The 124th running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 2 July 1989 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £8250 with a first prize of £366,500. The winner was owned by Sheikh Mohammed, bred in England by Stowell Hill Ltd, trained by Henry Cecil at Newmarket, and ridden by Steve Cauthen. The winner won by 4 lengths in 2 minutes 29.9 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 1989

OLD VIC (Bay colt by Sadler's Wells out of Cockade) SR 2107

The winning owner won £366,500 (The equivalent of £866,900 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 55 second clip of the 1989 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Xo8lOSvcw
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 OLD VIC 9.0 Steve Cauthen Sheikh Mohammed Henry Cecil
2 OBSERVATION POST 9.0 Willie Carson Mr Robert Sangster Barry Hills
3 ILE DE NISKY 9.0 Pat Eddery HH Prince Yazid Saud Geoff Huffer
4 PHANTOM BREEZE 9.0 Mick Kinane Mr Bertram Firestone Dermot Weld
5 GLOWING STAR 9.0 Christy Roche Mr N Stassen Joseph Canty
6 ZAYYANI 9.0 Walter Swinburn HH Aga Khan IV Fulke Johnson-Houghton
7 STONE DRUM 9.0 Steve Craine Mr P A Tamburo Neil McGrath
8 GALLIERO 9.0 John Reid Mrs Elizabeth Furlong J Homer Scott
  Betting        
4/11 fav Old Vic        
5/1 Ile De Nisky        
10/1 Zayyani        
12/1 Observation Post        
20/1 Phantom Breeze        
33/1 Glowing Star        
100/1 Galliero        
250/1 Stone Drum        
  Over round 115%        
FORMLINE:- Old Vic won by a comfortable 4 lengths in 2 minutes 29.9 seconds on good going. In an impressive career he raced 9 times and won 6.

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