2009 Grand National later said: "It was very disappointing – he was travelling well and jumping from fence to fence. I don't know what happened until I see a replay." Comply Or Die was the defending champion and came within 12 lengths of being the first horse for over thirty years to win back-to-back Nationals. The horse jumped alongside Mon Mome at the final flight but was outpaced on the run-in. After, jockey Timmy Murphy said: "He ran a blinder. Apart from failing to get 10 lengths closer to the winner I have no complaints whatsoever." State Of Play had won the 2006
Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show dressage, and reining. The show offers $300,000 in prize money. It includes a wide variety of classes, including saddle seat, western pleasure, harness, and show jumping. Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show The Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show is the largest annual competition for the Morgan horse. The "Grand National" was first held in 1974 in Detroit, Michigan and was held there again the following year, before it permanently moved to State Fair Park in Oklahoma City in 1975. The Morgan Grand National averages attendance of about 5,000, and over 1,000 horses compete over the