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1 day ago · In a short statement issued on Thursday, McManus said: "Sadly, Istabraq passed away at 1.15am this morning at the ripe old age of 32. He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment. Our thanks to Lara Hegarty, Johnny O'Brien and all the staff at Martinstown who took such fantastic care of him over many years.
1 day ago · Brian O'Connor. Thu Jul 25 2024 - 16:58. Istabraq, the horse bred to win the Derby that instead became perhaps the finest hurdler of the modern era, has died at the venerable age of 32. Trained by ...
1 day ago · At the time, O’Brien was a young man beginning to make a real mark under both codes, Istabraq’s successes followed a breakthrough at Group level on the Flat and proved beyond all doubt the remarkable horsemanship of the trainer.
1 day ago · Sadly, Durkan was later diagnosed with leukaemia and O’Brien was entrusted to train the gelding in his absence. Durkan died just days before Istabraq won his first Irish Champion Hurdle in ...
1 day ago · Aidan O'Brien’s daughter of Frankel, who is out of the speedy Mecca’s Angel, returned to the scene of her winning debut following her spectacular nine-and-a-half-length romp against the colts ...
1 day ago · A father and son have been found guilty of killing a man in a hit-and-run revenge attack. Brian Darby, 60, was killed and three others were injured when Martin Breeze, 57, ploughed his van into ...
1 day ago · 25 July 2024 / / by Geegeez News. Aidan O’Brien hailed Istabraq “the horse of a lifetime” after the brilliant hurdler died on Thursday morning at the age of 32. A dual winner from 11 starts on the Flat for John Gosden, the son of Sadler’s Wells went on to become one of the most popular National Hunt horses of the modern era.
