I believe it's the Grand National.
I believe it's the Grand National.
Grand National is an annual hunt horse race which takes places in Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. It was first started in 1839.
Tatenen, at the 12th fence.
Oh, dude, the Aintree Iron in the Scaffold song is actually referring to a horse race at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. It's like a nickname for the Grand National steeplechase, where horses jump over crazy obstacles. So, yeah, it's basically about some intense horse racing action, not just some random iron hanging out in a scaffold.
Al Eile, a fantastic horse owned by Michael Ryan and trained by John Queally.
Lottery was the first winner of the Aintree Grand National, in 1839.
Don't Push It , in the 2010 Grand National.
Red Rum was a famous race horse. He won the Aintree Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He is the only horse to have won it 3 times. He finished second in it in 1975 and 1976. He also won the Scottish Grand National in 1974. He won 24 out of the 100 races that he ran in. He was born in 1965 and died in 1995 and is buried beside the winning post at Aintree Racecourse.
Red Rum is the most successful horse, having won the Grand National three times: 1973, 1974 and 1977.
the horse was called mon mome, trained by venettia williams.
The last horse to do 'the double' of wining the Eider Chase at Newcastle and The Grand National at Aintree was Highland Wedding in 1969.
The Spring Double in Horse Racing is the Grand National & the Lincoln