1986 Grand National was again heavily supported at 15/2 with many of his supporters feeling that he had been unlucky when falling at Becher's Brook while disputing the lead last year. His jockey on that occasion, Richard Dunwoody was released from his retainer on "Port Askaig" to take the mount on the second favourite. Four months before the National, West Tip had been defeated by the impressive chaser, "Door Latch", considered by the racing press as owner, Jim Joel's best chance of winning the race in his almost thirty years of trying. Richard Rowe took the mount on the 9/1 chance trained by
Horse and Jockey 27 March 1967. After the Thurles-Clonmel railway closed, the railway bridge at Horse and Jockey was demolished. Prior to its demolition, it had been a prominent landmark on the main road between Cork and Dublin, because its steepness and narrowness forced traffic to slow down considerably. Bus Éireann's expressway service between Dublin and Cork ceased to serve Horse and Jockey on 30 June 2012. Junction 6 of the new M8 motorway, is located to the west of the village. The village team won the 1899 All-Ireland championship. However, for many years, Horse and Jockey, for GAA purposes, has been part