Miinnehoma (1983 – July 2012) was an Irish bred and British trained
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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most famous for his victory in the
1994 Grand National at
Aintree
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, ridden by
Richard Dunwoody, trained by
Martin Pipe and owned by
Freddie Starr
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.
Miinnehoma also won the 1992
Sun Alliance Chase and finished third to
Master Oats in the
1995 Cheltenham Gold Cup at the age of twelve. In the
1995 Grand National he was tailed off from a long way out before being pulled up before the 21st fence on the second circuit.
After retirement he spent the rest of his days at the stables of
Martin Pipe until his death at the age of 29 in July 2012.
Grand National record
References
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External links
Complete Racing RecordMiinnehoma PedigreeVideo of Miinnehoma Winning the 1994 Grand National
1983 racehorse births
2012 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in Ireland
Racehorses trained in Ireland
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
National Hunt racehorses
Grand National winners
Thoroughbred family 10-d