Grand National
Grand National
Noun | 1. | Grand National - an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England |
单词 | grand national | |||
释义 | Grand NationalGrand National
Grand NationalGrand NationalGrand NationalThe course is four and one-half miles long and has 16 bush fences, of which 14 are jumped twice. The fences average 5'3" high. All have ditches either on the take-off or landing side. The race is limited now to 40 starters, and usually there is a full field. Of the starters, rarely do as many as half finish, and sometimes only as few as three or four. Horses have to qualify by winning three other set races in England, although any horse that wins the Maryland Hunt Cup is automatically eligible to run. Probably the greatest horse to run the Grand National was Red Rum, a big, strong horse that won in 1973, 1974, and 1977. In 1973, Red Rum set a record for the fastest time—9 minutes, 1.90 seconds. The race became widely known to the general public with the 1944 movie National Velvet, based on the 1935 bestseller by Enid Bagnold. It starred Mickey Rooney, playing an ex-jockey, and Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet Brown, the girl who trains "The Pi" for the Grand National steeplechase. When the jockey scheduled to ride proves unsuitable, Velvet cuts her hair and rides to victory herself, but is disqualified when it's discovered she's a girl. Only men could ride originally, but today women are eligible. Aintree Racecourse Ormskirk Rd., Aintree Liverpool, L9 5AS United Kingdom 44-15-1523-2600; fax: 44-15-1522-2920 www.aintree.co.uk DictDays-1988, p. 50 Grand National
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