1851 Grand National

1851 Grand National
Grand National
LocationAintree
Date26 February 1851
Winning horseIreland Abd-El-Kader
Starting price7/1
JockeyT. Abbott
TrainerJoseph Osborne
OwnerJoseph Osborne
ConditionsGood
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The 1851 Grand National was, at the time, the 14th renewal of a handicap steeplechase horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 February 1851.[1] However, this was later retrospectively recorded as the 13th official running by the Steeplechase Calendar of 1864 when the race of 1838 was disregarded as official.

The race was won by Abd-El-Kader, becoming the first dual winner and the first to do so in consecutive years[2] (discounting The Duke, 1836/1837 whose wins are not included in official race records). Known affectionately as "Little Ab", the horse stood at just under fifteen hands.[2]

  1. ^ Morning Adveriser, Thursday 27 February 1851, Page 6, Column 6
  2. ^ a b "What's It Worth? Grand National Race Cards / Programmes – Horse Racing Collector". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.