Founding and early Nationals (1829–1850)
The Grand National was founded by William Lynn, a syndicate head and proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel, on land he leased in Meer weergeven

Leading horse:
• Red Rum – 3 wins (1973, 1974, 1977)
Leading jockey:
• George Stevens – 5 wins (Freetrader, 1856 Meer weergeven

Statistics
The Grand National has been described by the BBC as higher risk than lots of other horse races. … Meer weergeven

Favourites
In the 71 races of the post-war era (excluding the void race in 1993), the favourite or … Meer weergeven

The Grand National is run over the National Course at Aintree and consists of two laps of 16 fences, the first 14 of which are jumped twice. Horses completing the race cover a distance of 4 miles 514 yards (6.907 km), the longest of any National Hunt race in … Meer weergeven

When the concept of the Grand National was first envisaged it was designed as a race for gentlemen riders, meaning men who were not paid to compete, and while this was … Meer weergeven

In 2009, the race sponsors John Smith's launched a poll to determine five personalities to be inducted into the inaugural Grand National Legends initiative. … Meer weergeven