1967 Grand National 1967 Grand National The 1967 Grand National was the 121st renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 8 April 1967. The race is best remembered for being won by rank outsider Foinavon at odds of 100/1, after being the only horse to avoid a mêlée at the 23rd fence and jump it at the first attempt. Much of the early stages of the race were inconsequential, with 28 of the 44 competitors having safely cleared the 22nd fence, Becher's Brook on the second circuit. One horse, Vulcano, had been injured
1845 Grand National with the horse and after their victory they returned home the same way with the Healing church bells sounded in their honour upon their arrival. Loft was one of nine riders making their debut in the race while Tom Olliver was taking a record seventh ride in the race. Clansman's fatal fall at the Canal Turn was the second equine fatality in the history of the race and the first for six years. 1845 Grand National The 1845 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the seventh annual running of a Handicap Steeple-chase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase, a