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Desert Orchid (11 April 1979 – 13 November 2006 [1] [2]), known as Dessie, [1] was an English racehorse. The grey achieved a revered and esteemed status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his front-running attacking style, iron will and extreme versatility. [3]
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.
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British EBF 'National Hunt' Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle: Hurdle: Newbury: 2m 4½f: 4yo+ m April: Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race: Flat: Aintree: 2m 1f: 4–6yo m April: Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race: Flat: Aintree: 2m 1f: 4–6yo April: Silver Trophy Handicap Chase: Chase: Cheltenham: 2m 5f ...
Jay Trump: three-time winner of the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Grand National; John Henry: U.S. Champion Turf Horse (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984) Johnstown: winner of the 1939 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes; Jungle Pocket: 2001 winner of the Japanese Derby and Japan Cup; Justify: 2018 winner of the U.S. Triple Crown
aintree.co.uk [permanent dead link ] – Grand National Media Guide. archive.org – Read Online: "A History of Steeple-Chasing" (1901). archive.org – Read Online: "Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National" (1907). bbc.co.uk – National finishes year-by-year. galopp-sieger.de – The Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree.
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Lanzarote (1968–1977) was a top-class National Hunt horse in both hurdling and steeplechasing.He won the Champion Hurdle in 1974. Lanzarote died after breaking a leg early in the 1977 Cheltenham Gold Cup, only the fourth time he had raced over fences.