Sire Ring the Bell Dam Dentelle Foaled 10 November 1988 Species Equus caballus Parents Ring the Bell | Grandsire Rangong Damsire Crest of the Wave Country New Zealand Owner Stanley Clarke | |
Lord gyllene the 1997 grand national aintree
Lord Gyllene (10 November 1988 – 12 December 2016) was a New Zealand-bred racehorse whose greatest victory came in the 1997 Grand National at Aintree. He was trained by Steve Brookshaw for owner Sir Stanley Clarke CBE and ridden by Tony Dobbin. Lord Gyllene was retired by his owner in 2001 due to injury. He had a race record in the UK of 13 runs: won 4, second 5 and third once, as well as two wins in New Zealand.
The victory of Lord Gyllene is remembered as much for the circumstances surrounding the bomb threats and re-staging of the Grand National on the following Monday, as for his winning the event.
Lord Gyllene died at the age of 28 on 12 December 2016.
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