Betting can be very lucrative, but when it comes to Grand National Betting, the competition is even more profitable as the prize fund was listed at £975,000 for 2013. Even fans who do not regularly participate in horse racing betting usually place a Grand National bet.
Aintree has been the home of the Grand National since its first running in 1839 and ironically the winner of the first race was named Lottery. Changes have been made to the course and the fences over the years but essentially the race still remains the one of the toughest tests of horse and rider in the world. Forty horses line up each year and around two thirds of the field will not complete the race, which is four and a half miles long and has 30 fences to negotiate.
The Grand National is one of the world’s richest horse races in terms of prize money with a cool £1 million in total prize money up for grabs again in 2022. The breakdown is as follows:
1st £561,300
2nd £211,100
3rd £105,500
4th £52,700
5th £26,500
6th £13,200
7th £6,800
8th £3,600
9th £2,000
10th £1,000
Time | Thursday 7 April to Saturday 9 April 2022 |
Location | Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool |
Length | 4 miles |
Number of Jumps | 16 fences |
Number of Horses | 40 horses |
Previous Jockey Won | Rachael Blackmore |
Previous Horse Winner | Minella Times |