Troy | |
---|---|
Sire | Petingo |
Grandsire | Petition |
Dam | La Milo |
Damsire | Hornbeam |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | [1] | 25 March 1976
Died | 12 May 1983 | (aged 7)
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Ballymacoll Stud |
Owner | Sir Michael Sobell & Lord Weinstock |
Trainer | Dick Hern |
Record | 11: 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.