Istabraq was bought by McManus for £38,000 and then trained by Aidan O'Brien The horse retired after sustaining a small injury in the 2002 Champion Hurdle Istabraq, the greatest horse to jump a ...

The Irish Champion Hurdle is the feature event of the second day of the Dublin Racing Festival and it promises to be one of the most exciting races of the weekend. Back-to-back champion State Man can ...

and the great horse's owner JP McManus has yet to win the race since. McManus, trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Charlie Swan had won it with Urubande as well the year before Istabraq in 1997 ...

The public was asked from a shortlist of six racehorses (Dawn Run, Istabraq, Moscow Flyer, Danoli, Limestone Lad and Vintage Crop) to vote for their favourite horse, with Istabraq coming through ...

State Man (5/4) emulated Istabraq, Hurricane Fly and Honeysuckle by sauntering to a third consecutive victory in a dramatic ...