Red Rum trainer Ginger McCain dies at 80
Monday 19th September 2011, 11:29AM BST.
Aintree legend Ginger McCain, trainer of the great Red Rum, has died aged 80.
McCain, who was based near the Shropshire border at Cholmondeley, saddled Red Rum to win the Grand National three times, in 1973, 1974 and 1977, before winning the race for a fourth time with Amberleigh House in 2004.
McCain’s wife Beryl said: “Donald – Ginger as we all knew him – passed away peacefully in his sleep after a short illness this morning, he would have been 81 on Wednesday.
“There will be a private family funeral followed by a later memorial service, for which there will be more information in the coming weeks. Joanne, Donald Jnr and I appreciate all the kindness we are being shown.’’
BBC’s horse racing presenter Clare Balding wrote on Twitter: “He was an old-fashioned type and said what he thought, but he was a character all right.
“Whenever I approached Ginger with a microphone it raised the heart rate. He might swear, say something offensive or be pertinent and funny.”
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