Oscar Schindler was a "giant"[2] chestnut horse with a white blaze bred in Ireland by his owner Oliver Lehane.
[3] Oscar Schindler's dam, Saraday, was a granddaughter of the broodmare Place d'Étoile whose other descendants have included Northern Treasure and Arabian Queen.
He ran fourth in the Royal Whip Stakes in August and ended his season in the Irish St. Leger over fourteen furlongs at the Curragh in September.
[6] Oscar Schindler began his third campaign by finishing second (as odds-on favourite) in a minor race at Leopardstown in April and was then sent to England for the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes over thirteen furlongs at Chester Racecourse on 9 May.
[7] In June at Royal Ascot Oscar Schindler started 7/4 favourite ahead of Election Day, Annus Mirabilis and Dance A Dream for the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes.
[8] He was then moved back up to Grade 1 level for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over the same course and distance in July and came home fourth of the eight runners behind Pentire, Classic Cliche and Shaamit.
Stephen Craine partnered the horse on 21 September when Oscar Schindler made his second bid to win the Irish St. Leger and started 4/1 second choice in the betting behind the three-year-old filly Key Change.
The best fancied of the other seven runners were Sacrament (Great Voltigeur Stakes, Prix Jean de Chaudenay), Posidonas (Gran Premio d'Italia) and Gordi (Queen's Vase).
On 20 September, Oscar Schindler attempted to become the first horse to win two runnings of the Irish St. Leger and started the 2/1 joint favourite alongside his old rival Classic Cliche.
He started at odds of 12.3/1 and stayed on in the straight and finished fourth of the eighteen runners behind Peintre Celebre, Pilsudski and the German filly Borgia.