1982 Grand National was also notable for being the first in which a female jockey, Geraldine Rees, completed the course. She rode Cheers to be the eighth and last of the finishers. 1982 Grand National The 1982 Grand National was the 136th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 3 April 1982. The race was won by 7/1 favourite Grittar, ridden by amateur Dick Saunders, who at the age of 48 became, and remains, the oldest jockey to have won the Grand National. Saunders retired after the race and became chairman of
Charlotte Brew Charlotte Brew Charlotte Brew is a British equestrian. She made history in 1977, when she was the first woman to ride in the Grand National, on her horse Barony Fort. Women were allowed to ride in the race for the first time because of the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. In addition to the legislation, the horse’s previous race performance made it possible for Brew to enter the Grand National. Because Brew’s horse, Barony Fort, was the fourth and final to complete the Foxhunters, an earlier competition, the horse was permitted to race in the Grand National. Brew