Red Rum's trophies for winning the Grand National three times have been returned to Aintree Racecourse and will be on display during the 2023 Randox Grand National Festival.
Today is the 50th anniversary of Red Rum's first Grand National victory, when he came from a long way back to beat the gallant Crisp by three-quarters-of-a-length in a then course record time in one of the most thrilling finishes in the history of the world's greatest steeplechase at Aintree. Ginger McCain's legendary chaser went on to win the National a record three times with further successes in 1974 and 1977, while he was also runner-up to L'Escargot and Rag Trade in 1975 and 1976 respectively. The then nine-year-old also became the only horse in history to win both the Aintree and Scottish Grand Nationals in the same season in 1974.
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