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Grand Nationals Remembered - 1977 Grand National - Red Rum's Third National!

Grand Nationals Remembered – 1977 Grand National – Red Rum’s Third National!

When Red Rum lined up for the 1977 Grand National at Aintree, aged12, though everyone wanted him to, few thought he would be able to roll back the years as incredibly as he does here to battle to the line. Red Rum was all heart and class, and every National Hunt horse should be shown [...]

Grand Nationals Remembered - 1975 L'Escargot and Tommy Carbury

Grand Nationals Remembered – 1975 L’Escargot and Tommy Carbury

Tommy Carbury broke many English hearts when stopping the incredible Red Rum (who was carrying a tremendous weight, mind you) from making it three successive Grand National wins aboard L’escargot in 1975. This horse certainly didn’t go round at a snails pace! You have to hand it to Red Rum for making this a true [...]