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Red Rum (bay gelding; 3 May 1965 – 18 October 1995; sire: Quorum, dam: Mared) was a champion Thoroughbred steeplechaser who 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 world-famous steeplechase 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.〔() Retrieved 9 September 2012〕 Red Rum's 1973 comeback victory from 30 lengths behind is often considered one of the greatest Grand Nationals in history.〔(Legend of Ginger 'Mr Aintree' McCain will live forever ) Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2011〕〔(Sport's greatest ever comebacks ) Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2011〕 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.〔 ==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). McEnery gave Red Rum his name by taking the last three letters of the names of his dam and sire respectively.〔http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/2399122/Red-Rum-remains-peoples-champion.html〕 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.〔(The Grand National ) Grand National.net〕 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.〔(Reg Green - Grand National Historian ) BBC.〕 The comedian Lee Mack, then a stable boy, had his first riding lesson on Red Rum.〔(Lily Allen and Friends ) BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2012〕 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.〔(Car dealer who struck up winning relationship with dodgy-legged horse ) Irish Times. Retrieved 10 October 2011〕 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Rum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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