Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum John P. McManus
Trainer
Aidan O'Brien
Record
40: 25-7-0 11: 2-4-0 (Flat) 29: 23-3-0 (Hurdle)
Earnings
£1,053,385
Major wins
Champion Hurdle (1998, 1999, 2000) Irish Champion Hurdle (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) Future Champions Novice Hurdle (1996) Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (1996) Deloitte Novice Hurdle (1997) Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (1997) Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle (1997) Hatton's Grace Hurdle (1997, 1998) December Festival Hurdle (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001) Aintree Hurdle (1999) Punchestown Champion Hurdle (1999) John James McManus Memorial Hurdle (1997, 1998, 1999)
Awards
Timeform rating: 180
Honours
Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown
Last updated on December 18, 2006
Istabraq (born 23 May 1992) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who was most famous for his hurdling. He won the Champion Hurdle on three occasions. He was trained by Aidan O'Brien and owned by John Patrick McManus. Jockey Charlie Swan rode him in all of his 29 races over jumps.
Istabraq (born 23 May 1992) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who was most famous for his hurdling. He won the Champion Hurdle on three occasions...
The Istabraq Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Tipperary Racecourse...
late December. Prior to 2013 the race was named the Istabraq Festival Hurdle in honour of Istabraq, who won it four times. The race was run as the Ryanair...
in the sport's history, and several of these, such as National Spirit, Istabraq, Hatton's Grace, Persian War and Lanzarote, have had races named in their...
1995 Alderbrook 1996 Collier Bay 1997 Make A Stand 1998 Istabraq 1999 Istabraq 2000 Istabraq 2002 Hors La Loi III 2003 Rooster Booster 2004 Hardy Eustace...
was J. P. McManus's Istabraq, an eight-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Charlie Swan. Istabraq became the fifth horse...
eight races including the Morgiana Hurdle, Hatton's Grace Hurdle (beating Istabraq), Christmas Hurdle, Bank of Ireland Hurdle and Boyne Hurdle. In the following...
steeplechasers. The highest rated horses over hurdles are Night Nurse at 182, Istabraq and Monksfield, both at 180, and Persian War at 179. The table below lists...
1995 Alderbrook 1996 Collier Bay 1997 Make A Stand 1998 Istabraq 1999 Istabraq 2000 Istabraq 2002 Hors La Loi III 2003 Rooster Booster 2004 Hardy Eustace...
seventeen lengths in a time that was 2.2 seconds faster than that recorded by Istabraq in winning the Champion Hurdle one hour later. His performance was described...
Those to have also achieved victory in one of those races are Danoli, Istabraq, Like-A-Butterfly, Brave Inca, Champagne Fever, Vautour, Samcro, Appreciate...
Stand 1997/98 Star Rage Kerawi Istabraq 1998/99 Dato Star French Holly Istabraq 1999/00 Dato Star Dato Star Istabraq 2000/01 Barton Geos — 2001/02 Landing...
winner was J. P. McManus's Istabraq, a six-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Charlie Swan. Istabraq started the 3/1 favourite...
1995 Alderbrook 1996 Collier Bay 1997 Make A Stand 1998 Istabraq 1999 Istabraq 2000 Istabraq 2002 Hors La Loi III 2003 Rooster Booster 2004 Hardy Eustace...
1995 Alderbrook 1996 Collier Bay 1997 Make A Stand 1998 Istabraq 1999 Istabraq 2000 Istabraq 2002 Hors La Loi III 2003 Rooster Booster 2004 Hardy Eustace...
consecutive defeats when matched against the reigning Champion Hurdler Istabraq. He was then sent to France where he defeated a strong field in the Prix...
was J. P. McManus's Istabraq, a seven-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Charlie Swan. Istabraq started the 4/9 favourite...
from the 25/1 outsider Marble Arch, with the French mare Bilboa in third. Istabraq who had won the race in 1998, 1999 and 2000 started the 2/1 favourite but...
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