Classic dream alive for O'Brien's 'best' City Of Troy

All conquering at two, Aidan O'Brien's son of Justify left 2000 Guineas disappointment in the past with redemption both in the Derby at Epsom and then when registering a battling success in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

LEGENDARY STATUS: City Of Troy ridden by Ryan Moore wins the Juddmonte International Stakes at York Racecourse. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Aidan O'Brien reiterated his belief that City Of Troy is the best he has ever trained after watching his superstar colt smash the track record previously held by Sea The Stars in a red-hot Juddmonte International at York.

In a quirky twist, O'Brien's The Lion In Winter had also clocked a record time earlier in the afternoon in the Acomb Stakes, with the colt the only progeny of that now excellent stallion housed at Ballydoyle.