Cristobal (foaled February 20, 2004) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who has raced in France.
He is owned by Rancho Santa Fe, California businessman Edmund A. Gann, best known as the owner of Medaglia d'Oro and Peace Rules as well as the 1988 Japan Cup winner, Pay the Butler.
Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and ridden by Ioritz Mendizabal, in his debut Cristobal won a 2000-meter (1¼ miles) Maiden Race at Hippodrome de Marseille Borely on March 14, 2007.
In his next start on April 8 at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, he finished third by half a head in the 2200 meter (1.37 miles) Prix de Ferrieres, a conditions race for testing 3-year-olds notably won in 2005 by European Horse of the Year, Hurricane Run.
Brought to the United States by his owner, Cristobal was scheduled to run on June 9 in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the U.S.