Troy (horse)

Troy
Racing colours of Michael Sobell and Arnold Weinstock
SirePetingo
GrandsirePetition
DamLa Milo
DamsireHornbeam
SexStallion
Foaled(1976-03-25)25 March 1976[1]
Died12 May 1983(1983-05-12) (aged 7)
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederBallymacoll Stud
OwnerSir Michael Sobell & Lord Weinstock
TrainerDick Hern
Record11: 8-2-1
Earnings£450,494[2]
Major wins
Vintage Stakes (1978)
Sandown Classic Trial (1979)
Predominate Stakes (1979)
Epsom Derby (1979)
Irish Derby (1979)
K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1979)
Benson and Hedges Gold Cup (1979)
Awards
Timeform Horse of the Year (1979)
Timeform Best Middle-distance horse (1979)
Gilbey Champion Racehorse of the Year
Gilbey Middle Distance Champion
British Horse of the Year (1979)
Timeform rating: 137
Last updated on 23 August 2022

Troy (25 March 1976 – 12 May 1983) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1978 to 1979, he ran eleven times and won eight races. He is most notable for his form in the summer of 1979, when he won the 200th running of the Derby and subsequently added victories in the Irish Derby, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup. He was retired to stud at the end of the season. His career as a stallion lasted only four years before he died in 1983.

  1. ^ "Troy pedigree". Equineline. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Troys pedigree and partial racing stats". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011.