Location Aintree Winning horse The Colonel Jockey George Stevens | Date 9 March 1870 SP 7/2 F Trainer R. Roberts | |
The 1870 Grand National was the 32nd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 9 March 1870.
Media Coverage and Aftermath
In a publicity stunt before this year's race, an athlete by the name of Tom Scott jumped a circuit of the course without the assistance of a horse. At this time the course was still not fully laid to turf and some of the obstacles were still natural hedges and banks making this a difficult two mile cross country run.
References
1870 Grand National Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA