BRITAIN-EQUESTRIAN-RACING-NATIONAL

BRITAIN-EQUESTRIAN-RACING-NATIONAL

A scale model of ‘The Kelpies’, giant horse-head sculptures in Falkirk, Scotland is displayed on the opening day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, Northern England on April 9, 2015. The annual three day meeting culminates in the Grand National which is run over a distance of four miles and four furlongs (7,242 metres), and is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF