1986 Grand National how the horse had almost been killed years before in a road accident. "He needed 90-100 stitches and lost an awful lot of blood...It's a miracle he's here today, never mind winning the race." 1986 Grand National The 1986 Grand National (known as the Seagram Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 140th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1986. The race was won by nine-year-old 15/2 second favourite West Tip, ridden by jockey Richard Dunwoody. in a time of 9 minutes, 33 seconds for a
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