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Posted on TBGreats.com Blog on February 25, 2015 at 7:15am ESTGirl jockey has grand ambition to win the National
By: Paolo Camera
As Tony McCoy, one of racing's legendary jockeys, announces his retirement, there's a teenager champing at the bit to fill his boots.
- Welcome to our Grand National tips page. Me in the national saturday, only the one run this season winning the bobbyjo at fairyhouse, it was the win at.
- The Grand National 2019 takes place on Saturday 6th April. Read on to explore Grand National EFL lesson ideas and horse racing related vocabulary as we get saddled up in preparation for the most.
Sixteen-year-old trainee jockey Emma Chaston has a long way to go to match McCoy's record-breaking 4,000-plus wins, but she has grand ambitions to someday take home one of racing's most coveted titles.
The schoolgirl from Kirkham, near Blackpool, wants to 'win all the big races' but her ultimate goal is to be the first female jockey to enter the Grand National winner's enclosure at Aintree.
Thoroughbred Greats is a compilation of websites featuring Famous Racehorses! Biographies, Race Records, Pedigrees and more!
Emma is already competing in amateur events and has worked with top trainers like Nigel Twiston-Davies and Donald McCain.
Like McCoy, who has won it 19 years on the trot, Emma wants to be named champion jockey and be the first girl to do so.
There are other similarities that the self-confessed adrenaline junkie shares with the Irish champion. She has an insatiable appetite for competition, she thrives on the pressure and she is unafraid of injury.
Emma has been competing since she was nine. She first took part in pony races but was soon saddling up smaller thoroughbreds under the tutelage of trainer Richard Ford.
At the moment, she's riding in point-to-point races and training every day. She hopes she'll get the chance to ride in America and she made her Irish debut last year. She got her first taste of triumph in December when she and her horse Syrian took second place at an amateur race in Wolverhampton, beating the 50/1 odds.
Her immediate plan is to go to France this summer and return as a conditional rider before one day taking a step up in form and turning professional.
Emma's aspiration to be the first woman to take the Grand National title is laudable. But is it realistic? Jump racing is a notoriously tough sport for women to make their mark. Many trainers think women simply lack the strength and stamina to excel in such a physically demanding sport.
The National, in particular, is the daddy of all steeplechases. Run over four-and-a-half miles over 30 of the most gruelling fences, it's a race that has got the better of many a jockey. While the odds may be stacked against them, female jockeys are giving the blokes a run for their money.
It all started in 1977 when, thanks to the previous year's equal opportunity laws, Charlotte Brew became the first woman to compete in a Grand National.
To be fair, her horse never had a chance of beating the ultimate winner Red Rum, but Brew had high hopes of at least finishing. Sadly her mount, Barony Fort, fell at the fourth last but that didn't stop her galloping into the history books. Geraldine Rees was the first woman to complete the greatest of all steeplechases when she rode Cheers in 1982. He came eighth and last.
But young Emma really needs to keep an eye on Katie Walsh, who may just pip her to the Grand National winning post. Daughter of National-winning trainer Ted and the sister of jockey Ruby, Miss Walsh is the most successful woman to have ridden in the National and one of the top female riders in the business. In the 2012 race she rode Seabass, the 8-1 joint market leader in the Grand National betting, and came third to the Paul Nicholls-trained Neptune Collonges.
Her contemporaries Nina Carberry and Lizzie Kelly are also coming up strongly on the inside and share similar ambitions to win one of racing's top prizes. It is only a matter of time before a woman wins the National, but young Emma better get a move on if she wants to make sure that's her.
TBGreats Racehorse Websites
Thoroughbred Greats hosts a few websites dedicated to famous racehorses with complete biography, race record, and information on owner, jockey, trainer. Check them out:
NEW SITE!Ghostzapper - 2004 Horse of the Year and record breaker!
Man o' War - Arguably the greatest racehorse of all time!
Seabiscuit - The American Legend who defeated the odds!
Cigar - America's Horse who went on a 16 race win streak!
Regret - The first filly to win the Kentucky Derby!
Ruffian - The big filly who ran against the boys, but who had a terrible tragedy.
I have also written a few blog posts on some racehorses. These blogs don't contain as much information as the websites above:
Which Jockey Has Won The Most Grand Nationals
Gander - A look back at Gander's smashing riderless 'win' in the 2002 Saratoga Breeders Cup Handicap!
Behrens - Behrens memorable run in the 1999 MassCap @ Suffolk Downs.
Captain Bodgit - The formidable closer who came close in 2 legs of the 1997 Triple Crown!
Real Quiet - My personal favorite, one horse who came within a nose of a Triple Crown victory in 1997!
123bet Horse race betting - The home of live horse race betting in America
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The Grand National is one of the most famous and popular horse races in the United Kingdom. It was first officially run in 1839 and is held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool.
The Grand National is held in early April each year. It is a steeplechase, which means that it is run over fences. The course is a double circuit of 16 fences, the first 14 of which are jumped twice. The total length of the race is 4 miles and 856 yards (7,242 m). The best-known fence is the world-famous Becher's Brook, where many horses have refused or fallen and unseated their riders. Its 6'9' drop makes this jump a formidable obstacle.
The first official Grand National race in 1839 was well-publicised and the recent completion of the railway meant that spectators could travel to the course easily. Earlier races between 1836 and 1838 have been left out of the record books because it was thought that they were not held over the Aintree course. Recent evidence shows that they probably were, but the debate still continues.
During the First World War, when the Aintree course was closed, the race was run at Gatwick in Surrey for three years. Again, these races are not always counted as official Nationals.
The race started as a race for amateur gentlemen riders, who were not supposed to receive payment, although the records show that a number of professionals were already competing from the start. It is now rare for amateurs to take part. The ban on women riders was lifted in 1977, although women have not been successful in the race to date, mainly because they are usually given rides only on horses with long odds. Woman trainers have had more success. Jenny Pitman was the first, with a winner in 1983.
The most successful horse in the history of the race was the legendary Red Rum who won three times, in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He also came second twice, in 1975 and 1876.
To find the most successful jockey, you have to go back to the Victorian era. George Stevens rode the winning mount five times between 1856 and 1870. The jockey who had the most rides in the race without ever winning was Jeff King, who raced 15 times between 1964 and 1980. Many famous jockeys have never won the National.
Three trainers have notched up four wins each over the history of the race, while two owners have had wins in three Nationals.
Grand National Shocks
Few races have as many incidents and legends associated with them as the Grand National does. Some of these are almost beyond belief.
In 1956, a horse owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Devon Loch, was in the lead on the final straight when he unaccountably leapt in the air and unseated his rider, Dick Francis. Her Majesty remarked, 'Well, that's racing.'
A major pile-up at the 23rd fence occurred in 1967, when a loose horse veered in front of many of the other runners. This allowed a 100/1 outsider to win: Foinavon, who avoided the incident by being well behind at that stage.
The jockey Bob Champion, who had been given only months to live in 1979 when suffering from cancer, won in 1981 on Aldaniti. A film, Champion, was later made about this remarkable tale.
Most Grand National Winning Jockeys Results
- Welcome to our Grand National tips page. Me in the national saturday, only the one run this season winning the bobbyjo at fairyhouse, it was the win at.
- The Grand National 2019 takes place on Saturday 6th April. Read on to explore Grand National EFL lesson ideas and horse racing related vocabulary as we get saddled up in preparation for the most.
Sixteen-year-old trainee jockey Emma Chaston has a long way to go to match McCoy's record-breaking 4,000-plus wins, but she has grand ambitions to someday take home one of racing's most coveted titles.
The schoolgirl from Kirkham, near Blackpool, wants to 'win all the big races' but her ultimate goal is to be the first female jockey to enter the Grand National winner's enclosure at Aintree.
Thoroughbred Greats is a compilation of websites featuring Famous Racehorses! Biographies, Race Records, Pedigrees and more!
Emma is already competing in amateur events and has worked with top trainers like Nigel Twiston-Davies and Donald McCain.
Like McCoy, who has won it 19 years on the trot, Emma wants to be named champion jockey and be the first girl to do so.
There are other similarities that the self-confessed adrenaline junkie shares with the Irish champion. She has an insatiable appetite for competition, she thrives on the pressure and she is unafraid of injury.
Emma has been competing since she was nine. She first took part in pony races but was soon saddling up smaller thoroughbreds under the tutelage of trainer Richard Ford.
At the moment, she's riding in point-to-point races and training every day. She hopes she'll get the chance to ride in America and she made her Irish debut last year. She got her first taste of triumph in December when she and her horse Syrian took second place at an amateur race in Wolverhampton, beating the 50/1 odds.
Her immediate plan is to go to France this summer and return as a conditional rider before one day taking a step up in form and turning professional.
Emma's aspiration to be the first woman to take the Grand National title is laudable. But is it realistic? Jump racing is a notoriously tough sport for women to make their mark. Many trainers think women simply lack the strength and stamina to excel in such a physically demanding sport.
The National, in particular, is the daddy of all steeplechases. Run over four-and-a-half miles over 30 of the most gruelling fences, it's a race that has got the better of many a jockey. While the odds may be stacked against them, female jockeys are giving the blokes a run for their money.
It all started in 1977 when, thanks to the previous year's equal opportunity laws, Charlotte Brew became the first woman to compete in a Grand National.
To be fair, her horse never had a chance of beating the ultimate winner Red Rum, but Brew had high hopes of at least finishing. Sadly her mount, Barony Fort, fell at the fourth last but that didn't stop her galloping into the history books. Geraldine Rees was the first woman to complete the greatest of all steeplechases when she rode Cheers in 1982. He came eighth and last.
But young Emma really needs to keep an eye on Katie Walsh, who may just pip her to the Grand National winning post. Daughter of National-winning trainer Ted and the sister of jockey Ruby, Miss Walsh is the most successful woman to have ridden in the National and one of the top female riders in the business. In the 2012 race she rode Seabass, the 8-1 joint market leader in the Grand National betting, and came third to the Paul Nicholls-trained Neptune Collonges.
Her contemporaries Nina Carberry and Lizzie Kelly are also coming up strongly on the inside and share similar ambitions to win one of racing's top prizes. It is only a matter of time before a woman wins the National, but young Emma better get a move on if she wants to make sure that's her.
TBGreats Racehorse Websites
Thoroughbred Greats hosts a few websites dedicated to famous racehorses with complete biography, race record, and information on owner, jockey, trainer. Check them out:
NEW SITE!Ghostzapper - 2004 Horse of the Year and record breaker!
Man o' War - Arguably the greatest racehorse of all time!
Seabiscuit - The American Legend who defeated the odds!
Cigar - America's Horse who went on a 16 race win streak!
Regret - The first filly to win the Kentucky Derby!
Ruffian - The big filly who ran against the boys, but who had a terrible tragedy.
I have also written a few blog posts on some racehorses. These blogs don't contain as much information as the websites above:
Which Jockey Has Won The Most Grand Nationals
Gander - A look back at Gander's smashing riderless 'win' in the 2002 Saratoga Breeders Cup Handicap!
Behrens - Behrens memorable run in the 1999 MassCap @ Suffolk Downs.
Captain Bodgit - The formidable closer who came close in 2 legs of the 1997 Triple Crown!
Real Quiet - My personal favorite, one horse who came within a nose of a Triple Crown victory in 1997!
123bet Horse race betting - The home of live horse race betting in America
Contact
E-Mail: webmaster@tbgreats.com
Facebook:
Twitter:
The Grand National is one of the most famous and popular horse races in the United Kingdom. It was first officially run in 1839 and is held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool.
The Grand National is held in early April each year. It is a steeplechase, which means that it is run over fences. The course is a double circuit of 16 fences, the first 14 of which are jumped twice. The total length of the race is 4 miles and 856 yards (7,242 m). The best-known fence is the world-famous Becher's Brook, where many horses have refused or fallen and unseated their riders. Its 6'9' drop makes this jump a formidable obstacle.
The first official Grand National race in 1839 was well-publicised and the recent completion of the railway meant that spectators could travel to the course easily. Earlier races between 1836 and 1838 have been left out of the record books because it was thought that they were not held over the Aintree course. Recent evidence shows that they probably were, but the debate still continues.
During the First World War, when the Aintree course was closed, the race was run at Gatwick in Surrey for three years. Again, these races are not always counted as official Nationals.
The race started as a race for amateur gentlemen riders, who were not supposed to receive payment, although the records show that a number of professionals were already competing from the start. It is now rare for amateurs to take part. The ban on women riders was lifted in 1977, although women have not been successful in the race to date, mainly because they are usually given rides only on horses with long odds. Woman trainers have had more success. Jenny Pitman was the first, with a winner in 1983.
The most successful horse in the history of the race was the legendary Red Rum who won three times, in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He also came second twice, in 1975 and 1876.
To find the most successful jockey, you have to go back to the Victorian era. George Stevens rode the winning mount five times between 1856 and 1870. The jockey who had the most rides in the race without ever winning was Jeff King, who raced 15 times between 1964 and 1980. Many famous jockeys have never won the National.
Three trainers have notched up four wins each over the history of the race, while two owners have had wins in three Nationals.
Grand National Shocks
Few races have as many incidents and legends associated with them as the Grand National does. Some of these are almost beyond belief.
In 1956, a horse owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Devon Loch, was in the lead on the final straight when he unaccountably leapt in the air and unseated his rider, Dick Francis. Her Majesty remarked, 'Well, that's racing.'
A major pile-up at the 23rd fence occurred in 1967, when a loose horse veered in front of many of the other runners. This allowed a 100/1 outsider to win: Foinavon, who avoided the incident by being well behind at that stage.
The jockey Bob Champion, who had been given only months to live in 1979 when suffering from cancer, won in 1981 on Aldaniti. A film, Champion, was later made about this remarkable tale.
Most Grand National Winning Jockeys Results
The race was declared void in 1993 because of a false start. Thirty of the 39 riders did not hear the starter recalling them and continued to race. Although course officials waved red flags at them, some jockeys thought they were animal rights protesters and ignored them.
A bomb threat in 1997, supposedly from the IRA, caused the race to be delayed from Saturday to Monday. Since the police cleared and locked the course immediately, many spectators had to stay in Liverpool over the weekend before they could regain their cars.
In 2009, the 100/1 outsider Mon Mome won, the longest-priced winner since Foinavon won in 1967. Take a look her for betting on the Grand National
