Red Rum - Part 2

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The Most Loved Horse
Red Rum became one of the most loved horses in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He also became a celebrity opened supermarkets and lead Grand National parades. He was liked so much he was put on playing cards, mugs, posters, models, pain tings, and jigasaw puzzles.


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Books have been written about him by his trainer, jockeys, and author Ivor Herbert. Children's books about his life have been written by Christine Pemperton. Red Rum opened the Steeple Chase. It is a rollercoster ride with 3 tracks. It was designed by arrow dynamics Rum's hoof print is at the exit.


Red Rum was bred at Rossenarra Stud in Kells. Bred to win one mile races he won four miles and four furlongs. He started running cheap races and dead heated in 5 furlongs at the Aintree racetrack. In his early career he was ridden by Lester Peggot.


 One day Red Rum slipped when the Liverpool car dealer Ginger McCain pulled up. MacCain bought him from his vet Noelle Mare and famously trained the horse on the sand of Southport Merseyside. He was mad when he found out Red Rum was lame. MacCain who also won the Grand National in 2004 with Amberliegh House took Red Rum for a swim before every Grand National.


Sadly Red Rum Suffered from a deliberately incurable bone disease. He died on the 18, Oct. and was buried at the winning post of the Aintree racetrack.


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