Gaylad (racehorse)
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Gaylad was a racehorse that beat fourteen rivals to win the 1842 Grand National
, ridden by Tom Olliver
. It won in a time of 13 minutes 30 seconds.
The horse was foaled in 1834, trained by George Dockeray, and its owner at the time of the Grand National was John Elmore. Elmore sold Gaylad at Tattersall's on 4 July 1834, receiving 950 guineas for the horse. Gaylad was still racing in 1848.
The horse is sometimes recorded in modern historical accounts as Gay Lad; both spellings were used interchangeably at the time though the pronunciation is thought to have sounded galad as one word with a silent y, a gaylad at the time being a term for a young man with a fondness for a hedonistic lifestyle.
1842 Grand National
The 1842 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the fourth official annual running of a Steeple-chase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase handicap Horse race which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on March 2, 1842 and attracted fifteen runners.Although recorded by the...
, ridden by Tom Olliver
Tom Olliver
Thomas 'Tom' Olliver , born Oliver or Olivere, was a steeplechase jockey and racehorse trainer, who won three Grand Nationals as a rider in the 1840s and 50s....
. It won in a time of 13 minutes 30 seconds.
The horse was foaled in 1834, trained by George Dockeray, and its owner at the time of the Grand National was John Elmore. Elmore sold Gaylad at Tattersall's on 4 July 1834, receiving 950 guineas for the horse. Gaylad was still racing in 1848.
The horse is sometimes recorded in modern historical accounts as Gay Lad; both spellings were used interchangeably at the time though the pronunciation is thought to have sounded galad as one word with a silent y, a gaylad at the time being a term for a young man with a fondness for a hedonistic lifestyle.