- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd (28 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845130596
- ISBN-13: 978-1845130596
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 402,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In an extraordinary fairytale triumph, the 2004 Grand National was won by the veteran trainer Ginger McCain with his horse Amberleigh House - long after he had ever expected to win a major race again. But the charismatic McCain is best known for training one of the greatest racehorses ever: Red Rum. Now Aurum follows its successful reissue of Ivor Herbert's classic biography of Arkle with his equally classic book on the career of Red Rum. But the story of Red Rum was not, unlike Arkle's, that of a racehorse born to achievement and pre-eminence. His is a remarkable story of courage, suffering and triumph very much through adversity. As Herbert shows, Red Rum began as an unsuccessful flat-racer, endured a succession of unsuitable trainers and what amounted to prolonged maltreatment, chronic problems with his feet, and was perhaps the last horse thought capable of winning a great race. But then Ginger McCain took him on, sent him off training by galloping in the sand on Southport Beach, and this plucky little horse went on to win first one, then two, then a historic three Grand Nationals.
About the Author
Ivor Herbert is the author of Arkle, Vincent O'Brien's Great Horses and The Winter Kings. He lives in Buckinghamshire.
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Just Lovely,
This review is from: Red Rum (Hardcover)
If you like Horses/Racing and want to know about the wonderful Red Rum, then grab a copy, sit back, and enjoy. Great Stuff.
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Red Rum - A National Hero,
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Very good reminder of one of our great horses of all time. Brings a lump to my throat every time i pick it up !
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Well delivered, excellent book and story, condition as described,
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This review is from: Red Rum: The Story of Ginger McCain and His Legendary Horse (Paperback)
A story close to me as i recall supporting Red Rum as a toddler growing up in the UK. Lovely story, and the book arrived promptly and in said condition so i was quite pleased overall.
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