Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The 1979 Grand National was the 133rd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool England on 31 March 1979.The race was won by Rubstic who was the first ever Scottish-trained winner.The favourite Alverton died in the race a month after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Another fatality was Kintai who had to be put down later on.