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1856 Grand National
The 1856 Grand National was the 18th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse, Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 February 1856. The race was won by Freetrader (racehorse), Freetrader. This was the first of five times that George Stevens (jockey), George Stevens rode the winner of the Grand National. This was the last time that the race was held in February. Finishing Order Non-finishers References {{Grand National Grand National, 1856 1856 in horse racing, Grand National 1856 in English sport, Grand National 19th century in Lancashire February 1856 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap steeplechase over an official distance of about 4 miles and 2½ furlongs (), with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps.''British Racing and Racecourses'' () by Marion Rose Halpenny – Page 167 It is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of £1 million in 2017. An event that is prominent in British culture, the race is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year. The course over which the race is run features much larger fences than those found on conventional National Hunt tracks. Many of these fences, particularly Becher's Brook, The Chair and the Canal Turn, have become famous in their own right and, combined with the distance of the event, create what h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter White (jockey)
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1856 In English Sport
Events January–March * January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California. * January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyage on which she will be lost with all 186 on board. * January 24 – U.S. President Franklin Pierce declares the new Free-State Topeka government in " Bleeding Kansas" to be in rebellion. * January 26 – First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the suppress an indigenous uprising, in response to Governor Stevens' declaration of a "war of extermination" on Native communities. * January 29 ** The 223-mile North Carolina Railroad is completed from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte. ** Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross as a British military decoration. * February ** The Tintic War breaks out in Utah. ** The National Dress Reform Association is founded in the United States to promote "rational" dress for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 In Horse Racing
Events January–March * January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California. * January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyage on which she will be lost with all 186 on board. * January 24 – U.S. President Franklin Pierce declares the new Free-State Topeka government in " Bleeding Kansas" to be in rebellion. * January 26 – First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the suppress an indigenous uprising, in response to Governor Stevens' declaration of a "war of extermination" on Native communities. * January 29 ** The 223-mile North Carolina Railroad is completed from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte. ** Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross as a British military decoration. * February ** The Tintic War breaks out in Utah. ** The National Dress Reform Association is founded in the United States to promote "rational" dress for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Green (horseman)
Chris Green (1820–1874) was a leading English steeplechase rider and trainer who won two Aintree Grand Nationals as jockey (1850 on Abd-el-Kader and 1859 on Half Caste) and trained the winning horse in another, The Lamb in 1871. He was active as a rider from around 1837 to around 1863, and as a trainer from the mid-1850s to about 1872, two years before his death. He interspersed his professional racing life with periods concentrating on his farming interests on the Norfolk–Cambridgeshire borders. His full name was Christopher Green but throughout his professional life he was referred to as Chris or Cris Green. Early life His exact date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 16 July 1820 as Christopher Green to William and Mary Green at Upwell, close to Wisbech and the Isle of Ely in the Fenlands of the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire borders. There is nothing in later records to disagree with 1820 being his year of birth. His 1874 obituary writer, styling himself as 'T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Goodman
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John Hanlon (jockey)
John Hanlon may refer to: * John Hanlon (record producer), American record producer and recording engineer * John Hanlon (footballer) John Hanlon (1892–1976) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right. Early life John Hanlon was born in 1892 in Addiewell,Registrar General for Scotland:1901 Census of West Calder registration district, Midlothian, Scotland (ho ... (1892–1876), Scottish footballer with Hamilton Academical and Heart of Midlothian * John Hanlon (singer) (born 1949), New Zealand singer and songwriter * John Hanlon (athlete) (1905–1983), English athlete * John J. Hanlon (1854–1902), chancellor of the Diocese of Albany * John Stanislaus Hanlon (1883–1949), journalist and member of the Queensland Legislative Council * John Paul "Jack" Hanlon (1913–1968), Irish priest and painter * John Hanlon (jockey) Rode in 4 Grand Nationals between 1850 and 1867 * Johnny Hanlon (1917-2002), English footballer for Manchester United and Bury, also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lamplugh
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Sam Darling (jockey, Born 1826)
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John Thrift
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Charles Boyce (jockey)
Charles Boyce (born 1949 in Olive Branch, Mississippi), is an American cartoonist known for his syndicated comic panel ''Compu-toon''. Boyce is also known for creating the KeyPad Kid, a cartoon character used in public affairs awareness programs for training within the telecommunication industry. Biography Boyce attended the Memphis Academy of Arts in the 1960s, and in 1969 enlisted in the United States Navy. The ''Compu-toon'' strip ran in approximately 150 newspapers from 1994 until 1997. Boyce is still producing ''Compu-toon'' by way of syndication. Andrews McMeel Syndication distributes it. Boyce resides in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife. Career The cARToon Exhibit Boyce was a part of the cARToon exhibit at the Barrington Area Library in January 2007. The show featured a collection of artwork titled the ''Blues Arrangement Exhibit''. According to Boyce, the artwork showed scenes about the blues in Memphis from the early turn of the century to now by "w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert James (jockey)
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