Here is some trivia about the Grand National horse race. See also other horse racing trivia.

  • The Grand National was first run in 1839.
  • The first five Grand National's included one jump that was a stone wall.
  • The first grey horse to win the Grand National is 'The Lamb' (1868 and 1871)
  • The 1900 winning horse was Ambush II, owned by HRH Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII.
  • In 1928 Tipperary Tim, a 100-1 outsider, was the first of only two horses to finish the race.
  • In 1923, Sergeant Murphy became the first US bred horse to win the race.
  • In 1950 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, had her first runner in the race in Monaveen, who finished fifth.
  • The favorite for the 1968 race, Different Class, was owned by actor Gregory Peck.
  • Charlotte Brew became the first female jockey to enter the race in 1977.
  • Red Rum won the Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool, U.K. for an unprecedented three times in 1973, 1974 and 1977.
  • The 2012 race the closest ever finish to a Grand National, with Neptune Collonges beating Sunnyhillboy in a photo finish.
  • The 2020 Grand National was canceled due to the coronovirus pandemic.