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- Plan for rescheduled autumn race at Fairyhouse abandoned
- Prize fund split between two major handicap chases for stayers
There will be no winner of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse in 2020 after Horse Racing Ireland decided to abandon its plan to stage the race this autumn, when Ireland’s most valuable jumps event would have been celebrating its 150th anniversary.
The only previous years without an Irish National winner since the first running in 1870 were 1919 and 1941.
Written by Greg Wood
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/28/irish-grand-national-cancelled-2020-spectators-horse-racing under the title “Irish Grand National cancelled for 2020 amid uncertainty over spectators”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
