Latest News
July 2000
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(TROY) War Game (Caerleon - Walensee
by Troy) follows up with a win in the Prix Maurice de Nieuil (Gr. 2)
in France. She is now doing plenty to rescue the reputation of her
Group 1-winning dam as a broodmare!
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(PAGES) Some major changes in style on this site and
the addition of a database of Troy's progeny,
including pedigrees and breeding record information.
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(TROY) Air Marshall (c 1997 In the Wings - Troyanna
by Troy) is second on his seasonal debut in the July Trophy (LR).
His dam was placed in the Irish Oaks and he is a half-brother to
Group winner Break Bread and the useful Aquatic, and looks sure to
progress this season.
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(TROY) Lady Upstage (f 1997 Alzao - She's the Tops
by Shernazar - Troytops by
Troy) wins the Pretty Polly Stakes (gr.2 ) in Ireland, following her
close 5th in the Oaks.
June 2000
May 2000
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(TROY) Lady Upstage (f 1997 Alzao - She's the Tops
by Shernazar - Troytops
by
Troy) is second in the Musidora Stakes, Gr. 3, an important Oaks
trial.
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(TROY) War Game (Caerleon - Walensee
by Troy) follows up her listed win with a second place in the Group
3 Prix Corrida in France.
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(TROY) Embraced (Pursuit of Love - Tromond by Lomond
- Troyes by Troy)
wins the Swinley Stakes (LR) at Ascot and is now considered a
serious candidate for the Oaks. She is a half-sister to Nowhere to
Exit who won the Prix la Force and was runner up in the French Derby
last year.
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(TROY) Ragmar's first runner, Waderle du Moulin (Ragmar
- Madame Danse by Groom Dancer), finishes fourth on his debut in
France.
April 2000
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(TROY) Lady Upstage (f 1997 Alzao - She's the Tops
by Shernazar - Troytops
by Troy) wins the Masaka Stakes (LR) and
heads for the Oaks.
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(TROY) A filly by Sadler's Wells - Anima by Ajdal -
Cocotte (a half sister to Pilsudski) sets a record price at the
Tattersall's Breeze-Up two-year old sales of 125,000 Guineas. This
is the first six-figure price ever at the sales and the filly was
bought by a client to race in the UK or Ireland..
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(TROY) Walensee's daughter War Game (Caerleon - Walensee
by Troy) wins the Listed Prix de la Pepiniere on only her second
outing. The four-year-old is the first stakes winner out of Champion
3yo filly Walensee, who herself won the Prix Vermeille in 1985.
October 1999
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(TROY) Oath's
sale to Japan as a stallion is confirmed. Bought for US$8 million
(pounds 4.9 million), he will stand at Yushun Farm. Oath is the
second top-class horse out of a Troy mare to stand in Japan,
following Pilsudski's retirement there in 1997.
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(TROY) Peach Out Of Reach (Sadler's Wells -
Cocotte by Troy), a half sister to Pilsudski, wins the Listed Brownstown
Stakes in Ireland.
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(TROY) Palace Royale (Perugino - Trojan Tale by
Critique - Troyanos
by Troy) placed 2nd Bluebird Platinum Stakes, L.
September 1999
July 1999
(PAGES) Some pictures
of Ragmar
(Tropular - Reggae) taken during my recent visit to the Haras de Cluny in
France, where he is currently standing as a stallion.
(TROY) Shining War (Shining Steel - Guerre de Troie, by Risk Me -
Troyes) listed placed in France. Her dam is a half-sister to Tromond, dam of this year's
Prix du Jockey-Club runner up Nowehere to Exit.
June 1999
(TROY) STOP PRESS!!! Janestra, from the first crop of
Steamer Duck (Bering - Lavender Mist by Troy), a former Italian two-year-old champion, finishes second
in the Italian Oaks (Gr. 1), providing the Italian-based stallion with a top-class horse
from only a small foal crop.
(TROY) Caballero (Cadeaux Genereux - On Tiptoes by Shareef Dancer -
Pennyweight by Troy) is listed placed in the UK. His dam won the Queen Mary stakes over 5f
at Royal Ascot as a two year old, despite having an Irish Derby winner and a Derby winner
as her sire and damsire!
(TROY) 6th June 1999, Nowhere To Exit (Exit To Nowhere - Tromond
by Lomond - Troyes
by Troy) almost does
the double, finishing second in the French Derby (Prix du Jockey Club).
(TROY) 5th June 1999, Oath Wins the Epsom Derby! Almost 20 years
to the day after Troy's seven-length victory in the 200th Blue Riband, his grandson
Oath (Fairy King-Sheer
Audacity by Troy) takes
the Epsom Derby himself. Winning by a length, this follows the victory of
Ragmar
(Tropular-Reggae) in the 1996 French
Derby as the second European middle distance classic to fall to a grandson of Troy. More
to follow later...
May 1999
(TROY) Nowhere To Exit (Exit To Nowhere - Tromond by Lomond -
Troyes
by Troy), wins the Prix La Force in
France to put himself in the picture for the Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby). His dam,
a listed-placed winner, was out of Troyes, an own sister to the useful New Trojan from the
family of Hellenic, Reform and Fastness.
(TROY) Oath (Fairy King -
Sheer
Audacity), a half brother to Pelder, Napoleon's Sister and Sheer Danzig,
wins the Dee Stakes at Chester, a recognised Derby Trial, to put himself in the picture
for Epsom.
1998
(PAGES) Added short biography of Troy's regular jockey, Willie Carson.
(PAGES) Added more pictures of Pilsudski and Trojan
Fen.
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(TROY) Phebus (Last Tycoon - Consolation) Group-placed in France.
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(PAGES) Added lot more info about Troy's racing career, including new photos, articles from the time, etc.
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(TROY) Napoleon's Sister (Alzao - Sheer
Audacity), a half-sister to Pelder, wins the Lupe Stakes (L).
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(PAGES) Major redesign of these pages - complete new look and feel,
content now includes new facts and figures page,
details for all of Troy's progeny by crop, a
lot more pedigree information and updated
details for many horses.
1997
(TROY) Pilsudski wins
Japan Cup G1, Irish Champion Stakes G1, Champion Stakes G1 and Eclipse
Stakes G1. He is a gallant second to Peintre Celebre in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
and his retirement to stud in Japan is announced.
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(TROY) Keroub group-placed in France
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(TROY) Pulsar (by Tropular)
multiply listed-placed in France; Azelna (by Tropular)
listed placed in France
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(TROY) b c Tropular-Fanning
the Flame makes FRF 430,000 at the Deauville August Sales - the highest figure yet for a
yearling by Tropular
1996
(TROY) Ragmar's
retirement to stud at Haras de Saint-Gatien in France announced
(TROY) Pilsudski wins
Breeders' Cup Turf, G1, finishes 2nd in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Pilsudski (ex
Cocotte) wins Gr 1 in Germany
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(TROY) Keroub (by Tropular)
wins first time out in France, potentially Group-class
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(TROY) Fastness (ex
City Fortress) wins Eddie Read H. Gr 1 for the second year running
and is retired due to tendon injury
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(TROY) Ragmar (by Tropular) wins Prix du Jockey-Club Gr. 1
(French Derby) becoming Tropular's first Classic winner
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