Istabraq

One of the greatest hurdlers of all time Istabraq.

[@paulnelson5713]

The greatest of all time

[@latchmere100]

All these horses are great. Without them, we wouldn't have a race.😊

[@davidriley8590]

just have so much love and respect for Istabraq what a fantastic horse my Dad and I just loved watching him run and he made us a few quid.

[@ciderdrinker1972]

Istabrac would of won 4 champion hurdles if it wasnt for the foot and mouth out break which canceled the festival that year,he came back the following year but it was not to be,what a great shame.

[@penaltae]

He was some horse going up the hill..I've never seen a horse coming up that hill like he did..the greatest hurdler of all time

[@SpursFanCanada]

Aiden O'Brien has trained many great horses,lots of classic winners and too many champions to mention but I'll guarantee Istabraq was the most popular horse he ever trained.

[@jamesbaker6834]

The best I seen over a hurdle foot and mouth cost this amazing horse I believe a 4th champion hurdle crown

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Absolute weapon this fella.

[@paulnelson5713]

Limestone lad was a brilliant horse ,but Istabraq was something else

[@paulnelson5713]

The greatest ever

[@lizbignell7813]

J P is a great owner, and a charming gentleman.

[@piratesahoy9900]

phenomenal horse

[@Nautilus1972]

The great limestone lad. The secret of Irish superiority in horse breeding ... the limestone grass that grown in the middle fo Ireland that gives horses raised on it their great conformation.

[@shane-irish]

Greatest

[@TriggerDAWG]

I'd never seen any of these before, and no other Champion Hurdle horse can even nearly match those performances

[@Rab18-02]

Happy 27th birthday champ, what a horse 😍💯

[@myfrobert]

Moscow Flyer, which then hadn't been switched to be a 2-mile steeplechaser yet, would have been his new rival in that Champion Hurdle which was eventually never held because of the foot-and-mouth crisis. No one could easily tell the outcome of which would have been the battle of the titans.

[@andysutton1]

wow!! his turn of foot after jumping 2nd last at cheltenham was mind blowing, and running up the cheltenham hill.

[@silenusut]

Wonderful racehorse. One of those who was actually exciting to watch

[@paulnelson5713]

The greatest

[@andrewnelis9791]

Istabraq king of kings

[@davidmcmahon5234]

Would say he was the best hurdle r l even seen had it all brave as a lion 🦁 great kick when it mattered super horse 🐴 all time great trained by a master 💪😊

[@chrisrichardson7746]

greatest 2m hurdler i ever seen

[@IMAC241]

Greatest ever

[@EXTRO72]

Fantastic!

[@paulnelson5713]

OMG what a horse

[@paulnelson5713]

That was hard to take

[@shaungrogan3112]

Twice i have cried for horses .1 Istabraq being pulled up and the death of Gloria Victis..

[@Nautilus1972]

GV was great ....

[@davidmcmahon5234]

​@@Nautilus1972gv was great backed him that day in the champion hurdle would have cantered in 😢

[@philipbuckley3192]

Great commentary limestone lad beating him at fairyhouse dessie the king

[@Ellemerob]

French Holly looks absolutely massive

[@mervyncharter717]

Yes he stood 18 hands. What a chaser he would have made.

[@azertyuiop32]

totally agree. what i find very insulting is that dato stars performance when winning at haydock on bog heavy ground backin 200 was rated better than anything istabraq ever did. i think that is a complete joke and an insult to a briliant champion like istabraq who proved himself year after year and time and time again

[@scottgray1806]

Not a bad combo, Saddlers Wells out of a Secretariat mare.

[@YR-uc3gj]

Betty's Secret, one of Secretariat's many blue hen daughters, she produced Istabraq and Secreto who defeated El Gran Senor in the Epsom Derby, in El Gran Senor's only loss.

[@robvernon3124]

Brilliant horse..in Arabic...istabraq

[@tommymac1062]

It means Silk .

[@roberto4001000]

champion of champions end of .......

[@uhegbu]

Is it true that this great hurdler of the past fifteen years was trained by Aidan O' Brien who also trained great flat horses such as Yeats?

[@williamhhv6973]

Yes he did train it!

[@markperryman1797]

Istabraq beaten 1/7 fav against Limestone Lad..

[@postcardterry]

Ironically Istabraq was a failure of sorts because he never won a Derby at Epsom unlike his brother;Secreto...........but what a hurdler!

[@cmcg3738]

A disappointing lack of Moscow Flyer in this video

[@robertdelacy3434]

Its about istabraq not Moscow flyer

[@ronanthompson6722]

Very little don cossak either

[@uhhrarragh6652]

up the jp kid

[@Nautilus1972]

2:05 Look at that field of horses ... and he pissed all over them from two out. The horse that made O' Brien. But I was there the day the jockey did everything but jump off Finnegan's Hollow so he wouldn't beat his owner's favorite horse.

[@michaelcarolan3117]

Some horse

[@Marjopolo302]

Freak

[@protarget1]

Reply to talos 124 Rubbish) Here's some facts! Istabraq was in his day the best, but he raced against Donkeys. Highest rated horse he ever faced was 165. all the rest rated at 159 and below. The 1977 Champion Hurdle was, for strength in depth, is still rated as the highest quality race ever run over timber, all the horses rated 170+. Night Nurse, Monksfield, Dramatist, Sea Pigeon and Birds Nest filled the first five places in that order. Even the next two, Beacon Light and Master Monday, were superior to some recent winners of the race. Istabraq never faced one single opponent anywhere near that quality. Night Nurse was the best ever and is the highest rated hurdler 182 with Monksfield & Istabraq 180. Facts

[@protarget1]

Paul Molloy So Time Form who has Night Nurse as their highest rated hurdler ever are couch experts are they? Your a Moron mate. Your in a deluded fantasy. Fact. Highest rated horse Istabraq ever faced was 165. All the rest were rated 159 or less. If you understand basic maths, a 165 rating compared to a 182 puts that horse 17lb inferior. Here's quote from another "Couch Expert" Sportsmail " Night Nurse's win in 1977 is acknowledged as the best quality race ever run over timber, with stablemate Sea Pigeon, a future dual winner, in fourth and the equally impressive Monksfield beaten two lengths into second. His dead-heat with Monksfield in the Templegate Hurdle (now Aintree Hurdle) at Aintree is now folklore. Get your fact correct before you start spouting Bullshit

[@protarget1]

***** Correct! even Sea Pigeon at his best would have walked over Istabraq. To those who haven't a clue. Sea Pigeon finished 7th in the Derby. and whilst being beaten by Night Nurse and Monksfield He won the Chester cup in 1977 & 1978 also won the Ebor Handicap carrying top weight.

[@williamhhv6973]

Istabraq may not have raced against horses that were rated in the same calibre as those in the late 70s but he beat everything that was there to oppose him! Winning those 3 champion hurdles is a feat that will not be beaten for a while and it could well have been 4. We can never know whether he would’ve lost to the likes of Sea Pigeon and Night Nurse but what a race that could’ve been!

[@protarget1]

@@williamhhv6973 Istabraq, did not race against any where near the quality of the horses in the 1976/77 champion Hurdle. But his quality was, and is still recognised. Normally to get high ratings you have to beat High rated quality horses. he didn't. But because he was on a different level to the rest of the horses in his era, that's why he is rated the joint second greatest Hurdler of all time. Night Nurse on 182. Istabraq and Monksfield. both on 180.

[@roberto4001000]

@@protarget1 No horse would walk all over istabraq you absolute numpty .

[@rawheadrex8487]

Good horse but overrated. Never had anything to beat.

[@roberto4001000]

🤡

[@rorybrennan360]

Get off the sherry bottle.

[@johnwilson783]

I was there for his third champion hurdle win what a day I'll never forget

[@jessicadawson1239]

You were not even born then so don't tell a lie 😁

[@johnwilson783]

@@jessicadawson1239 lmfao oh you're a special one aren't you lmfao did you know I was there when you were born and istabraq is your daddy he used to ride your mammy around the field every morning and twice on a Sunday