For safety reasons, the Grand National is always capped at 40 horses so between now and April 6th we are going to see 65 horses fall by the wayside. There are various declaration stages during February, March and April which also help whittle done the entries to the 40 Grand National Runners.
- Find professional Grand National Horse Race videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality.
- Horse Racing All 89 remaining entries for the Grand National at Aintree on 4 April - a maximum of the 40 top-rated horses will line up on the day. Number, horse, breeding, age, weight, trainer 1.
- May 26, 2018 - Explore Holly-Anne Drowne's board 'Grand National', followed by 349 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about grand national, horse racing, horses.
Leading Irish horse trainer Gordon Elliott, 43, says the photo of him sat on a dead horse is authentic. Elliott says he took a phone call and sat down on the horse 'without thinking'.'I apologise profoundly for any offence that this photo has caused,' he says. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is 'appalled'.
England Grand National Horse Race 2019
Elliott has thrice trained the winner of the Grand National. The race yielded 7 fatalities out of 439 horses taking part between 2000 and 2010. In 1998, three horses died: two were injured in the race and then offed by the vet; one suffered a heart attack whilst jumping a fence. But the racing fraternity is aghast and agog and one man using a dead horse as an al fresco office.
'I can categorically state that the welfare of each and every horse under my care is paramount and has been central to the success that we have enjoyed,' says Elliott. 'The photo in question was taken some time ago and occurred after a horse had died of an apparent heart attack on the gallops. At what was a sad time, which it is when any horse under my care passes away, my initial reaction was to get the body removed from where it was positioned. I was standing over the horse waiting to help with the removal of the body, in the course of which, to my memory I received a call and, without thinking, I sat down to take it. Hearing a shout from one of my team, I gestured to wait until I was finished. Such background information may seem trivial at this time and will not allay the concerns of many people both within and outside the world of horse racing.'
He's right. It doesn't.
Image: An edited version of an image of Gordon Elliott released by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, via BBC, no copyright note. Half point line betting.
Grand National Horse Race Game
For safety reasons, the Grand National is always capped at 40 horses so between now and April 6th we are going to see 65 horses fall by the wayside. There are various declaration stages during February, March and April which also help whittle done the entries to the 40 Grand National Runners.
- Find professional Grand National Horse Race videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality.
- Horse Racing All 89 remaining entries for the Grand National at Aintree on 4 April - a maximum of the 40 top-rated horses will line up on the day. Number, horse, breeding, age, weight, trainer 1.
- May 26, 2018 - Explore Holly-Anne Drowne's board 'Grand National', followed by 349 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about grand national, horse racing, horses.
Leading Irish horse trainer Gordon Elliott, 43, says the photo of him sat on a dead horse is authentic. Elliott says he took a phone call and sat down on the horse 'without thinking'.'I apologise profoundly for any offence that this photo has caused,' he says. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is 'appalled'.
England Grand National Horse Race 2019
Elliott has thrice trained the winner of the Grand National. The race yielded 7 fatalities out of 439 horses taking part between 2000 and 2010. In 1998, three horses died: two were injured in the race and then offed by the vet; one suffered a heart attack whilst jumping a fence. But the racing fraternity is aghast and agog and one man using a dead horse as an al fresco office.
'I can categorically state that the welfare of each and every horse under my care is paramount and has been central to the success that we have enjoyed,' says Elliott. 'The photo in question was taken some time ago and occurred after a horse had died of an apparent heart attack on the gallops. At what was a sad time, which it is when any horse under my care passes away, my initial reaction was to get the body removed from where it was positioned. I was standing over the horse waiting to help with the removal of the body, in the course of which, to my memory I received a call and, without thinking, I sat down to take it. Hearing a shout from one of my team, I gestured to wait until I was finished. Such background information may seem trivial at this time and will not allay the concerns of many people both within and outside the world of horse racing.'
He's right. It doesn't.
Image: An edited version of an image of Gordon Elliott released by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, via BBC, no copyright note. Half point line betting.
Grand National Horse Race Game
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