Swan rode Istabraq in all 29 of his races over jumps, including his three brilliant triumphs in the Champion Hurdle in 1998, ...

Set on 400 acres in County Limerick, it’s home to some of the biggest names in horse racing such as Istabraq, Minella Times and the recently crowned Irish Grand National winner, I Am Maximus.

Legendary former jockey Charlie Swan, famed for his partnership with one of the best hurdlers of all-time in Istabraq, has ...

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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 Cheltenham Festival was as good as doomed last night after Irish trainers agreed to pull out all their horses, including Champion Hurdler Istabraq (pictured). The showcase of racing's National ...

and I had a bet on four horses (a yankee) in the morning as I knew I was in presentations that afternoon. Incredibly, three of the four came in – the great Istabraq was the one that didn’t.