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Cheltenham induct famous trio
- Updated: October 5, 2016
Cheltenham Racecourse has inducted JP McManus, Big Buck’s and Quevega into its Hall of Fame ahead of the new season.
McManus is the most successful owner of all-time at The Festival, with his tally currently standing at 48 winners.
Mister Donovan set the ball rolling for Limerick-born Irishman when landing what is now the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle in 1982. He enjoyed four wins at The Festival in 2016, including Invanovich Gorbatov in the JCB Triumph Hurdle.
His 48 successes at The Festival are headed by three-time Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq, who scooped the championship event in 1998, 1999 and 2000. McManus is the winning-most owner of all-time in the Champion Hurdle with five victories. After Istabraq’s treble, he went on to win the highlight of Champion Day with both Binocular (2010) and Jezki (2014).
Synchronised gave McManus a long-awaited success in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2012, while the owner has enjoyed victories in the World Hurdle three times courtesy of Barracouda (2002 & 2003) and More Of That (2014).
A famed gambler, renowned for his tilts in the ring at Cheltenham, McManus is truly a part of the folklore of The Festival.
Big Buck’s
Big Buck’s created history in 2012 when becoming the first horse to win the World Hurdle four times.
Trained by Paul Nicholls in Somerset for …
