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1920 Grand National

1920 Grand National

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The 1920 Grand National was the 79th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1920.

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The race, which was run in heavy rain[1] and attended by King George V, was won by the Irish horse Troytown by twelve lengths. Poethlyn, the winner of the race the two previous years, started as the favourite but fell at the first fence.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Grand National in a Storm of Rain". The Guardian. 27 March 1920.
  2. [2]
    "The Grand National". The Times. No. 42370. London. 27 March 1920. p. 5.
  3. [3]
    "Grand National 1920".
  4. [4]
    The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. [5]
    "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. [6]
    "1920".


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