1989 Grand National 1989 Grand National The 1989 Grand National (officially known as the Seagram Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 143rd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 8 April 1989. The race was won in a time of 10 minutes 6.9 seconds and by a distance of 7 lengths by Irish 12-year-old Little Polveir, ridden by jockey Jimmy Frost. West Tip was second and The Thinker finished third. Fourteen of the 40 runners completed the course. The winner had been sold by a four-way partnership six weeks before the race
Horse and Jockey offices used Irish language postmarks since 1922, "Baile na Páirce" was the postmark used in Horse and Jockey post office, which opened in 1923, Horse and Jockey is not served by public transport of any kind. All transport is by car. In the early 19th century, the village was on the route of a mail coach. In November 1823, it was the site of an attack on a south-bound coach. Horse and Jockey railway station, on the line between Thurles and Clonmel, opened on 1 July 1880, closed for passenger traffic on 9 September 1963 and finally closed altogether on