The Grand National: A Celebration of the World's Most Famous Horse Race

by Anne Holland

Book Overview

Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and thirty challenging fences. In 1839 the first winner was aptly named Lottery. Back then, huge crowds rode to Aintree by horseback, in carriages, carts or on foot. Today the Grand National is probably the world's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474611990
• ISBN13: 9781474611992
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.7"