{"id":294122,"date":"2023-10-16T16:17:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T21:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=294122"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:28:58","slug":"uks-grand-national-runners-cut-to-34-to-make-race-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/uks-grand-national-runners-cut-to-34-to-make-race-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Grand National Limited to 34 Runners to Make Race Safer"},"content":{"rendered":"
New changes to the UK\u2019s Grand National<\/a> horse race next April aim to make the iconic steeplechase safer for horses and their riders. These include trimming the number of runners from 40 to 34 and reducing the height of the 11th fence by two inches.<\/p>\n