L'Escargot was a racehorse notable as being the horse who halted the winning run of Red Rum

Red Rum

Red Rum was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years...

 at the Aintree Grand National

Grand National

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 in 1975. L’Escargot was owned by Raymond R. Guest

Raymond R. Guest

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, and ridden by champion Irish jockey Tommy Carberry

Tommy Carberry

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. He was trained by Dan Moore, and beat Red Rum by 15 lengths.

He won as a 12-year-old. He ran in four Grand Nationals 1972 (fell) at the third fence, 1973 (finished 3rd), 1974 (finished 2nd), 1975 (winner).

L’Escargot, also won the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Cheltenham Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped...

twice in 1970 and 1971.

L'Escargot is an U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was voted the 1969 U.S. Steeplechase Horse of the Year