Anatomy of a Grand National fence: The fences on the Grand National course are almost as legendary as the horses and riders who have triumphed over them. Many are individually named and contain unique features such as a drop on landing, or being positioned on a sharp turn. The rest of the fences, though still […]
Dreams come true and history is made for plenty of fairytale endings in Aintree’s Grand National: the ‘world’s greatest race’… Facts courtesy of Aintree Racecourse. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. 1977 Red Rum created history by winning the Grand National, by 25 lengths, for a record third time under Tommy Stack. His
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Randox Ladies Day at the Randox Grand National Festival on Friday 8th April will see Merseyside legend Craig Charles performing a Live DJ set on the Red Rum Lawn after racing as part of the #FabulousFriday raceday experience. A familiar face from his many years playing Dave Lister in cult science sitcom Red Dwarf, Liverpool-born Charles
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Female Grand National Jockeys: Riding in the Aintree Grand National is daunting for any jockey but until relatively recently, the race’s fences were barely the most formidable obstacles to be encountered by female jockeys wishing to compete in the race. First the law: women were actually prohibited from taking part until the Sex Discrimination Act
Aintree’s Grand National is now the ‘world’s greatest race’? But as well as hosting a base for US troops and a motor-racing circuit, it came close to being lost forever… Facts courtesy of Aintree Racecourse. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 3 here. 1930 By an unknown sire and initially sold for a mere 20
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Trainer Gordon Elliott was overcome with emotion as Tiger Roll, ridden by Davy Russell, returned after winning his second consecutive Aintree Grand National in 2019. Elliott, in tears, reacted: “Everyone loves him. He is the people’s horse. I cannot believe it.” Tiger Roll, a nine-year-old by Authorized carrying 11st 5lb, became the first horse since
‘Everybody loves a grey…’ Three different grey horses have won the Grand National four times – The Lamb (1868 and 1871), Nicolaus Silver (1961) and Neptune Collonges (2012). But greys have gone close in recent years. Suny Bay, second to Lord Gyllene in 1997, filled the same spot behind Earth Summit in 1998 when the
In 2011 Richard Dunwoody took EclipseMagazine.co.uk on an exclusive jump-by-jump course walk of the famous Aintree racetrack – and the course of the Grand National. You can view the video here:
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Tim Molony bought Red Rum as a yearling for 400 guineas in 1966 for owner Maurice Kingsley, with the intention of winning the two-year-old seller on the Flat at Liverpool the following March. The horse duly obliged, dead-heating with Curlicue. Molony had to go to 300 guineas to buy back Red Rum at the auction which
Grand National Jockeys FACTS: CURRENT Grand National Jockeys Davy Russell holds the best record of current jockeys, having won the Aintree Grand National twice. Russell enjoyed two consecutive wins on Tiger Roll, in 2018 and 2019. They were unable to challenge Red Rum’s unique record of three wins, after the Grand National was cancelled in
