This is the only time a horse has done the double in the same year.







The following year at 15 he was entered again and was due to run until a few days before the race when he was again found to be lame and the connections had to finally come to terms that ' The Nations Favourite ' would not have another race and he was retired.



Red Rum spent his retirement opening supermarkets, betting shops and making personal appearances. 1974 – WON.





In 1976 he took on another good horse Rag Trade and having to carry top weight for the third successive year He was unable to give him the 12lbs and although never gave up and closed in on him up the straight he was again to come secondA minor ailment kept him out of the race the following year so was 1977 that to be his last appearance at his favourite Liverpool Well no not quite.Rummie was entered in the following years National this at an age of fourteen was remarkable in it's self but an injury a short time before the race meant that he could not take part that year, however Ginger thought seriously that he would win if he had got him there.

GRAND NATIONAL RECORD. Even at the age of thirteen, Red Rum was a short-priced favourite for the 1978 renewal until an eleventh-hour injury forced him out of the race and into retirement. Odds are correct at time of publishing but are subject to change



Red Rum was bred at Rossenarra stud in Kells, … 1975 – 2 nd. 1973 – WON. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.



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In 1975 he met the twice Gold Cup winner L'Escargot and had to give him 11lbs however he was still in front at the last, but the ground was very soft that day and Rummie hated the ground so the combination of giving weight and the soft ground he had to yield to L'Escargot. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....



Red Rum won his third Aintree Grand National this year having been second the previous two year and winner in 1973 and 1974.

He is the only animal to my knowledge to put in an appearance on the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year award. 1977 - WON . As well as his unprecedented record in the world-famous steeplechase, Red Rum was also renowned for his remarkable jumping ability as he fell only once in over 100 races. He was also placed 37 times so he must have taken all the changes in his stride.

His obvious love of racing held him in good stead and it is worth saying that he never actually fell in a race although he once unseated his rider and once slipped up (another coincidence was that both of these were at Haydock) .Red Rum, or Rummie as he was to be known suffered from foot problems and soon after Donald ( Ginger ) McCain got the horse he looked lame, however when he ran into the sea on a training gallop this seemed to help and this was the routine that Ginger kept him on and it stood him in good stead for the future.The year of Rummies first win was 1973 and the account of his first win where he beat That day I'm sure that most of the talk would have been about the defeat of Crisp rather than the win of Red Rum but, 12 months later it wasRed Rum who was carrying the 12st burden and despite that he went on to win successive nationals and the public started a love affair with this chaser the like of which, is only given to a few.In both 1975 and 1976 despite putting up a good defence of his crown Rummie was beaten on both occasions into second place.
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