Grandnational123@yahoo.co.uk
Friday, 24 January 2003
By
Lee Anthony
Welcome to
my first brand new site dedicated to thegreatest steeplechase in the world.
Ever since the days of Red Rum my interest in the race has been part of my
life, if you like an annual event like the FA CUP, WIMBLEDON and the WORLD CUP,
etc, then this great spectacle deserves it’s place and is much part of our
heritage as the General Election or the Jubilee, sadly that only comes round
every 25 years, and so I would like to thank the public for keeping this great
race alive if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have a race at all, as far back as
the 1960’s the race was in demise no more than in 1975, when property developer
Bill Davies the then owner of the course put the future of this great race in
doubt he either wanted to sell the course or build property on it, and it was
more evident with rising admission prices, low attendances and no sponsorship
meant death to the race and so a battle of wits began between the owner and the
Jockey Club, no deal could be brokered until the public stepped in and the rest
is history.
Contents 4 The fairytales 5 The Tragedies 6 The Finishes 7 The Greatest 9 Comments
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