1858 20th Grand National: William Archer wins aboard outsider Little Charley at 100/61867 29th Grand National: John Page wins aboard Irish 16/1 shot Cortolvin; trainer
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1840 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 131845 7th Grand National: William Loft aboard outsider Cure-All wins
1846 8th Grand National: William Taylor aboard outsider Pioneer wins by 3 lengths from Culverthorpe1857 19th Grand National: Charlie Boyce wins aboard Emigrant at 10/11868
1841 3rd Grand National: Horatio Powell wins aboard 14/1 Charity; first mare to win the race1847 9th Grand National: Denny Wynne wins aboard 10/1 Mathew;
1842 4th Grand National: Tom Olliver aboard 7/1 Gaylad wins by 4 lengths from Seventy Four1853 15th Grand National: Tom Oliver aboard Peter Simple wins
1843 5th Grand National: Tom Olliver aboard 12/1 Vanguard wins; first year race run as a handicap1848 10th Grand National: Capt. Josey Little aboard 12/1
1940 Detroit’s Cecil ”Tiny” Thompson becomes first goaltender in NHL history to play 40 (or more) games for 12 straight seasons; milestone comes in a
1844 6th Grand National: John Crickmere wins aboard 5/1 co-favourite Discount1849 11th Grand National: Tom Cunningham wins aboard 20/1 Peter Simple; 2nd consecutive year there
1850 12th Grand National: Chris Green wins aboard Irish outsider Abd-El-Kader; goes on to become first dual winner and first to win in consecutive years1856
1839 1st Grand National steeplechase, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool: Jem Mason wins aboard 5/1 favourite Lottery1851 13th Grand National: Terry Abbott wins aboard Irish stallion Abd-El-Kader