Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Persian War (1963-1984) was a British National Hunt horse and a three-time winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. He won the Triumph Hurdle in 1967, before progressing to dominate the hurdling ranks for the next three years until the emergence of dual Champion Hurdle winner Bula. He was rated as the best hurdler since Sir Ken in the 1950s, and described as “the ultimate champion” by trainer Colin Davis, and is considered to have heralded ‘a golden age’ of two mile hurdling that saw outstanding champions Bula, Comedy Of Errors, Night Nurse, Monksfield and Sea Pigeon. However, many observers felt that Persian War could have accomplished more if not for the interference of his owner Henry Alper, who employed six trainers to prepare the horse during his career and often targeted unsuitable races.. }
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- Persian_War_(horse) abstract "Persian War (1963-1984) was a British National Hunt horse and a three-time winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. He won the Triumph Hurdle in 1967, before progressing to dominate the hurdling ranks for the next three years until the emergence of dual Champion Hurdle winner Bula. He was rated as the best hurdler since Sir Ken in the 1950s, and described as “the ultimate champion” by trainer Colin Davis, and is considered to have heralded ‘a golden age’ of two mile hurdling that saw outstanding champions Bula, Comedy Of Errors, Night Nurse, Monksfield and Sea Pigeon. However, many observers felt that Persian War could have accomplished more if not for the interference of his owner Henry Alper, who employed six trainers to prepare the horse during his career and often targeted unsuitable races.".