Roy H
Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Sprint Winner
Quick Facts
Earnings
$3.14 million
Record
23 starts, 10-5-2
Retired
2020
Owner & Trainer, Peter Miller
Roy H was sold for $115,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, and then resold as a two-year-old-in-training for $310,000 at the Keeneland April sale to Gary Hartunian’s Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen. Trained by Peter Miller, he began his racing career at just three years old; that year, he only won one race. At age four, he was winless. However, at five years old, he became the best sprinter in North America of his generation.
After an extended time off, during which he was gelded, Roy H returned to racing as a five-year-old in 2017. Racing in an allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita, where he went on to win by 2 1/2 lengths.
He went on to win the True North Stakes at Belmont Park, where he faced two top sprinters, by 2 1/2 lengths. His race time of 1:08.59 earned him a Beyer Speed Figure of 111, one of the best ratings for a sprinter in 2017. This was just the beginning. After going on to win the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, he was named the American Champion Sprint Horse at the Eclipse Award ceremonies.
In 2018, he defended his title as the American Champion Sprint Horse and won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint once again by 3 1/4 lengths as the second favorite. He retired from racing in 2019 as a seven-time stakes winner with $3,139,765 in earnings. He then worked as a barn pony for Peter Miller, who became his owner. Roy H joined the Hall of Champions in November 2023.
He retired with $3.14 million in earnings with a 10-5-2 record from 23 starts, including victories in nine of his final twelve races.
2017 and 2018 winner of the Eclipse Award for Champion Male Sprinter.
Before retiring to the Hall of Champions, he was a barn pony for his trainer Peter Miller.
Notable Wins
2017
true north stakes
bing crosby stakes
santa anita sprint championship stakes
breeders’ cup sprint
2018
palos verdes stakes
bing crosby stakes
santa anita sprint championship stakes
breeders’ cup sprint
2019
palos verdes stakes
“He gave Rockingham Ranch and me a tremendous ride, it was both an honor and a pleasure to train such a magnificent animal.”
Owner & Trainer, Peter Miller
Facts
Earnings
$3.14 million
Record
23 starts, 10-5-2
Retired
2020
Pedigree
More Than Ready, Elusive Diva
Nickname
Roy
Attributes
Bay Gelding
Foaled
2012
Best Sprint
5 years old, 1:08.59
Height
16.2 hands
Trainer
Peter Miller
Breeders
Ramona S. Bass, LLC
Owners
David. A Bernsen LLC and Rockingham Ranch
Jockey
Paco Lopez
two time breeders’ cup sprint winner
champion male sprinter 2017 & 2018
