The Grand National Hurdle Stakes is an American National Steeplechase Association sanctioned steeplechase race run each fall at Far Hills, New Jersey. It is a Grade 1 event run over 2+5⁄8 miles. It has been known by a variety of names over the years, including the Breeders' Cup Grand National.[1]
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Far Hills, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1899 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Steeplechase |
| Website | Far Hills Race Meeting Association, Inc. |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2+5⁄8 miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Hurdle, 14 fences |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Four-year-olds: 148 pounds (67 kg) Older horses: 156 pounds (71 kg) |
| Purse | $300,000[1] |
The race dates back to 1899 where it was first run at Morris Park Racecourse. It was long the premier stakes in U.S. jump racing. Past winners include 11 of the 14 steeplechasers inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Flatterer (also a close second in the 1987 Champion Hurdle), Zaccio, Café Prince, Bon Nouvel, Neji, Oedipus, Elkridge, Bushranger, Battleship (in 1938 became the only winner of this race and the Aintree Grand National), Jolly Roger and Good and Plenty.[2]
The race has also been held at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course as well as the steeplechase meets at Fair Hill, Maryland and Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Grand National (sometimes called the American Grand National to distinguish it from the race held at Aintree in England) is one of the oldest races in steeplechasing and one of the most important outside Europe. The day of steeplechasing at Far Hills includes seven races, the most important of which is the Grand National.
Winners of the Grand National since 1998
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Noah And The Ark | 9 | Harrison Beswick | Todd McKenna | Keystone Thoroughbreds | 5:41.28 |
| 2022 | Hewick | 7 | Jordan Gainford | John Hanlon | TJ McDonald | 5:11.60 |
| 2021 | The Mean Queen | 5 | Richard Condon | Keri Brion | Buttonwood Farm | 4:57.20 |
| 2019 | Brain Power | 8 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson | Michael Buckley | 4:55.60 |
| 2018 | Jury Duty | 7 | Robbie Power | Gordon Elliott | Sideways Syndicate | 5:14.20 |
| 2017 | Mr. Hot Stuff | 11 | Danny Mullins | Jack O. Fisher | Mrs. S. K. Johnston Jr. | 4:57.40 |
| 2016 | Rawnaq | 9 | Ruby Walsh | Cyril Murphy | Irvin S. Naylor | 4:50:00 |
| 2015 | Dawalan | 5 | Ross Geraghty | Cyril Murphy | Irvin S. Naylor | 4:57.20 |
| 2014 | Demonstrative | 7 | Robert Walsh | Richard Valentine | 5:19.00 | |
| 2013 | Divine Fortune | 10 | Darren Nagle | Jonathan E. Sheppard | 5:15.00 | |
| 2012 | Pierrot Lunaire | 8 | Bernard Dalton | Blythe Miller Davies | 5:40.00 | |
| 2011 | Black Jack Blues | 8 | Ross Geraghty | Joseph W Delozier III | Irvin S. Naylor | 5:29.80 |
| 2010 | Percussionist | 9 | James O'Farrell | Iben & Morten Buskop | Morten Buskop | 5:00.40 |
| 2009 | Your Sum Man | 7 | Ross Geraghty | Thomas H. Voss | Fields Stable | 5:39.78 |
| 2008 | Good Night Shirt | 7 | William Dowling | Jack Fisher | Harold A. Via Jr. | 4:54.20 |
| 2007 | McDynamo | 10 | Jody Petty | Sanna Hendriks | Michael J. Moran | 5:30.60 |
| 2006 | McDynamo | 9 | Jody Petty | Sanna Hendriks | Michael J. Moran | 5:58.20 |
| 2005 | McDynamo | 8 | Jody Petty | Sanna Hendriks | Michael J. Moran | 5:46.65 |
| 2004 | McDynamo | 7 | Craig Thornton | Sanna Hendriks | Michael J. Moran | 5:06.80 |
| 2003 | McDynamo | 6 | Craig Thornton | Sanna Hendriks | Michael J. Moran | 5:24.12 |
| 2002 | Flat Top | 9 | Robert Massey | Janet Elliot | Nancy Gerry | 5:19.44 |
| 2001 | Quel Senor | 6 | Cyril Murphy | Thomas H. Voss | Coppertree Farm | 4:54.20 |
| 2000 | All Gong | 6 | Blythe Miller | Bruce Miller | Calvin Houghland | 4:53.90 |
| 1999 | Ninepins | 12 | Arch Kingsley Jr. | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Hudson River Farm | 5:28.40 |
| 1998 | Flat Top | 5 | Bitsy Patterson | Janet Elliot | Nancy Gerry | 4:55.60 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1997 - Rowdy Irishman
- 1996 - Correggio
- 1995 - Rowdy Irishman
- 1994 - Warm Spell
- 1993 - Runway Romance (American Grand National)
- 1993 - Lonesome Glory (Breeders' Cup Steeplechase)
- 1992 - Highland Bud
- 1991 - Morley Street (English champion)
- 1990 - Morley Street
- 1989 - Highland Bud
- 1988 - Jimmy Lorenzo (US champion)
- 1987 - Gacko (French champion)
- 1986 - Census (multiple graded stakes winner)
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics - Grand National Hurdle". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "History of Jump Racing". nationalsteeplechase.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Grand National Hurdle". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.