Party Politics (1984 - 2009) was a
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
racehorse
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...
most famous for his victory in the
1992 Grand National
The 1992 Grand National (officially known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 146th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 1992. ...
at
Aintree Racecourse
Aintree Racecourse is a horse racing, racecourse in Aintree, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, bordering the city of Liverpool. The racecourse is the venue for the Grand National steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase, whi ...
, ridden by
Carl Llewellyn
Carl Llewellyn (born 29 July 1965) is an assistant racehorse trainer to Nigel Twiston-Davies and a retired Welsh professional National Hunt jockey. Llewellyn won the Grand National on two occasions along with the Welsh Grand National and Scottish ...
, trained by Nick Gaselee and owned by
Patricia Thompson. He also finished second to
Royal Athlete
Royal Athlete (1983 - 2003) was a British-bred racehorse whose most famous victory was the 1995 Grand National at Aintree, ridden by 24-year-old Irishman Jason Titley at odds of 40/1. He had previously won several important races including the Lo ...
in the
1995 Grand National.
Party Politics won the 1992 Grand National five days before the
1992 UK General Election. He was retired after falling at the first open ditch (fence 3) in the
1996 Grand National.
He was put down in 2009, aged 25 due to old age.
Grand National winner Party Politics dies; IOL sport
Grand National record
Pedigree
References
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1984 racehorse births
2009 racehorse deaths
Grand National winners
Thoroughbred family 3-i
National Hunt racehorses
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom