European Price for a Yearling Set by Troy colt
After Troy's unexpected and sudden death his progeny were in great demand at the
yearling sales of 1984. In the midst of a bloodstock boom and subsequent over-inflated
prices being paid for yearlings, it's not surprising that a new record should be set that
year by one of his progeny.
Horse and Hound magazine, from 198, takes up the story...
"The select sale had progressed solidly until lot 62, a
Troy colt out of the Habitat mare Princess Matilda, entered the ring. "A racey sort
this - a lovely horse" said auctioneer David Pim as the colt glided round the ring.
A dark bay with white on his off hind coronet and heel, this
youngster has a splendid outlook on life and was completely unruffled by the hubbub of the
sales ring. David Pim, himself a "racey" sort of auctioneer, was at his
colourful best here, with Sir Philip Payne-Gallwey and Stavros Niarchos ranged on his left
and Dick Hern and Col. Dick Warden on his right.
Bids were matched remorselessly, with Payne-Gallwey throwing down
the gauntlet at 1,000,000. Pim was in unknown territory now and the bids did not trip off
his tongue quite so smoothly. But Dick Hern had set his heart and mind on the son of his
200th Derby winner Troy."
Unfortunately, as in so many of these high-level sales, the colt, named Trojan Prince,
never won anything more than a minor race and ended up running over the jumps. |
