Red Rum - wikipedia Red Rum For other uses, see Redrum ( disambiguation ). Red Rum Red Rum at Castle Park, Bristol in 1980 Sire Quorum Grandsire Vilmorin Dam Mared Damsire Magic Red Sex Gelding Foaled 3 May 1965 Country Ireland Colour Bay Breeder Martyn McEnery Owner Noel le Mare Trainer Ginger McCain Record 100 : 24 - 15 - 23 Earnings £ 146,409.80 Major wins Grand National ( 1973, 1974, 1977 ) Scottish National ( 1974 ) Honours Life - size statue at Aintree Racecourse Smaller bronze statue inside Wayfarers Arcade, Southport Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree Last updated on February 15, 2009 Red Rum ( bay gelding ; 3 May 1964 -- 18 October 1994 ) was a 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 & 1976 ). The Grand National is a notoriously difficult race that has been described as `` the ultimate test of a horse 's courage ''. He was also renowned for his jumping ability, having not fallen in 100 races. The 1973 race in which Red Rum secured his comeback victory from 30 lengths behind is often considered one of the greatest Grand Nationals in history. In a 2002 UK poll, Red Rum 's historic third triumph in the Grand National was voted the 24th greatest sporting moment of all time. Contents 1 Early life 2 Grand National record 3 Retirement 4 Death and legacy 5 Commemorations 6 Pedigree 7 See also 8 Notes and references 9 External links Early life Red Rum was bred at Rossenarra stud in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland, by Martyn McEnery. His sire was Quorum ( 1954 - 1971 ), and his dam Mared ( 1958 - 1976 ). Mared was a grand - daughter of the broodmare Batika, whose other descendants have included the Irish 2000 Guineas winner Turtle Island. McEnery gave Red Rum his name by taking the last three letters of the names of his dam and sire respectively. Bred to win one - mile races, he won his National titles over the longest distance, four miles and four furlongs. Red Rum started his career running in cheap races as a sprinter and dead - heated in his first race, a five - furlong flat race at Aintree Racecourse. He ran another seven times as a two - year - old winning over 7f at Warwick, and won over 7f at Doncaster in the first of his two races as a three - year - old. In his early career, he was twice ridden by Lester Piggott. The comedian Lee Mack, then a stable boy, had his first riding lesson on Red Rum. After being passed from training yard to training yard, he found his footing when Southport car dealer Ginger McCain bought him for his client Noel le Mare and famously trained the horse on the sands at Southport, England. Galloping through sea water may have proved highly beneficial to Red Rum 's hooves. McCain reportedly took Red Rum for a therapeutic swim in the sea off Southport before his first National appearances to help treat the horse 's pedal osteitis, a debilitating incurable bone disease in his hoof. McCain also won the Grand National in 2004 with Amberleigh House, 31 years after his first victory with Red Rum. Grand National record The crowd are willing him home now. The 12 - year - old Red Rum, being preceded only by loose horses, being chased by Churchtown Boy... They 're coming to the elbow, just a furlong now between Red Rum and his third Grand National triumph ! It 's hats off and a tremendous reception, you 've never heard one like it at Liverpool - Red Rum wins the National ! `` '' Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the moment Red Rum sealed his third Grand National title At the 1973 Grand National, Red Rum beat the Australian chaser Crisp, which was carrying 23 pounds more, in a new record time of nine minutes, 1.9 seconds. Crisp led the field virtually all the way in that year 's National in which he was 30 lengths clear, and at the last fence was 15 lengths clear of Red Rum, his nearest pursuer. Red Rum and jockey Brian Fletcher, however, made up the ground on the final stretch and, two strides from the finishing post, pipped the tiring Crisp to win by three - quarters of a length in what is often considered one of the greatest Grand Nationals in history. Crisp 's jockey Richard Pitman later stated : `` I still dream about that race, of Crisp running so strongly and jumping so fearlessly, and then the sound of Red Rum 's hooves as he got closer and closer at the end. '' He added : `` I felt as though I was tied to a railway line with an express train thundering up and being unable to jump out of the way. '' A year later, Red Rum retained his title at the 1974 National, carrying 12 stone. ( He followed that with victory in the Scottish Grand National, and remains the only horse to win both in the same season. ) Red Rum came second in 1975 and 1976 ; Tommy Stack replaced Fletcher as jockey in the last race after Fletcher angered trainer Ginger McCain by telling the press the horse no longer felt right after a defeat in a race away from Aintree. Again, Red Rum saved his best for Aintree but was held off by Rag Trade. The following year, Stack rode the 12 - year - old Red Rum to his record third Grand National triumph, in what is regarded as one of the greatest moments in horse racing history. Retirement Red Rum was prepared for a sixth attempt at the Grand National the season following his 1977 win, but suffered a hairline fracture the day before the 1978 race and was subsequently retired. However, he had become a national celebrity, opening supermarkets and annually leading the Grand National parade for many further years. His likeness graced playing cards, mugs, posters, models, paintings, plates and jigsaw puzzles. Several books have been written about Red Rum by his trainer, sculptor, jockeys and author Ivor Herbert ; a children 's story about his life was also written by Christine Pemberton. The horse helped open the Steeplechase rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1977. He also switched on the Blackpool Illuminations in that year. In 1975, a song entitled `` Red Rum '' was issued as a tribute to him by a group named Chaser, on Polydor 2058 564. It was written by Steve Jolley, Richard Palmer and Tony Swain. In 2010 the name of the racecourse bar, formerly called `` The Sefton '', was changed to `` The Red Rum ''. In 1977 Red Rum appeared as a studio guest at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony. Viewers were delighted when the horse seemed to recognise the voice of his jockey Tommy Stack, who was appearing by video link from another location. Death and legacy Red Rum 's grave at Aintree Red Rum 's feats, of three Nationals and two seconds, are legendary. They will never be equalled, let alone surpassed. They say records are there to be broken, but Red Rum 's at Aintree is one which will stand the test of time. `` '' Twenty time champion jockey Tony McCoy. Red Rum died on 18 October 1995, aged 30. His death made the front pages of national newspapers. He was buried at the winning post of the Aintree Racecourse, which is still a destination for his fans. The epitaph reads `` Respect this place / this hallowed ground / a legend here / his rest has found / his feet would fly / our spirits soar / he earned our love for evermore ''. Eleven years after his death, a survey found he remained the best - known racehorse in the UK. When asked to name an equine animal, Red Rum was named by 45 % of Britons, with Black Beauty ( from Anna Sewell 's novel ) in second with 33 %. In 2002 the UK public voted Red Rum 's third Grand National win # 24 in the list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. In the early 1970s, the future running of the Grand National was uncertain. The emergence of Red Rum and his historic triumphs captivated the nation, and ensured huge public support for the fund to buy Aintree and put it in the hands of the Jockey Club. On 19 September 2011, Red Rum 's trainer Ginger McCain died aged 80. Red Rum statue in Southport Commemorations Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree. There are statues of Red Rum at Aintree Racecourse, in Southport and at Ayr Racecourse. Merseyrail named one of its trains in Red Rum 's honour in 2008 as part of a Merseyside Legends programme. There used to be two pubs named Red Rum. One was next to Aintree Racecourse ; it is now a tandoori restaurant. One was in Croxteth, and there were 4 sets of shops next to it. The bar closed some time in the mid 2000s and took all the shops with it. A post office on the site stayed open until it closed due to demolition plans. On 13 October 2009, Merseyside Matrix officers searched the pub following a tip - off and found four live shotgun cartridges in it. No arrests have been made. The pub was demolished in 2010 under plans for the restoration of the River Alt, which is due to open in spring 2016 Southport Fire Station took delivery of an engine they named Red Rum in 1979 Red Rum Drive in Ashburn, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. ( part of the area referred to as the silicon valley of the east ), is named for the famous racehorse, due to the land developer being an avid horse racing fan. Pedigree Pedigree of Red Rum ( IRE ), bay gelding, 1965 Sire Quorum ( GB ) 1954 Vilmorin ( GB ) 1943 Gold Bridge Golden Boss Flying Diadem Queen of the Meadows Fairway Queen of the Blues Akimbo ( GB ) 1947 Bois Roussel Vatout Plucky Liege Bulolo Noble Star Pussy Willow Dam Mared ( GB ) 1958 Magic Red ( GB ) 1941 Link Boy Pharos Market Girl Infra Red Ethnarch Black Ray Quinta ( GB ) 1953 Anwar Umidwar Stafaralla Batika Blenheim Brise Bise ( Family 25 ) See also Horse racing portal Repeat winners of horse races 1973 Grand National Notes and references ^ Jump up to : `` Red Rum pedigree ''. equineline.com. ^ Jump up to : Tony McCoy : jump jockeys owe Ginger McCain a huge debt for saving the Grand National Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2011 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Retrieved 9 September 2012 ^ Jump up to : Legend of Ginger ' Mr Aintree ' McCain will live forever Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2011 ^ Jump up to : Sport 's greatest ever comebacks Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2011 ^ Jump up to : 100 Greatest sporting moments -- results Channel 4. Retrieved 28 August 2014 ^ Jump up to : `` Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Brimmer Mare - Family 25 ''. Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Red Rum remains people 's champion ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2016 Jump up ^ The Grand National Grand National.net Jump up ^ Reg Green - Grand National Historian BBC. Jump up ^ Lily Allen and Friends BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2012 ^ Jump up to : Red Rum trainer Ginger McCain dies aged 80 BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2011 Jump up ^ Car dealer who struck up winning relationship with dodgy - legged horse Irish Times. Retrieved 10 October 2011 ^ Jump up to : Red Rum - The Legendary Horse Who Stole Our Hearts Retrieved 10 October 2011 Jump up ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/red-rum-will-always-be-my-grand-national-121496 ^ Jump up to : Red Rum : Aintree favourite BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2011 ^ Jump up to : Red Rum memories flooding back with Ginger up for a record The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2011 Jump up ^ Red Rum remains people 's champion The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2011 Jump up ^ The World Greatest Steeplechase Grand National.net Jump up ^ http://www.grand-national.me.uk/3231/redrumilluminatesblackpool/ Jump up ^ Famous Racehorses : Red Rum Tribute ^ Jump up to : Red Rum is UK 's best - known horse BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2011 Jump up ^ Ginger McCain : Racing trainer who took Red Rum to an historic hat - trick of Grand National victories Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2011 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red Rum. Red Rum 's site The Kumbi Site Video ( RealPlayer ) - Ginger McCain talks to Sue Barker about Red Rum in 2002 Video ( YouTube ) BBC News Report of Red Rum 's death Grand National Races by year 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 Course Aintree Racecourse Becher 's Brook Canal Turn The Chair Famous horses Aldaniti Battleship Corbiere Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Peter Simple Red Rum West Tip Famous jockeys Duke of Alburquerque Jack Anthony Martin Becher Tommy Carberry Bob Champion Richard Dunwoody Brian Fletcher Dick Francis Josh Gifford Bruce Hobbs Count Karl Kinsky Jem Mason Tony McCoy Tom Olliver Ernest Piggott Richard Pitman Ruby Walsh Fred Winter Other people Peter Bromley Ginger McCain Vincent O'Brien Michael O'Hehir Peter O'Sullevan Jenny Pitman Fred Rimell Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Lord Oaksey Lord Sefton Lists List of Grand National winners List of Grand National first four placings List of equine fatalities in the Grand National List of female Grand National jockeys Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_Rum&oldid=804291469 '' Categories : 1965 racehorse births 1995 racehorse deaths Horse monuments Grand National winners National Hunt racehorses Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 25 Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Nederlands 日本 語 Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 00 : 45. 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Question: when did red rum win the grand national
Answer: 1973