Red Rum

Red Rum

▪ British steeplechase horse
      (foaled 1965), steeplechase horse who won the Grand National at Aintree, Eng., an unprecedented three times, in 1973, 1974, and 1977.

      Bought as a crippled seven-year-old, he was reconditioned by his trainer Ginger McCain who ran him on the sand and in the sea. 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 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 seven lengths. He was the only horse to win two times in a row since Reynoldstown won in 1935 and 1936. Only three weeks later, ridden by Fletcher, he entered and won the Scottish Grand National at Ayr, beating Proud Tarquin by four lengths after taking the lead with three barriers yet to go and pulling ahead in the stretch. For the next two years, he placed second in the English Grand National, coming in behind L'Escargot in 1975 and behind Rag Trade in 1976. Then in 1977 the twelve-year-old gelding came back to achieve a stunning third victory in the historic race. Ridden by Tommy Stack, and carrying 162 pounds, Red Rum won by an astonishing 25 lengths. His owner, Noel Le Mare, won $193,800 by his horse's three triumphs. Red Rum was retired from racing in 1978. He died in 1995.

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