Ginger McCain 1930-2011 Horse Trainer

Ginger McCain 1930-2011 Horse Trainer

Sep. 19, 2011 - FILE - GINGER McCAIN (21 September 1930 – 19 September 2011) the four-time Aintree Grand National winning trainer, has died aged 80 after a long illness. The Southport-born former taxi driver was highly regarded in the sport for a remarkable talent for spotting and training winners. McCain's greatest achievement was the three-time winner Red Rum, who became a national celebrity in the 1970s, but he had to wait nearly thirty years to win again with Amberleigh House in 2004. Tributes have poured in. Donald 'Ginger' McCain was born in Southport and started riding horses at the age of 14. He worked as a taxi driver before he started training horses in 1962 from stables behind a used car store. History was made when an ambitious trainer saw the potential in a sick horse nobody wanted. Red Rum, the most famous horse ever to jump the fences at Aintree, had a lacklustre beginning. Ginger saw winning potential in the horse and 'Rummy' became a national celebrity winning three Grand Nationals in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He was retired in 1978 after suffering hairline fracture and his death in 1995 made front-page national news. Ginger had to wait 27 years after Red Rum's retirement for another winner at Aintree, with Amberleigh House in 2004. Donald McCain Jr took over the reins of his father's training legacy when Ginger retired in 2006. Donald has continued the McCain winning tradition with the 2011 winner Ballabriggs. Up until his death, Ginger was an outspoken commentator on horse-racing and his passion never waned. He often appeared at the Grand National in support of his son and for the love of the sport. McCain leaves his wife Beryl and children Joanne and Donald Jr. ( traduction automatique  ) ( montrer le texte original )
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