2013 Grand National Oscar Time finished in fourth and Rare Bob was fifth. Seventeen runners completed the course. Sue Smith became only the third woman to train a Grand National winner, after Jenny Pitman (1983 and 1995) and Venetia Williams (2009). Smith said afterward: "I knew the ground was right for him and hoped everything else was. He stayed down the middle and had a bit of luck in running. He didn't have a lot of weight and that helped, too." Auroras Encore was jockey Ryan Mania's first ride in the National. He said after his victory: "There are no words to describe
1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix 1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix The 1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the FIM 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–19 March 1983 at the Kyalami circuit which, has an elevation of 6,000 feet above sea level. It was the first Grand Prix motorcycle race held on the African continent. Because of the cost of flying Grand Prix teams and their equipment to South Africa, organizers were allowed to run just two classes rather than the three normally required by the FIM. Qualifying was led by Honda's