2001 Grand National 2001 Grand National The 2001 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 154th official running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 7 April 2001. The steeplechase was won by a distance by 33/1 shot Red Marauder, ridden by jockey Richard Guest, in a time of over 11 minutes. The winner was also trained by his jockey and owned by Norman Mason, in whose name the training licence was held, with Guest as his assistant, though Guest did all the training at his base in
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