It's now been 50 years since the great racing legend Red Rum won his first victory at Aintree. Born on May 3, 1965 at the Rossenarra stud in Kells, County Kilkenny in Ireland, Red Rum was bred to be a ...
Red Rum won an unmatched three Grand Nationals in the 1970s. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at the remarkable feat. Donald ‘Ginger’ McCain pictured on Southport beach as his string cool ...
Should Tiger Roll justify favoritism and win the April 6 Randox Health Grand National he would be the first back-to-back winner since the legendary Red Rum, trained by the late Ginger McCain. The most ...
Fifty years on and Richard Pitman is again reliving the most agonising and dramatic 494 yards in sporting history. His horse Crisp, a 10-year-old carrying 12st, jumped the last fence of the 1973 ...
With the Grand National being staged tomorrow [Saturday 15 April], BBC Radio 4 Extra looks back at racing’s greatest equine hero, Red Rum, who first won the race 50 years ago on 31st March 1973. Back ...
FIFTY years after he galloped home to win his first Aintree showpiece, wonder horse Red Rum has returned. Displaying the power and poise that saw him land three Grand Nationals in five years, a ...
Brian Fletcher, who rode three winners of the Grand National including two on Red Rum, has died, aged 69. Fletcher first came to prominence at Aintree when he steered Red Alligator to third in the ...
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