Who came first second and third in the Grand National?
The list features two horses called Peter Simple and two called Royal Mail. It also includes two with slightly different spellings, Mathew (1847) and Matthew (1902)….Grand National 1–2–3–4.
| Year | 1837 |
|---|---|
| First | The Duke |
| Second | The Disowned |
| Third | Dan O’Connell |
| Fourth | (only three finished) |
Which horses have won two Grand Nationals?
Tiger Roll, who won the Randox Grand National in 2017 and 2018 has become the modern-day hero, being the only horse to have won two consecutive Grand National races after racing legend, Red Rum.
Who won the Grand National 3 times?
Red Rum
It’s been over 40 years since Red Rum recorded the first of the three victories in the Grand National that earned him pride of place in the record books, and immortalised him as one of the greatest steeplechasers in the world. He still remains the only horse to have won the Grand National three times.
How many horses have won the Grand National 3 times?
Red Rum became, and remains as of 2018, the only horse to have won the Grand National three times, in 1973, 1974, and 1977. He also finished second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976.
Which horse won this year’s Grand National?
Grand National 2019 Results Tiger Roll wins the Aintree Grand National 2019! Tiger Roll is the first horse in 45 years to win back-to-back Grand Nationals.
What was the prize money for the 2013 Grand National?
The showpiece steeplechase, which concluded a three-day meeting (one of only four held at Aintree throughout the year), took place on 6 April 2013. The maximum permitted field of 40 runners competed for a share of the £975,000 prize fund, which made the National the most valuable jump race in Europe.
Who was the second woman to win a Grand National?
While in 2009, Venetia Williams became the second woman to saddle a National winner. She won with Mon Mome (11 years after she had actually ridden in the race). More recently both Sue Smith (Auroras Encore 2013) and Lucinda Russell (One For Arthur 2017) have trained Grand National winners.
Who was the first horse to win three Grand Nationals?
It was over 40 years ago that Red Rum recorded the first of three victories in Grand National History. This earned him pride of place in the record books forever. He remains the only horse to have won three Grand Nationals and, was known to be a phenomenon.
Who was the jockey who fell in the 2013 Grand National?
Andrew Thornton became the first of only two jockeys in the 2013 National to fall from his mount as the field streamed over the 12th fence. The Chair is the penultimate fence on the first circuit and marked the end of the race for champion jockey Tony McCoy who was unseated from Colbert Station.