Home of the greatest steeplechase on Earth Why ...

Home of the greatest steeplechase on Earth Why is this and why is it called a steeplechase I hear you ask?
Steeplechase dates back to when local gentry, landowners, farmers etc. Would hold a race to see who had the fastest horses the course of the race would be in a straight line to a distant church steeple hence the 'course of the race' became the 'Racecourse' and as the horses race after each other towards the church steeple jumping over fences and hedges as they went this type of race became known as a 'Steeplechase'.
So why is Aintree Racecourse home of the worlds greatest Steeplechase? It's in Liverpool that's why.