Red Rum: The Grand National winner who brought Dundee to a standstill

Red Rum brought Dundee to a standstill in 1982. Elaine Ruse made a £50 charity wager on him. Red Rum won the Grand National three times, in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He had to retire on the eve of the National in 1978 because of an injured leg. He was bought by Tim Molony as a yearling for 400 guineas in 1966. Ginger McCain bought him for Noel le Mare in 1972. The horse was suffering from a bone disease in his foot.

Red Rum won the Grand National in Dundee in 1982. A similar thing happened in 1928 when Tipperary Tim won. The fence named after Foinavon won a Grand Championship in 1984. It was named in honour of the horse that jumped the fence cleanly. The residents of Fintry housing scheme received a windfall. Before the 1928 race, jockey William Dutton heard a friend tell him to only win if all the other horses fell.

41 of the 42 starters fell in the Longhaugh races. Tipperary Tim came in first at 100/1. The inaugural two-day race meeting in April 1924 was a great success and attended by 30,000 people. More than 50 horses were entered in five races along the mile-long flat track. The course took in part of Longhaug Road, went through what was the former school playground and ended with a finishing straight close to the line of Longhough Terrace.