Robert Walter Armstrong (15 January 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a British horse trainer who trained horses competing in flat racing. In a career lasting from 1973 until 2000 he trained the winners of 737 races in Great Britain, including 13 at Group One level. He was the son of Sam Armstrong (1904–1982) and grandson of Bob Armstrong, who were both also racehorse trainers. Robert Armstong's sister, Susan, married the champion jockey Lester Piggott. The best horses he trained were Moorestyle and Never So Bold, both European champion sprinters.[1]
Major wins
edit- Coronation Cup - (1) - Be My Native (1983)
- International Stakes - (1) - Shady Heights (1988)
- July Cup - (2) - Moorestyle (1980), Never So Bold (1985)
- King's Stand Stakes - (1) - Never So Bold (1985)
- Middle Park Stakes - (1) - Mattaboy (1980)
- Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Never So Bold (1985)
- Prix de la Forêt - (2) - Moorestyle (1980, 1981)
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - Sparkler (1973)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Maroof (1994)
References
edit- ^ Milnes, David (8 February 2021). "Robert Armstrong, trainer of champions Moorestyle and Never So Bold, dies at 77". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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