Location Aintree Racecourse Winning horse Nicolaus Silver Trainer Fred Rimell | Date 25 March 1961 Jockey Bobby Beasley Owner Charles Vaughan | |
The 1961 Grand National was the 115th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1961.
The winner was 28/1 shot Nicolaus Silver who became the first grey winner for 90 years. He was ridden by jockey Bobby Beasley and trained by Fred Rimell. In second place was last year's winner Merryman II. O'Malley Point finished third, whilst Scottish Flight was fourth. The favourite, Jonjo, finished 7th.
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1961 Grand National Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA