Was there today everything about this horse screamed superstar, late into the parade ring, cameras and media waiting, walked round like a champ, then goes and wallops them again, absolute monster and future star

I like how Aiden always mentions his staff and those that take care of the horses. Also he never criticises his jockeys for bad rides. A brilliant trainer but also very humble and gracious.

yes aidans smile was telling ...but ryans smile was more telling..he knew why he had reason to smile...he just sat on the best horse he ever sat on

Another exciting prospect from ballydoyle, never seen Aidan so animated about a horse,and always gracious about his team at home ,and the hard work they put in,good luck with city of troy.never mind the press doing comparisons, always looking for a story, the proof was there for everybody to see.

Nice win- yet another class act from king of the trainers Aidan -congratulations to Aidan and all his staff. Great training and great tactics

You have to be a believer when he says they've never had one that can do what he does. He's trained literally thousands of horses and to say that means a lot.

Gorgeous stride on this horse.

I just love listening to this genius lovely gentleman talking

What a gentleman the trainer is.

Aiden O’ Brien is a gentleman through and through.

What a smooth-moving horse, and others were throwing their legs out purposefully, but for him, it seemed an effortless gait; amazing, and that's over six!!

Never seen Aiden so excited about a horse.

They won't bottle running their best horses over distance, ground or opposition to find out exactly how good their horses are, unlike some. Can't see anyone else running a horse of this quality on ground like it encountered yesterday just so they could see it keep it's unbeaten record. This is why Coolmore are the greatest horse empire ever.

Excellent thanks for posting ❤

Justify / scatt daddy line who are fast mature early type colts . Very exciting but he might be ahead of the other 2 year olds Interesting how he develops from 2 to 3?

Although some controversy around his father, he still remains the only un-raced 2 year to win the Kentucky Derby since Apollo some time in the late 1800s. His dad was clearly special to do that and also win the Triple Crown despite stable shenanigans. Maybe City of Troy will afford his father the credit he truly deserves. 🍏 🐴

Bring him across the pond for a Breeders Cup race. Solid prospect.

Best trainer ever

I know he has the powerful owners ,But my god you won't see another trainer like aide he deserves all the luck and credit he receives. Humble hard working guy!

They also have Henry longfellow who looks top class aswell They will wipe the floor with the group 1 races next season

Looks to me he could get further than Frankel, would love to see if he could replicate Sea The Stars and try the Guineas, Derby, Arc.

City of Troy looks a threat to Frankel 14/14 unbeaten record with the ease he runs and then just jets away as he likes what a rising star

Very impressive performance, can't wait to see him next year. Looks like a good crop of 3 year olds next year

City of Troy 🎉loving the Irish🎉

The best 2 year old by far pure class

Hes not out of an Oaks winner, hes out of Together Forever, it was her sister Forever Together who won the Oaks. They also used the name City of Troy on a Stoute colt 20 years ago.

Very, very impressive.

Absolute Superstar

Absolutely outstanding! Winning a dewhurst like that is not often done, i think this horse is made for a juddmonte international and king George. He responds very well to the whip and gallops very very strongly. I still really like his stable mate Henry Longfellow for the guineas.

Aidan very soft spoken person amazing trainer love horse respect life of animal never abuse a horse 🐎 always patient and transparency to thre job good luck for 2024

Impressive horse 🐎 could be a superstar next season

Wow this was no wooden horse

Henry longfellow being overlooked here. Superbly bred out of minding. Will stay at least 10f. Frankie will be looking to get on him in the guineas.

They knew how good he is. Best horse I’ve seen

Best Dewhurst winner since Frankel, no doubt.

Far be it for me to correct the great Aiden O'Brien about City of Troy's breeding but in conversation with Lydia Hislop he advises that CofT's Dam (Together Forever) won the Oaks and his sire (Justify) was a "big sprinter who won the Belmont." Together Forever was 7th in the Epsom Oaks (Qualify won trained by Aiden) and 4th in the Irish equivalent (Covert won). Her only Group 1 win was the Fillies' Mile as a 2yr old. Justify (unbeaten) won the US Triple Crown (over 1m2f, 1m1/2f and 1m4f) a much greater feat than just the Belmont, His shortest winning distance was over 7f in his first run stepping up to a mile on his second.

He's such a beautiful mover; gorgeous to watch.

will he Justify the hype in 2024?

I hope City of Troy trains on this year , proves he is a champion , and stays in training as a four year old. Racing needs another star!

Brilliant 💯 ride Ryan very well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 ❤.you made it look so easy 😀.

I love this colt. Love his pedigree, his obvious ability, and I've always been a huge fan Aidan O'Brien as a trainer and of the way the powers that be at Coolmore/Ballydoyle go about their business in the sport we all love. But seriously fellow fans and punters, could we all please take a moment to catch our breath and come back to reality for a second. It's when the "so-called" experts of the sport that get paid to have their opinions piped into the living rooms & dens of racing fans all over the world. It's when those same "so-called experts" from RacingTV or ITV or AtTheRaces or anywhere else immediately loose sight of the forest for the trees with some of the comments which swirled following this race, that's when "racing expert" is a term I start using very loosely. Don't get me wrong, this was without question a top-shelf effort and performance from a very well bred son of an American Triple Crown winner, who provided he stayes healthy or isn't retired to stud prematurely looks to have a tremendous upside going forward. That being said, and again I'm a huge fan of Coolmore and their Ballydoyle operation, but as excited as I'm sure they are by City of Troy, I promise that nobody knows better than Aidan O'Brien, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and John & Sue Magnier that comparing this colt with Frankel is pure "made for television" bullshit. Straight up, City of Troy would not even have been a good tow into the race for Frankel. And although obviously possessing a world of talent, I also would not call City of Troy the best 2YO since Frankel either. I mean if I'm being honest I'm pretty sure at this age that Kingman probably had a little quicker turn of foot too. A better comment might've been we think he's probably gonna be better than St Mark's Basilica was at his age. Or we think he could end up being another Giant's Causeway type that could win the stable another 6 really tough G1 races like the iron horse did in his day. Or we think he could legitimately be the kind of horse that may eventually eclipse Magical, Highland Reel, Minding, Yeats, or Rock Of Gibraltar's record of all being tied with 7-G1 wins each, representing a 5-way tie for the stable as the most individual G1 wins by a horse or horses trained by Aidan O'Brien. But when you come in at the end of a race like this as a broadcaster, immediately swinging for the fences and immediately making reference to, or in some cases outright comparisons of City Of Troy to Frankel with him literally still at the beginning of his racing career, then maybe those particular "so-called experts" should stop sniffing glue as to be able to at least crash land back into reality before going returning back onto air. That, or just move on to something else. Go back to another institution of higher learning, then seek out, pass, and secure your next degree in I'm a "so-called expert" on this subject now.

Let's hope he trains on .

Very rare you see Aidan talk like this and in this way about a horse He usually is quite conservative

I wonder if the Owners and Aiden would consider the Triple Crown (2000 Guineas, The Derby and St Leger) and the Arc next year? Probably have to wait to see if he gets the distance, looks like he goes forever and was stretchin’ out in his races🐴🔥

Long ago he would have said this is the best horse i ever trained..May be he will say it Next year..

at the end of next season barrin injuries, city of troy, will be talked about in the same lg as nilinsky mill reef, briadier gerrard, sea the stars dancin brave frankel

Looks a proper 10f horse too.

Love the way Aiden tried to give a in depth description of what City Of Troy’s preferred ground is You need Tractor tyres to run on that ground and we’ve got Grand Prix ones Brilliant absolutely brilliant The man’s a genius but most importantly He’s very humble and always mentions his team which is great to hear as everyone is important when it comes to running an operation as big as there’s

Arc WIN 🏆 FOR SURE. THE NEW ACE IMPACT

Wow.... simple as that

Looked fantastic 👌 very precocious hope he trains on 2-3 ? Some improve more than others . He looks exceptional though

City of Troy on ground he hates what will he do on his favoured surface. Hes one hell of a colt. These Justify Galileo mares are proving very gd.

When world top jockey says he cannot stop, you can imagine what kind of horse city of troy is

The horse has an effortless action

Comparison's to Frankel are a bit premature.

It’s called recency bias .. every year for the past 15-20 years o brien has said a horse is potentially the best he’s had . From king of kings to hawk wing , one cool cat, giants causeway, Henry the navigator .. it’s to hype up the stable and market the sport .

The flat racing world is crying out for another superstar!

The next Frankel 🤓🤩

Could be the new Frankel 🙏

Impressive but let’s not compare to Frankel please

Aiden looks happy I'm backing him in guineas and derby

That stride length what a horse run him in the derby they knew today, when do coolmore run a horse unless they know

All of the comments about Aiden are true, spot on, but to comparisons of City of Troy to Frankel? Get real!

Very impressive on that ground, quicker Dewhurst than Frankels on far worse ground.

For once O’Brien actually made sense - colt looks like a machine

Very impressive...in d.last half a furlong he just went zooom..👍👍👍

I get the comparison to the great one, it's understandable. But it's way too soon for comparisons. Aidan has said similar about Auguste Rodin this season. The "lads" are really good self promoters

I do wish a lot of the people commenting on here wouldn't keep calling him "Troy" Troy won the Derby in 1979 ..this horse is "City of Troy"

why did he switch leads so many times?

A touch of Frankel about him.

Smashing win but frankel, easy.

Don't everyone forget about Henry longfellow😂

I think a Guinness mile he could be vulnerable to something with a serious turn of foot especially in slow run race , his a middle distance horse derby horse

Guiness derby best horse I’ve seen

ah you disagree with FACTS, with insults. I don't create the facts. He beat nowt , until he showed he was a good horse to beat Nathaniel by a length...just about. The Cirrus race was not measurable as Cirrus was 6 and just got off a plane on Frankels home ground...and he won by...yes ..again....a length.

he's 3, dont be scared, try for for the derby!! 🇺🇸

I’m so into my jump racing that this flat stuff is like some weird alternative universe. I live 12 minutes from Newmarket but it’s just never been of interest to me. How is Aiden O’Brien still bringing so many horses over to Newmarket from his base in Ireland? Why doesn’t he just set up a permanent shop in Newmarket?

Acheived ratings comparable to Frankel 2yo races Looks a triple crown winner

K.D. bring that SportsCar🐎

He says " his dam won the oaks".......she didn't !

So if he needed good ground why was he withdrawn because of the ground distributed as good a race won by Henry Longfellow

What a good horse.... Very exciting. But his dam didn't win the Oaks, maybe he was too excited to mix it up.

has to be in top 3 two year olds i have seen in my long lifetime

If he's a tenth of frankel he will retire undefeated the way obrien talks about him as in we've never got to the bottom of him he doesn't get tired this man is a genuis who's in my mind the best trainer in the world and countless group 1s under his belt and they reckon this horse might be the best yet its scary then how good this horse might be as yer man adien doesn't say those things lighty and Moore was just as bullish

arazi got a rating of 121 after 3 runs..troy has 124 after 3 runs...again i say troy in my top 3..two year old i have seen

Nice horse

Bad ground couldn’t stop him, will win the derby

We seen that City of Troy won, today!! Enough Said!😊😊😊!

He isn’t much of a stamp a horse is he, quite small but very neat. Every chance he’s a better 2yo than 3yo.

The best horse I’ve seen in my racing life

His Dam did not win an Oaks but her full sister did.

Maybe a true comparison to the legendary FRANKEL ,,,, NEVER HEARD THE AMAZING TRAINER SAY SO MUCH ABOUT A HORSE !!! TROY HAS TO BE THE REAL DEAL FOR CERTAIN. GX

Frankel my dear I don’t give a dam 😂😂😂

He should stay at least 8/10F@!Gr1/2 in 2024

Its Very obvious, the Thoughts are Floating around Everyones Minds about the Triple crown. Could this be the Horse that exceeds What Camelot did 12 years ago and Win all 3 Classics ??......

Nope, It’s only Ryan Moore and Aiden O’Brien that are the superstars, meanwhile the price goes down even further, might be 1/20 soon, seriously though Frankie, what are you on for his horse to run like ass.

sad thing is if he has a sucessful 3yo campaign he will be retired to stud.

This truly is a 'Trojan horse'.

City of Troy will do it the Derby 2,000 Guineas, st leger and Arc u heard it hear first as long as he has no injuries

They will only be one Frankel...Fine looking horse tho. Looks like a superstar in the making