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The 1966 Grand National was the 120th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1966. The winner was Anglo by 20 lengths, giving Freddie second place for a second consecutive year. Forty-seven horses ran. The winning jockey Tim Norman had been injured in a car crash two days earlier.
Here is a full list of all the winners of Grand National. There were no winners between 1916-1918 because of World War I, 1941-1945 due to World War II, 1993 due to a series of false starts and 2020 due to COVID-19.
Anglo (foaled 1958) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing.. He is best known for winning the 1966 Grand National comfortably by 20 lengths despite being a newcomer and an outsider as well as being ridden by a jockey, Tim Norman, who had been in a bad traffic accident the day before the race.
Since that time, Ben Nevis II has repeated the feat of winning the Maryland Hunt Cup in 1977 and 1978 and the Grand National in 1980. After his Grand National victory, Jay Trump went to France to run in the Grand Steeplechase. He was the favorite but finished third to Hyeres III, who had also won the race in 1964. Jay Trump then returned to the ...
Gene Romero (May 22, 1947 – May 12, 2019) was an American professional motorcycle racer. [1] [2] He competed in the A.M.A. Grand National Championship from 1966 to 1981 sponsored first by the Triumph factory racing team and then by the Yamaha factory racing team.
Between 1955 and 1962 Aintree hosted five British and one European Grand Prix, including in 1955 the first Formula One British Grand Prix won by Stirling Moss. [6] However, 1962 saw the last British Grand Prix on this track. [6] The full circuit was closed in 1964 although club events continued until 1982. [4]
1966 Grand National Series Rookie of the Year 1965 Grand National Series Championship Crew Chief Highest rookie point finish in NASCAR Cup Series history. NASCAR Cup Series career; 602 races run over 27 years: Best finish: 2nd (1966, 1967, 1971) First race: 1964 Old Dominion 400 : Last race: 1993 TranSouth 500 : First win: 1970 Richmond 500
Between 1954 and 1967, Ryan Price was the Champion National Hunt trainer five times. [4] Among his other wins, Price trained the winner of the 1955, 1959, and 1961 Champion Hurdle, [5] the 1959 and 1966 Whitbread Gold Cup, [6] the 1967 Mackeson Gold Cup [7] and Champion Novices' Chase, [8] the 1971 Supreme Novices' Hurdle, [9] and the 1962 & 1973 Triumph Hurdle.