City Of Troy Honored as Horse of the Year

City Of Troy, a winner of the Derby, Eclipse, and Juddmonte International in 2024, has been recognized as horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards held in London. The colt, sired by US Triple Crown victor Justify, further secured Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte International at York, complementing his victory at Epsom. While City Of Troy faced defeats in the 2,000 Guineas and the Breeders’ Cup Classic, he achieved victory in seven of his nine career races. Aidan O’Brien stated, “he is the best horse he has trained,” and City Of Troy surpassed stablemate Kyprios, leading miler Charyn, and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Bluestocking to claim the top honor. Kyprios received the title of leading stayer at the 34th annual awards ceremony, following his perfect record of seven wins from seven races in 2024, after being sidelined for a significant portion of the previous year due to a serious leg injury. The award of merit was presented to prominent Irish trainer Jessica Harrington, who has recovered subsequent to receiving treatment for breast cancer last year. The full list of award recipients includes: Horse of the year: City Of Troy Sprinter: Bradsell Stayer: Kyprios Three-year-old colt: City Of Troy Three-year-old filly: Porta Fortuna Two-year-old colt: Shadow Of Light Two-year-old filly: Lake Victoria Older horse: Charyn Award of merit: Jessica Harrington