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This is a list of equine fatalities in the Grand National (88 as of 2024), an annual steeplechase horse racing event held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. The Grand National is a National Hunt handicap race that is held over a distance of 4 miles and 3½ furlongs, with a field of 34 horses jumping 30 fences.
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap steeplechase over 30 fences and a distance of approximately 4 miles 3½ furlongs.
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839 , it is a handicap steeplechase over an official distance of about 4 miles and 2½ furlongs (4 miles 514 yards (6.907 km)), with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. [ 1 ]
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At two racetracks in South America, the fatality rate in stakes races was found to be 0.57/1000 starts versus 0.66/1000 starts in other races. However, this differed significantly by track. One track had a stakes fatality rate of 0.12/1000 starts, including 0 fatalities in 4,977 starts in group races, and a fatality rate of 0.73 in other races.
The 2011 Grand National (officially known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 164th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase began at 4:15 pm BST on 9 April 2011, the final day of the three-day annual meeting.
The race was heavily influenced by loose horses and only seven runners finished as the race was marred by two fatalities. [2] Rubstic would go on to race in the next two Nationals. He fell for the only time in his career during the 1980 Grand National at the 15th fence before returning a year later and finishing seventh in 1981.