Aintree is a suburb of Liverpool, in the north-west of England. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...
The name is thought to be of Saxon origin, and mean Lone Tree. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...
It is best known as the site of the racecourse that since the 19th century has staged the Grand National horse race. During the 1950s and 60s, there was also a 3 mile long motor racing circuit on the site, which used the same grandstands as the horse race, and the British Grand Prix was staged there on five occasions. Aintree was the location for the famous Grand Prix motor race in 1955 when Stirling Moss won his first British Grand Prix , driving a Mercedes. Two years later he became the first British Driver to win a British Grand Prix whilst driving a British car, a Vanwall. The full Grand Prix Circuit was last raced on in 1964, but part of it (the 1.5 mile Club Circuit) is still open, and a limited amount of motor sport continues today in the form of Car Sprints & Track Days and Motorcycle Racing. Aintree race course is a British horse racing venue in Aintree, near Liverpool, on Merseyside. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Grand National is the premier horse race over fences in the United Kingdom. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. ... The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. ... The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. ... Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. ...
Aintree legend Ginger McCain is confident age will prove no barrier to success when Amberleigh House bids to become only the third 'teenager' in history to win the world's most famous jumps race next April.
AintreeRacecourse announced today that the prize fund for the John Smith's Grand National, to be run on Saturday 9th April 2005, will be £700,000 (over 1,000,000 (Euros)), an increase of £100,000 (16.6%) from the 2004 race.
AintreeRacecourse announced today that the UK's number 1 selling ale, John Smith's, is to sponsor the Grand National meeting in a new three-year multi-million pound title sponsorship agreement.
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