Alcoholic ginger beer company Crabbie's have announced that they will sponsor the Grand National racing festival at Aintree for the next three years.
Crabbie's replaces beer brand John Smith's, the race's backers from 2005 to 2013.
Excited to announce that we are the proud sponsors of the Grand National. #Aintree #TheCrabbiesGrandNational pic.twitter.com/aev2OJ2Zad
— Crabbie's (@CrabbiesUK) August 28, 2013
Crabbie's also has sport affiliations with Everton, Hibernian and golf's Scottish Open.
Next year's Grand National meeting will be held from Thursday, April 3 to Saturday, April 5 2014.
This year's race was won by 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore.