Moorestyle

Moorestyle
Racing silks of Moores International Furnishings Ltd
Sire	Manacle
Grandsire	Sing Sing
Dam	Guiding Star
Damsire	Reliance
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	27 April 1977
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	John Parker
Owner	Moores International Furnishings Ltd
Trainer	Robert Armstrong
Record	21:13-5-2[1]
Major wins
European Free Handicap (1980) Norwest Holst Trophy (1980) July Cup (1980) Haydock Sprint Cup (1980) Prix de l'Abbaye (1980) Challenge Stakes (1980, 1981) Prix de la Forêt (1980, 1981) Prix Maurice de Gheest (1981) Diadem Stakes (1981)
Awards
British Horse of the Year (1980) Top-rated European racehorse (1980) Timeform top-rated horse (1980) Timeform rating: 137 in 1980, 132 in 1981
Honours
Mooretyle Convivial Maiden Stakes at York Racecourse.
Last updated on 26 September 2023

Moorestyle (1977–1984) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was unfashionably bred, sold cheaply as a yearling and began his career in minor races. As a three-year-old, however, he improved to become one of the outstanding British sprinters of the post-war era and was named the best horse of the year in Europe by all the major rating organisations. He was also an excellent horse over seven furlongs. Moorestyle's wins in 1980 included the July Cup, the Haydock Sprint Cup, the Prix de l'Abbaye and the Prix de la Forêt. He had further successes as a four-year-old and was retired to stud at the end of 1981. The horse had little opportunity to prove himself as a stallion, dying of grass sickness in 1984.