2015 Grand National 2015 Grand National The 2015 Grand National (officially known as the 2015 Crabbie's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 168th annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase took place on 11 April 2015, the final day of a three-day meeting. A field of 39 runners competed for a share of the £1 million prize fund, and all returned safely to the stables following the race. The 2015 National was won by Many Clouds, ridden by Leighton Aspell and trained by Oliver Sherwood. This was Aspell's second consecutive Grand National
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 4000 metres steeplechase one among them to win a second medal was Sidney Robinson, who added a bronze medal to the silver he had won earlier. The course was the same as that of the shorter event, but with eight laps instead of five. The 4000 metres was the longest distance of any Olympic steeplechase. "None", this was the first time the event was held. And it was the only time a steeplechase race was held over 4000 metres. The British trio dominated this race, finishing in the top three spots close together. The fourth-place finisher was about four times as far behind