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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

Thousands to remember Hillsborough victims at Grand National 2023

Spectators and jockeys alike will pay tribute to the 97 Liverpool fans who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster.

The third and final day of the Grand National Festival will see thousands remember those who died as a result of the tragedy. The Grand National Day falls on Saturday, April 15, exactly 34 years after the disaster.

As thousands gather at Aintree Racecourse, there will be a minute's applause for those who lost their lives. Sir Kenny Dalglish, who was manager of Liverpool FC at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, said: "My thoughts are always with everyone affected by what happened at Hillsborough on April 15th 1989 and the anniversary each year is always a poignant day for the city of Liverpool.

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