Floyd (horse)

British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Floyd

Racing silks of Michael Walsh

Sire| Relko
Grandsire| Tanerko
Dam| Honey Palm
Damsire| Honeyway
Sex| Gelding
Foaled| 1980
Country| Great Britain
Colour| Chestnut (coat)
Breeder| Mrs Y. Gillespie
Owner| Michael Walsh
Trainer| David Elsworth
Record| 39:19-4-3 (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)

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.

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]

## External links

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* pedigreequery.com – Floyd’s pedigree
* racingpost.com\- Floyd's race record from 1988