Paco Boy
| Paco Boy | |
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| Sire | Desert Style |
| Grandsire | Green Desert |
| Dam | Tappen Zee |
| Damsire | Sandhurst Prince |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 24 March 2005 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Joan Browne |
| Owner | The Calvera Partnership |
| Trainer | Richard Hannon, Sr. |
| Record | 24: 11-3-2 |
| Earnings | £1,078,287 |
| Major wins | |
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Spring Cup (2008) Greenham Stakes (2008) Betfair Cup (2008) Hungerford Stakes (2008) Prix de la Forêt (2008) Sandown Mile (2009, 2010) Queen Anne Stakes (2009) Lockinge Stakes (2010) |
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Paco Boy (foaled 24 March 2005) is a retired Irish thoroughbred racehorse who was trained by Richard Hannon, Sr.. He won three Group 1 races including Prix de la Forêt, Queen Anne Stakes and Lockinge Stakes. Paco Boy was known as a hold up horse, usually coming from behind with a devastating turn of foot.
Paco Boy was bred by Joan Browne, and was sired by Desert Style, a Group 3 winning sprinter and son of outstanding sire Green Desert, out of the mare Tappen Zee. Paco Boy is a bay with a distinctive white stripe on his face.
Paco Boy was sold as a yearling for 30,000 guineas and bought by the Calvera Partnership and put into training with Richard Hannon, Sr.. He was described as "an old favourite" by his trainer due in part to his high class ability in spite of his relatively cheap price.
Paco Boy made his debut on 5 September 2007, finishing third in a six furlong maiden race on the all-weather at Kempton. He won his next race on the grass at Newbury, winning by two and a half lengths as the 2/1 favourite. He finished off his season with a win in a conditions race at Newmarket, beating the favourite Wid by three-quarters of a length.
Paco Boy made his season debut in the Listed Spring Cup over seven furlongs at Lingfield. Held up at the back of the field, he made rapid progress in the final fifty yards before winning impressively by nearly two lengths. He next ran in the Group 3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury, a recognised trial for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Held up in his now customary style, he again won comfortably by three-quarters of a length, with the favourite Confront back in fifth.
Paco Boy next entered the Group 2 Betfair Cup over seven furlongs at Glorious Goodwood. Ridden more forwardly, he led inside the final furlong and, despite edging left, held on to win by a neck from Stimulation. The Group 2 Hungerford Stakes over the same distance at Newbury was the next target, and Paco Boy registered an impressive victory by four and a half lengths as the 6/4 favourite.
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