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82Famous horse races around the world
Maryland Hunt Cup, Grand Steeple-chase de Paris and the Grand National at Aintree are among some of the toughest and most well-known races in the world.
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75Red Rum: The greatest Grand National racehorse of all time
It was only after a chance encounter in a taxi that Red Rum was bought and began his racing life training on the beach with Ginger McCain. But in a truly amazing story he went on to be the most successful racehorse at Aintree of all time with three wins.
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73Best Race Horses Of All Time No 3
Red Rum achieved a hat trick of Grand National victories and two second-placed finishes in the space of five years. He was a horse that no one wanted until a car dealer from Liverpool got hold of him and against all the odds, he became a household name almost overnight.
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80Grand National
The Grand National is held annually at the Aintree race course in Liverpool, arguably it is the biggest test of horse and jockey in the world. The grueling four and a half mile course has thirty fences, many measuring more than seven foot. with a...
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73Dick Francis Jockey and Master of the Bad Boy Adverb and Bang Bang Beginnings
Great Britain's Dick Francis, jockey turned novelist, wrote bestselling thrillers for five decades. As a wordsmith, his adverbs and strings of adjectives are unique.
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67What do you think of the Grand National?
What do you think of the Grand National? Well, I saw some horrific photos today. These beautiful majestic creatures are not meant to be flying in the air upside down like a gymnast. One photo I saw was doing exactly that! Why do we carry on with...
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85I am the Buick Grand National: Hear me Roar
Circa 1987:I can remember driving to lunch during my high school lunch break with my friends packed in my piece of rice-burning crap Toyota Corolla hatchback and seeing this punk ass rich kid that went to my school hotrod around in the car of my...
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62The Imperial Palace Auto Collection in Las Vegas
One of the finest classic car collections in all the world is found at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. The total collection includes about 1,000 cars, with 200 on display at any given time on a rotating...
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82Top 10 Best Sleeper Cars of All Time
Sleeper cars like the Buick Grand National might look tame, but they'll smoke you in a race. Here are the top 10 sleeper cars that you should look out for.
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64UK Horse Racing - Newmarket Racecourse
Newmarket is where the British Jockey Club was based, and remained the headquarters of numerous national and global racing organisations until a few years ago when the British Horse Racing Board took over the...
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