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Tag: Horse Racing

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4th June 1913: Suffragette Emily Davison hit by a racehorse at Epsom Derby

4th June 2020
Tagged as: George V, Horse Racing, Suffrage, Suffragettes, Women, Women's Suffrage, WSPU

On the 4^th June 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison was hit by King George V’s racehorse at the Epsom Derby after she stepped onto the track.

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2nd April 1977: Red Rum wins an unprecedented third Grand National horse race

2nd April 2019
Tagged as: Britain, Culture, England, Gambling, Horse, Horse Racing, Liverpool, Sport

The racehorse Red Rum won an historic third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.

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