https://archive.rustgeek.me/tags/racing/ Recent content in Racing on A Geek's Life Hugo en Fri, 07 Apr 2017 18:22:28 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2017/04/07/4-the-red-rum-fortuity/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 18:22:28 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2017/04/07/4-the-red-rum-fortuity/ <p><img loading="lazy" src="https://archive.rustgeek.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ef617-04-red-rum1.jpg"></p> <p>A man who rarely bets, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/07/red-rum-wins-grand-national-man-cashes-bet-slip">Forty-three years</a>, and a winning bet on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rum">Red Rum</a>, all in the week before the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Grand_National">Grand National returns</a>. Fortuitous.</p> <p>&ndash; Image Source: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/07/red-rum-wins-grand-national-man-cashes-bet-slip#img-2">The Guardian</a></p>