I Am Maximus wins the Grand National for a second time

I Am Maximus won the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in England. The horse was ridden by Irish jockey Paul Townend. The win is the horse's second Grand National. I Am Maximus is the second horse since Red Rum to win the race twice.

The Grand National is a steeplechase held at Aintree, near Liverpool. Horses jump a long series of fences over a distance that is among the most demanding in jumps racing. A jockey is the rider. Paul Townend is the Irish jockey named as the rider of the winner this year.

Winning the National twice is rare because the race is long, the fences are large, and many runners fail to finish. Red Rum is the earlier horse known for more than one win, and the report places I Am Maximus as the second horse since Red Rum to match that feat of two victories. The report does not give the winning time, the margin, or the number of runners.

Aintree's National is a single race, not a series, so a second win means the same horse returned in a later year and won again. The account does not say which earlier year I Am Maximus won, only that this success is a second victory and that the comparison is with Red Rum. Townend's role is as the rider of the repeat winner.

National Hunt racing is the branch of horse racing that includes jumps. Irish stables and Irish jockeys have been central to that sport for generations. The report identifies the rider as Irish and the race as the Grand National at Aintree. It does not name the trainer or the owner.

I Am Maximus and Paul Townend won this year's Grand National. The horse has now won the race twice. Only one other horse since Red Rum had done that, in the terms of the result as reported. The race was run on April 11.