| Imperial Call | |
|---|---|
 Racing silks of Lisselan Farms | |
| Sire | Callernish |
| Grandsire | Lord Gayle |
| Dam | Princess Menelek |
| Damsire | Menelek |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 21 February 1989 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | T. A. O'Donnell |
| Owner | Lisselan Farms |
| Trainer | Fergus Sutherland Raymond Hurley Augustine Leahy |
| Record | 32: 16-4-5 |
| Earnings | £414,663 |
| Major wins | |
| Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase (1995) Morris Oil Chase (1995) Hennessy Gold Cup (1996) Cheltenham Gold Cup (1996) Ericsson Chase (1997) Munster National (1998) John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (1998) Punchestown Gold Cup (1999) | |
| Honours | |
| Imperial Call Chase at Cork Racecourse | |
Imperial Call (21 February 1989 – 29 November 2014) was an Irish racehorse. He was a specialist steeplechaser who ran thirty-two times and won sixteen races under National Hunt rules. After showing promise as a hurdler and novice chaser, Imperial Call emerged as a top-class jumper with a win in the Hennessy Gold Cup in February 1996. A month later, he became the first Irish-trained horse for ten years to win Britain's most prestigious steeplechase, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. His subsequent career was disrupted by injury problems[1] but he won further major races including the Punchestown Chase in 1998 and the Punchestown Gold Cup in 1999. Unlike most modern racehorses, Imperial Call was not a Thoroughbred.
- ^ "Limerick: Imperial Call is back; Former Gold Cup winner puts in fine round of jumping to win Munster National". Racing Post. Retrieved 25 July 2012.