During the 1950s and '60s, there was also a three-mile-long motor racing circuit on the site, which used the same grandstands as the horserace.
O'Rourke states that an uncle of the writer George Moore (novelist), Augustus, was killed when thrown from his horse at Aintree in March 1845 and wonders "Is it possible that this incident underwent a transformation in the popular mind, giving rise to the folklore account referred to above? Or was there another Moore fatality on the turf?"
A horse named after Paris Pike won the Scottish Grand National Steeplechase in 2001 before falling at the first fence in the famous 2002 Grand National at Aintree, England.
While commanding a trawler to aid the French evacuations in 1940, he was captured and was detained in the concentration camp at Aintree.
Over the years, Aintree had been the site of private races between the Molyneux family and their friends, including the Stanleys.
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Edward, Prince of Wales was in attendance at Aintree for the showpiece steeplechase.
Mark Pougatch presented the programme live from Aintree with race commentary called by Cornelius Lysaght and John Hunt.
Fazakerley railway station, aka Aintree (1) L&Y, opened as Simonswood, renames Aintree (1) L&Y then renamed Fazakerly
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Aintree Central railway station Opened as Aintree, renamed Aintree CLC then renamed Aintree Central; Closed as Central in 1963
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Aintree railway station, Aintree (2) L&Y, Opened as Aintree renamed Aintree Sefton Arms then renamed Aintree Still open as Aintree
The horse is notorious for a spectacular fall at Valentines Brook in the 2006 Grand National at Aintree.
The area has not had a train service since Gateacre railway station closed in 1972; the disused railway trackbed has been converted into a cycle and pedestrian path from Aintree to Halewood, forming part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
Bobbyjo (1990–2001) was an Irish bred racehorse by Bustineto and Markup, best remembered as the winner of the 1999 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree.
Following a decision by the BBC to add a fourth commentator to their Grand National team, Owen joined Jim McGrath, Ian Bartlett and Tony O'Hehir for the 2004 running of the Aintree spectacular - taking the field from Valentine's Brook to the Melling Road.
In 1848 Broome accepted an offer to compete in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree.
And the A59 is situated to the west of the village, connecting Maghull and Kennessee Green with Liverpool, Aintree, Litherland, Preston and Ormskirk.
Monty's Pass was the winner of the 2003 Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool, when ridden by Barry Geraghty, trained by Jimmy Mangan and running in the colours of the Dee Racing Syndicate, a group of owners based in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, and led by Blackpool born bingo hall owner Mike Futter.
The horse returned to Aintree to defend his title in 2007, finishing sixth but pulled up injured and never raced again, finally being retired in January 2009.
Rough Quest (1986- ) is a Thoroughbred racehorse most famous for his victory in the 1996 Grand National at Aintree.
In 1995 his trainer Jenny Pitman tried to talk the owners, Gary and Libby Johnson out of running him at Aintree, confessing to the BBC's Des Lynam in a post race interview that she thought they were "Mad bringing him here 'cause he could win the Scottish National (scheduled to be run two weeks later) doing triple toeloops."
Simon Bazalgette born March 1962 is chief executive of The Jockey Club, which runs 15 UK racecourses including Cheltenham, Aintree, Epsom and Newmarket, and other assets such as The National Stud.
His first notable win came in April 2006 at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Liverpool, England where he won the John Smith's Imagine Appeal Top Novices' Hurdle, a Grade 2 National Hunt race.