Troy (horse)

Troy
Racing colours of Michael Sobell and Arnold Weinstock
Sire	Petingo
Grandsire	Petition
Dam	La Milo
Damsire	Hornbeam
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	25 March 1976
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Ballymacoll Stud
Owner	Sir Michael Sobell &
Trainer	Dick Hern
Record	11: 8-2-1
Earnings	£450,494
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 rating: 122 (1978), 137 (1979) 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)
Last updated on July 17, 2007

Troy (25 March 1976 – 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 Epsom 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.

Troy, a big, powerfully built bay horse with three white socks, was bred in County Meath, Ireland, by the Ballymacoll Stud, the breeding operation of his owners, industrialist Sir Michael Sobell and his son-in-law . He was sired by Petingo, the leading English two-year-old of 1967, and was out of the mare La Milo. La Milo had previously produced Washington D. C. International winner Admetus. Troy was sent into training with Dick Hern at West Ilsley in Berkshire.

Troy made his racecourse debut in summer of 1978 when he finished second in a six furlong maiden race. In his next start, he moved up in distance for the Plantation Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse in June and won by two lengths from Warmington. He was then moved up in class for the Listed Vintage Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in July. Starting at odds of 2/1 he was restrained by Carson at the rear of the six-runner field before taking the lead in the final furlong and winning by two and a half lengths from Ela-Mana-Mou.