The Grand National dates back to 1839 which was won by a horse named Lottery. This race is a long standing tradition that comes along every year. Each horse is the best of their breed. They have been well trained for years to be in the Grand National. The Horse must be at least 6 years old to run the race.

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.

About halfway through the race course is an ominous looking fence with a 90 degree turn after the jump; this also tests a horse and riders abilities to stay on stride. The final leg of the 4.5 mile run is a long run in to the finish line. This is when the horses are already tired from the vigorous course that they have just run.

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.

Some have a way of deciding which horse is the favorite by the stats, and there are some that just pick a favorite by the sound of the name, the look of the horse, or whatever else stands out to them. This is a special day for all concerned especially for the horses.