1999. The selection panel also inducted three more competitors: Tommy Pickernell, who rode in seventeen Grand Nationals in the 19th century and won three. He allegedly turned down a substantial bribe during the 1860 race from the second-placed jockey and instead rode on to win; Battleship, the only horse to have won both the Grand National and the American Grand National, and his jockey Bruce Hobbs, who remains the youngest jockey to win the Aintree race; George Dockeray, who alongside Ginger McCain and Fred Rimell trained four National winners, starting with Lottery in the first official Grand National in 1839. Sponsorship Since 1984 it has been sponsored by 5 different companies. Notes Favourites In the 70 races of the post-war era (excluding the void race in 1993), the favourite or joint-favourite have only won the race ten times (in 1950, 1960, 1973, 1982, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2019) and have failed to complete the course in 37 Nationals. Mares Since its inception, 13 mares have won the race, most recently in 1951: Charity (1841) Miss Mowbray (1852) Anatis (1860) Jealousy (1861) Emblem (1863) Emblematic (1864) Casse Tete (1872) Empress (1880) Zoedone (1883) Frigate (1889) Shannon Lass (1902) Sheila's Cottage (1948) Nickel Coin (1951) Greys Three greys have won: The Lamb (1868, 1871) Nicolaus Silver (1961) Neptune Collonges (2012) Female jockeys Since 1977, women have ridden in 24 Grand Nationals. Geraldine Rees became the first to complete the course, in 1982. In 2012 Katie Walsh became the first female jockey to earn a placed finish in the race, finishing third. Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win in 2021. International winners Two French-trained horses have won the Grand National: Huntsman (1862) and Cortolvin (1867). Six other winners were bred in France — Alcibiade (1865), Reugny (1874), Lutteur III (1909), Mon Mome (2009), Neptune Collonges (2012), and Pineau De Re (2014). In 1923, Sergeant Murphy became the first U.S.-bred horse to win the race. He is also the joint-second oldest horse to win, at age 13, alongside Why Not (1884). The U.S.-bred Battleship, son of the famous Man o' War, became the first (and so far only) horse to have won both the Grand National (in 1938) and the American Grand National (which he won four years earlier). Both Jay Trump (1965) and Ben Nevis II (1980) won the Maryland Hunt Cup before winning the Grand National. Jockey