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Red Rum (3 May 1965 – 18 October 1995) was an Irish champion Thoroughbred steeplechaser. He achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976. The Grand National is a notoriously difficult race that has been described as "the ultimate ...
- Ginger McCain and Noel Le Mare
- Ginger Discovers Red Rum
- The Early Years
- Red Rum’s Grand National Wins
- Retirement and Beyond
- After The National
Eventually, the door of the Prince of Wales swung open, and a single figure stepped onto the steps leading down to the wet pavement where Ginger waited in his taxi. A well-dressed man, dapper in a suit and tie, was leaving the dinner dance that he attended most Saturday evenings. Noel Le Mare had only three ambitions in life: to become a millionair...
When Ginger spotted a horse in the 1972 Scottish Grand National, he made a mental note to speak to Noel about him. The horse had come in fifth, but Ginger’s eye for horses told him that this could be the National winner they were both looking for. The horse was called Red Rum, and Ginger was determined to persuade Le Mare to buy him. He was overjoy...
Red Rum was bred at Rossenarra stud in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland, by Martyn McEnery. Bred to win one-mile races, he won his National titles over the longest distance, four miles and four furlongs. “Rummy” started off in life running in cheap races as a sprinter and dead-heated in a five-furlong flat race at Aintree Racecourse. In his early ca...
At the 1973 Grand National, Red Rum beat the Australian chaser Crisp, carrying 23 pounds more, in what was a new record time of nine minutes, 1.9 seconds. Crisp had led the field virtually all the way in that year’s National and, at the last fence, was 15 lengths clear of his nearest pursuer, Red Rum. However, jockey Brian Fletcher made up the grou...
Red Rum was headed for the Grand National once again in 1978 but suffered a hairline fracture in one of his heels shortly before the race. He was retired soon after, but his public life and fame by no means diminished with the end of his career. Red Rum was a national celebrity by this time and traveled all over the country for various engagements....
Plenty of people find their passion in life as casino expect, Jamie Wall, can attest to and Ginger McCain was no different. He ate, drank, and slept Aintree and the Grand National, so much so that he was nicknamed “Mr. Aintree.” With his huge personality, amazing success, and, of course, Red Rum, he almost single-handedly revived the flagging fortu...
In 1973, ridden by Brian Fletcher, Red Rum won his first Grand National by spurting ahead in the last 100 yards of the course to pass Crisp, who had held the lead during most of the race, and beating him by 3 / 4 of a length in the record time of 9:01.9. The next year, with 11-to-1 odds against repeating his victory, Red Rum outdistanced his nearest rival, L’Escargot, by 7 lengths.
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Oct 18, 2022 · BY then, Red Rum had won his first two Grand Nationals and chased home L’Escargot in 1975. In his inaugural 1973 triumph, Red Rum was cast as the villain of the piece.
Apr 4, 2019 · Ahead of Tiger Roll’s bid to become a back-to-back winner of the Grand National, Sally Wright remembers the early life and times of - as well as her own encounters with - the three-time Grand National winner Red Rum. Driving down the southbound carriageway of the A74 on the way back from Scotland on the 22nd April 1974, my parents found ...
Dec 20, 2020 · On April 2, 1977, Red Rum, by then a 12-year-old, galloped into racing history by winning the Grand National for an unprecedented third time. Even entering the veteran stage of his career and still carrying top weight, of 11st 8lb, Red Rum started 9/1 joint second favourite for the National. He’d disappointed in both his preparatory races ...
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Jun 11, 2020 · His first encounter with the Grand National was in the memorable 1973 race. Red Rum went to post as joint 9-1 favourite alongside high-class staying chaser Crisp. The heavier Crisp looked a ...
