Word: grand
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...closest the old Grand National had ever seen. In the last few strides Battleship-eleven years old, a 40-to-1 shot- won by little more than the elegantly arching nose which makes him look like his great father. Racegoers will have good reason to remember that victory because...
...Battleship was the first Grand National winner to have been both U.S.-bred and owned. (Rubio, the hotel bus-horse which won in 1908, had been born in the U. S. but was British-owned. Three U. S.-owned, British-bred horses have...
...Hood hat, Mrs. Scott was jammed in the crowd after the finish, could not lead her horse in as the winner's owner usually does. When she finally reached Battleship's stable, she patted his neck with mixed emotions. Said she: "I am glad I won the Grand National. I didn't have a bet on the race...
...Battleship's trainer was Reginald Hobbs; Battleship's jockey Bruce Hobbs, 17, the youngest British professional jockey, youngest ever to win the race. Together they were the first father-son, trainer-jockey combination to carry off the Grand National...
...policy bets are placed daily for a grand total of .$20,000,000 a year...