Coolmore Australia has announced that 2024 Epsom Derby (G1) winner City of Troy Will Shutle want to go to her farm based in Jerry's Plains for the 2025 Southern hemisphere, where he will have an opening fee of $ 49,500 ($ 31,185) for an opening fee.
The former 4-year-old of Aidan O'Brien, the trained 4-year-old for breeders in the southern hemisphere in front of the back of the great success of his American Triple Crown priced Justify which produced 83 winners of 129 starters to Australia in four seasons Shuttling (2019-21, 2023), eight of which at the level of employ including high-quality juvenile people Storm boy and learn to fly.
Similar to his father, City of Trojas was constrained on the race track, but explosively, and the flawlessly bred stallion foal begins three starts as a teenager who is covered by the success of 2023 in the Dewhurst Stakes 2023 (G1).
After disappointing in the two thousand Guineen (G1) in his first at 3 years, the city of Troy jumped back to conveniently land the Epsom Derby and win with 2 3/4 lengths. Two other victories in group 1 followed in the coral eclipse (G1) and in Juddmonte International Stakes (G1), while his last start he took him in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at eight place sea IIn his first attempt on a dirt surface, with a tardy start, not to assist his thing.
Although he trained a record of 10 EPSOM Derby winners, including some of the sizes such as GalileoPresent High chaparral Present Camelot And August Rodin O'Brien rated City of Troy as his best winner of the vintage competition.
“I would say no doubt because he has the cruise, he has the balance, he accelerates and he stays,” said O'Brien. “I don't think there is doubts about it.”
City of Troy was bred in Kentucky from Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt and driven by Coolmore. He is a brother of group 3 that Bertinelli drives in group 3 in Hong Kong under the name of incredible races) and a half -brother to the military style of Group 3 and the absolute ruler of Group 2.
He is the fifth foal from the Galileo mare Forever together Winner of the Fillies Mile (G1) 2014 at Newmarket and a sister of 2018 EPSOM OAKS (G1) Heroine 2018 Forever together .
“We are very ecstatic to face City of Troy and offer him Australasian breeders,” said Colm Santry, Colm Santry from Coolmore Australia.
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“He is by far the best son of Justify with a impeccable, danhill -free family tree that makes it suitable for all dominant bloodlines in this part of the world.
“In his incredible achievements on the route, he became the only horse as Frankel, who received the 2-year-old Colt and Cartier horse of the year in successive years.
“He has a 2-year-old group 1 of Galileo and given the fact of how well shuttle stallions currently occur in Australia, he is a very stimulating addition to our stallion.”
Santry told the Recent Stock News: “Shuttle stallions in recent years have enjoyed a Renaissance, and we expect the city of Troy to be very well received by Australian breeders.
“Harry Angel, Justify and Wootton Bassett have highlighted how critical this type of stallion is.
“The annuals of St. Mark's Basilica also sold very well. On the back of everything we saw incredibly from the baggers, we have faced City of Troy.”
The Galileo cross with Fastnet Rock Mares is known for Australian breeders and brings winners at the highest level as Balmy heart (A daughter of the three-time Australian Group 1 winner se Siren) and Russian emperor.
Triple Crown winner justifies in Coolmore Australia in 2020
The record of Justify with Fastnet Rock Mares is also striking for the winner of Group 2 Storm Boy and learning the fly and Santry is a confident city of Troy that fits perfectly with this impressive plate.
“Physically, he combines the best of all elements of his family tree,” he said. “He has the strength and strength of Justify, which made it possible for him to become a 2-year champion, together with the quality and style of Galileo.
“If there was ever a horse dish for Fastnet rock mares, it is the city of Troy. The Galileo-Fastnet rock cross is known and the Justify-Fastnet Rock Cross has also proven to be extremely effective, as from Storm Boy, learns to fly justice and Lilac.
“City of Troy is a generation of type, about which racing fans will talk about in the coming decades. In a very miniature racing career, which included eight starts, he won four group 1s.
“This is a horse of very sporadic skills with one of the best family trees in the world, and we have the feeling that it is perfect for the Australian breeding brand population.”
He added: “Coolmore and the Magnier family are obliged to offer Australian breeders internationally the best possible options, and this has been seen with great success for ten years.
“We have the feeling that City of Troy is right up there with the best horses that have ever been brought to Coolmore Australia.”
