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Red Rum (band)
Red Rum (3 May 1965 – 18 October 1995) was an Irish champion Thoroughbred Steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechaser. He achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973 Grand National, 1973, 1974 Grand National, 1974 and 1977 Grand National, 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976. The Grand National 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. The 1973 race in which Red Rum secured his comeback victory from 30 Horse length, lengths behind is often considered one of the greatest Grand Nationals in history. 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 farm, stud in Kells, County Kilkenny, Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland, by Martyn McEnery. His Horse_b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rum At Castle Park, Bristol 1980
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to Orange (colour), orange and opposite Violet (color), violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary color (made from magenta and yellow) in the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. Reds range from the brilliant yellow-tinged Scarlet (color), scarlet and Vermilion, vermillion to bluish-red crimson, and vary in shade from the pale red pink to the dark red burgundy (color), burgundy. Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayan civilization, Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman Empire, Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories. It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the brillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
