“He can look at a horse in two minutes and tell you everything you need to know” – Glenn Todd about trainer Troy Taylor
One of British Columbia’s all-time leading trainers, TROY TAYLOR, passed away on the weekend, according to owner Glenn Todd.
Taylor, a member of the BC Horse Racing Hall of Fame, was the leading trainer at Hastings Racecourse from 2007 to 2012. In 2012. Taylor set a record for Hastings stakes victories with 18. That season Taylor was a finalist for the Sovereign award for Outstanding Trainer with Mark Casse and Reade Baker with purse earnings of over $1.3 million. Taylor, longtime conditioner of the horses for owner Glenn Todd’s North American Thoroughbred Horse Company, retired from training in 2016.
According to Equibase, Taylor won 961 races from 5,285 starts since 1964 when he won 20 races for earnings of $20,505. His top students included Graded stakes winners Commander, Holy Nova, Sir Gallovic and many other champion BC-horses including his namesakes Taylors Deal and Taylor Said. Taylor and Todd won the BC Derby in 2016 with Sorryaboutnothing
From Glenn Todd:
It’s sad day when we have to pass on the message that HOF trainer and owner Troy Taylor has passed on.
Troy was no less then a Legend in the Pacific Northwest as he was leading trainer at several tracks in his long career that expanded over six decades including Playfair Park in Spokane, Portland Meadows and 8 times the leading trainer at Hastings Racecourse.
Troy leaves many friends as he was loved by everybody on the backside. He never had a bad word to say about anybody.
He trained many great horses during his long career such as Turn to Fire, Grande Dandy, Sandy Fleet (World Record Holder for 6 1/2 furlongs), Holy Nova, Summer Song, Commander, Taylor Said, Taylors Deal and the list goes on and on. Troy trained for me alone over 130 stakes winners.
Troy leaves behind his wife Judy, his twin brother Roy and sister Darlene
Horse Racing has lost one of the best
Glen Todd
R.I.P. my great friend
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