It's the big one as York gears up for a Troy story with a record prize of £1.25m up for grabs in the Juddmonte International York's Ebor Festival is set to host a particularly thrilling Juddmonte International By Dominic King Published: 17:30 EDT, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 17:56 EDT, 20 August 2024 e-mail View comments It all boils down to one question: do you believe in City Of Troy? York’s Ebor Festival, dripping with quality and competition, begins today with a race that befitting this outstanding course. The Juddmonte International often proves to be the year’s finest Flat event and this latest renewal has it all.
Not since Golden Horn in 2015 has the winner of the Epsom Derby and Coral Eclipse turned up on the Knavesmire and that colt, who would go on to win the Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, proved why there is no such thing as a certainty in racing. Golden Horn, an odds-on favourite nine years ago, was beaten by 50-1 shot Arabian Queen and many consider City Of Troy, the superstar whom Aidan O’Brien regards to be the best he’s trained, to be vulnerable. If belief in City Of Troy was widespread, perhaps three or four rivals would be taking him on.
But this afternoon he and his pacemaker Hans Andersen must see off 11 challengers. City of Troy will compete for a record prize of £1.25m in Tuesday's Juddmonte International This is how it should be, when a record prize of £1.
25million is up for grabs, but something still jars. City Of Troy .