Itholakala e-Aintree, eMerseyside, e-England yinkundla yomjaho i-Aintree, indawo yomjaho waminyaka yonke wokukhuphuka izintaba we-Grand National. Ngokungeziwe kulo mcimbi oyisithombe, u-Aintree uphinde abe yikhaya le-Mildmay steeplechase, kanye nesifundo se-Hurdles.
Umlando we-Aintree Racecourse
Isifundo se-Grand National singamamayela amabili nobude obungamamitha amabili ubude futhi sithathwa kabanzi njengenkambo enzima kakhulu ukuyiqeda ngempumelelo. Ihlanganisa uthango oluyi-16, imisele emithathu evulekile, kanye nokugxuma kwamanzi okudumile. Uthango luyahlukahluka ngobude ukusuka ku-4'6″ kuya ku-5'2″ (uthango olude kakhulu lungomunye wemisele evulekile ebizwa ngokuthi 'Isihlalo') Okwesabeka kakhulu yi-Becher's Brook, uthango lwesi-6 no-22 e-Grand National, uhlangothi lokuhlala phansi olusabekayo. Naphezu kokuncipha kokwehla muva nje, kuseyisithiyo esatshwayo.
Kuzoba neminye imijaho emine phezu kocingo lukazwelonke:
- UJohn Hughes Trophy Chase
- I-Fox Hunters 'Chase
- I-Grand Sefton Handicap Chase
- I-Becher Chase
I-Mildmay Course iqanjwe ngegama lalowo owayengumpetha we-ateur jockey u-Lord Anthony Mildmay. Ugcizelele ukubaluleka kwesifundo “senkulisa” enezinguqulo ezehlisiwe zothango “lwesizwe” ukuze kwethulwe abangaba abagijimi be-Grand National bakusasa ngezinselele eziyinkimbinkimbi zika-Aintree. Kodwa-ke, abaqeqeshi abaningi abasithandanga lesi sifundo, futhi imijaho yesifundo se-Mildmay ijwayele ukuheha amasimu amancane. Nokho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nangemva kwezinguquko ngo-1990, izifundo zaqala ukuhlonishwa.
I-Hurdles' Course indala kunazo zonke ezifundweni ezintathu zika-Aintree kanye nesizinda sangaphambilini semijaho eyisicaba - okokugcina kube ngo-1976. Iqanda kwesokunxele elingamamitha amathathu ubude kanye nokujika okuqinile. Kukhona izindiza eziyizithiyo eziyisithupha seziphelele, ezintathu zingemuva ziqondile futhi ezintathu zisekhaya ngqo.
Kulesi sifundo ngo-Ephreli 7, 1967, ngosuku olwandulela i-Foinavon Grand National, ngaleso sikhathi eyayineminyaka emibili ubudala i-Red Rum, eyayishayelwa u-Paul Cook, ishisa ishisa epuletini elidayisayo elingamamitha amahlanu neCurlicue.
I-Grand National ibanjwe ngo-Ephreli ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezintathu. NgoMeyi nangoJuni, u-Aintree ungenela umjaho wakhe odumile wangoLwesihlanu kusihlwa. Ngo-Okthoba kunemihlangano yangeSonto kanti iMigqibelo iba ngoNovemba noDisemba.
I-Aintree iyinkundla yomjaho enhle ongaqala ukuyibheja...uma unokubhejwa kwamahhala noma izipesheli ezinjengalezi:
