What is "willsford"

Willsford (1983–1996) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful under National Hunt rules. He was the oldest horse to win the Scottish Grand National and also won the Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter in 1990.

Willsford was owned by Arnold Kaplan, Robert Johnson and David Johnson and trained by Jenny Pitman. He was named after a block of flats where Robert and his wife, Janet, and Arnold and his wife, Kathy, all used to live together, Willsford Green in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Willsford had a heart attack and died in a race at Cheltenham Racecourse in November 1996.

There have been a few memorial races held for Willsford at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Category:1983 racehorse births Category:1996 racehorse deaths Category:Cheltenham Festival winners Category:National Hunt racehorses Category:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Category:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Category:Thoroughbred racehorses