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To be honest I lost this page, tend to use facebook to stay in touch with my interests these days but a topic came up re Red Rum and whether Forest King ever beat him in a race and I did a search and up you all popped again

And dad was a local horse called Rubstic though as registering kingy was an afterthought his papers always stated..."said to be by Rubstic" And yep he was galloped up the fells above Pooley Bridge on a regular basis as well as exploring the fells of Troutbeck and the forest land surrounding...

Thank you Ron. Oh Kingy was out of a little chestnut mare called Workington Wanderer, she did spend a summer on the farm but we just led on her....Kingy however always earned his keep

Yes, I know all about Kingy, I rode him miles as a young fresh backed baby and trekked him round the Lakeland fells while not racing in summer, when he retired from racing Ken gave him to me and he was with me many years but sadly had to be pts aged 22 when he sustained a broken leg after being...