Anthony Van Dyck (horse)
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Van Dyck (19 May 2016 – 3 November 2020)[2] was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the 2019 Epsom Derby. He was a top-class two-year-old in 2018 when he won three of his seven races including the Tyros Stakes and the Futurity Stakes as well as finishing second in the National Stakes and third in the Dewhurst Stakes. He won the Derby Trial Stakes on his three-year-old debut before taking the Epsom Derby on 1 June. Later that year he was placed in the Irish Derby, Irish Champion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Turf. He remained in training as a four-year-old in 2020, winning the Prix Foy and running second in both the Coronation Cup and the Caulfield Cup. He was euthanized after breaking down in the 2020 Melbourne Cup on 3 November 2020.[2]
Anthony Van Dyck | |
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Sire | Galileo |
Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
Dam | Believe'N'Succeed |
Damsire | Exceed And Excel |
Sex | Colt |
Foaled | (2016-05-19)19 May 2016[1] |
Died | 3 November 2020(2020-11-03) (aged 4)[2] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt |
Owner | Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 19: 6-4-3 |
Earnings | £2,360,481 |
Major wins | |
Tyros Stakes (2018) Futurity Stakes (2018) Derby Trial Stakes (2019) Epsom Derby (2019) Prix Foy (2020) |