Floyd (foaled 1980, died 7 January 1993) was an English bred and English trained National Hunt racehorse sired by Relko. The horse was named after the English progressive rock band

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...

. David Elsworth-trained Floyd was the first horse to win the Long Walk Hurdle when it was upgraded to Grade One status in 1990. Only five horses have done the double of winning the Imperial Cup with a follow-up win at the same year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Floyd being the first in 1985 when he completed the double by winning the County Hurdle. 19 wins, £196,234: 3 wins at 3 and 5 years and £10,872; also 16 wins over hurdleshttp://www.tattersalls.ie/sales/august2005/aug2005.pdf

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pedigreequery.com
– ''Floyd’s pedigree''
racingpost.com
''Floyd's race record from 1988'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Floyd (Horse) 1980 racehorse births 1993 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 16-g Cheltenham Festival winners Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom National Hunt racehorses