This is the race of a life time for many. The Grand National is what all race horse owners and jockeys aspire to. It is a three day event (the festivities) with the race at the Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, which is typically held on a Saturday in early April. The race has been being run since 1939, and the lucky winner that year was a horse by the name of Lottery.

The horses have been well trained for years to be entered into this race. The age for a horse to run in this race is 6 years and over. It is one of the most difficult races to run for both horse and jockey. There have been 62 horses that have lost their lives and one jockey who lost his life during the running of this race since 1939. There are 16 fences and two other jumps that the horse must jump.

There are drop fences where the horses land on the other side of the fence and it is lower than the side where they jumped from, so the horse is moving toward the fence and does not know about this until he is in the air. There are fences where the landing side is higher than on the side from which they take off, and this is a test of the horse’s abilities.

There is an area in the course about half way through that has a difficult jump with an immediate 90 degree turn in it. This tests the ability of the jockey and the horse to communicate and keep up pace with the course. Then comes the long race to the finish of this 4.5 mile track which is when you can see the wear on the horse.

The track is very intense for the horses and their riders. They both must be in top form for this race. Endurance is also a must as it is a long race at 4.5 miles with rigorous jumps and race track curves. You can often see the strain on the horses as they race to the finish, which is always exciting, and not always predictable.

There are great stories and tales about the Grand National that include some great winning horses like Red Rum who won 3 times in 1973, 1974, and 1977, he came in 2nd in 1995 and 1996. There have been many records set at this racetrack in Liverpool like the oldest winning horse at age 15, the youngest winning jockey at age 17, and fastest winning time at 8m 47.8s, Mr. Frisk in 1990. There are many great stats and stories about this race and track.

As you can imagine, along with the stories are the records that have been set at the Grand National, such as, the youngest winning jockey at age 17, the oldest winning horse at age 15, and fastest winning time at 8m 47.8s, Mr. Frisk in 1990. There are many great stats and stories about this race and track. The most winning horse was Red Rum who won 3 races in 1973, 1974, and 1977.

Of course what would a horse race be without the big purse for the horse owners and the jockey, and the bets placed by the spectators at the track or online. There are many who have a science to betting on their horse, and others who have no special formula, they just pick who they feel is lucky.