The Upset Files

The Horse That Broke the Bookies and Buried a King

Episode Summary

In 1967, a 100-to-1 long shot named Foinavon stumbled through the most chaotic moment in Grand National history while every other horse in the race piled into catastrophe — and somehow walked away with the trophy. But this isn't just a story about a horse; it's about the stable hand who believed in him when nobody else did, the gamblers who lost fortunes in seconds, and what it means when the universe hands a miracle to the least likely recipient in the room. Last episode we asked whether the Miracle on Ice was really a miracle — this week, we found one that might actually qualify.