Floyd (foaled 1980, died 7 January 1993) was an English bred and English trained National Hunt racehorse sired by Relko. The horse was named after the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.

Floyd
Racing silks of Michael Walsh
SireRelko
GrandsireTanerko
DamHoney Palm
DamsireHoneyway
SexGelding
Foaled1980
CountryGreat Britain
ColourChestnut (coat)
BreederMrs Y. Gillespie
OwnerMichael Walsh
TrainerDavid Elsworth
Record39:19-4-3 (16 hurdle + 3 flat wins)
Earnings£196,234
Major wins
Imperial Cup (1985)
County Hurdle (1985)
Bula Hurdle (1986)
Fighting Fifth Hurdle (1987, 1988)
Ring & Brymer Hurdle (1988)
Kingwell Hurdle (1988, 1989)
Long Walk Hurdle (1990)
Rendlesham Hurdle (1991)
Daily Telegraph Hurdle (1992)

David Elsworth-trained Floyd was the first horse to win the Long Walk Hurdle when it was upgraded to Grade One status in 1990.[1]

Only five horses have done the double of winning the Imperial Cup with a follow-up win at the same year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Floyd being the first in 1985 when he completed the double by winning the County Hurdle.[2]

19 wins, £196,234: 3 wins at 3 and 5 years and £10,872; also 16 wins over hurdles[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Racenews Newslink Archive - Tuesday, December 18, 2001". Racenewsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.tattersalls.ie/sales/august2005/aug2005.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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