1934 Grand National 1934 Grand National The 1934 Grand National was the 93rd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 23 March 1934. It was won by 8/1 shot Golden Miller in 9:20.4, breaking The Huntsman's 72-year-old record, and also becoming the first horse to win both the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same year. The seven-year-old was ridden by jockey Gerry Wilson and trained by Basil Briscoe for owner Dorothy Paget. Delaneige finished in second place, Thomond II was third and 1932 winner Forbra was fourth. Thirty
Punchestown Gold Cup used to be known as the Heineken Gold Cup. It was backed by Diageo between 2005 and 2011, and from 2011 to 2014 sponsored by Tote Ireland. From 2014 to 2016 the race was sponsored by Bibby Financial Services and since 2017 Coral has been the sponsor. The Punchestown Gold Cup usually features horses which ran previously in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The last to win both races in the same year was Sizing John in 2017. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey since 1999 (5 wins): Leading trainer since 1999 (4 wins): The 2001 running took place at