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images/ April 4, 2014

In pictures: Images from Grand National


  • English
  • Arabic

The biggest hurdle race, the Grand National, in the United Kingdom will be ran on Saturday to conclude the three-day meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England.