Lucius (foaled 1969) was a British-bred Thoroughbred

racehorse Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...

who competed in National Hunt racing. He is best known for winning the

1978 Grand National The 1978 Grand National (officially known as '' The Sun'' Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 132nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 1 April 1978. In a close finish be ...

Background

Lucius was sired by Perhapsburg out of Matches. In 1972 he was bought by Fiona Whitaker, who had him trained by

Gordon W. Richards Gordon Waugh Richards (7 September 1930 – 29 September 1998, aged 68) was a British racehorse trainer specialising mainly in National Hunt racing. He trained two winners of the Grand National with Lucius in 1978 and Hallo Dandy in 1984. He ...

Racing career

Lucius entered the

as a 14/1 chance. His regular jockey David Goulding suffered an injury prior to the race so Bob Davies was brought in as a last minute replacement. Davies had never ridden Lucius before so raced cautiously and managed to win a very close race. This proved to be Lucius's last ever race. He was retired the next season and died in his sleep at the age of twenty seven.

Grand National record

References

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