Grand National sweepstake.
A Grand National sweepstake is a forty-year office tradition — and SweepSquad is the modern way to run one. Each person draws a horse at random; whoever pulled the winner takes the pot. We do the draw, you collect the entries, the race does the rest.
- Dates
- Saturday 11 April 2026
- Field
- 34 horses
- Where
- Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Next running: April 2027
The 2026 Grand National was run on 11 April 2026. The next one is at Aintree in April 2027 — you can set your sweepstake up whenever you like and add the field when declarations land.
You keep the pot. SweepSquad never handles entry money.
Built for Grand National
What makes a Grand National sweepstake actually work.
You enter the result yourself; horse racing isn't one of the sports we pull automatically. The draw, the allocations, the leaderboard and the emails are all automatic.
Up to 34 horses drawn fairly
Random allocation across the final declared field, with spares shared out evenly.
One link for the whole office
Drop it in the team chat and everyone sees their own horse on their own phone.
You call the result, we do the rest
Horse racing results are entered by the organiser. One tap and the leaderboard, the pot and the emails all follow.
How it works
From group chat to crowned winner in three steps.
Create the sweepstake
Pick a tournament, set entry, invite your colleagues with a single link. Two minutes, no spreadsheet.
Allocate teams fairly
Seed-banded random draw means nobody hoards the favourites. Everyone sees the result land in real time.
Watch it play out
Live leaderboard, standings and a winner email when it's done. You enter each result; everything downstream is automatic.
Throughout the tournament
A live leaderboard your team will actually check.
Standings and the still-in list update the moment a result goes in. The dashboard everyone refreshes on Monday morning — and again at lunch.
- Standings update the moment you enter a result.
- Knocked-out competitors are marked out and notified by email.
- The dashboard and the still-in list always agree.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Priya |
| 2Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Tom |
| 3Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Aisha |
| 4Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | Marco |
Quietly considered
The boring bits, handled. The money, never.
You keep the pot
We never touch the money. Collect entries however your office already does.
Built to stay above board
Designed for low-stakes, equal-chance office sweepstakes between colleagues.
Fair by default
Seed-banded random draws so no one hoards the favourites.
Grand National FAQ
Questions about a Grand National sweepstake.
Honest answers. We're a tool, not your lawyer — local rules always apply.
Want to do just the draw? Try the free sweepstake generator.
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