Epsom Derby winner now an evens favourite in ante-post lists for mile and a quarter clash with older horses next month
Jockey Ryan Moore riding City Of Troy wins the Betfred Derby on the second day of the Epsom Derby Festival horse racing event in Surrey, southern England on June 1, 2024. Photograph: Benjamin Cremel / AFP
The move allows Los Angeles, third to his stable companion at Epsom, to be aimed at the Curragh, where he will lead O’Brien’s attempts at a 16th Irish Derby success. “It’s fantastic news that the Derby winner and one of the most talked about horses for several seasons is to be aimed at the Coral Eclipse, and City Of Troy is sure to be sent off a red-hot favourite at Sandown, when he bids to become the first Epsom hero since the mighty Sea The Stars to follow up in this clash of the generations,” a spokesman for the Eclipse sponsors said.
Similarly to when beaten a nose in the Kentucky Derby, he once again looked a less than straightforward ride for new jockey Flavien Prat and never landed a blow on the surprise 17-1 winner Dornoch.
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