Right Boy
Right Boy was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
Background
Right Boy cost 575 guineas as a yearling. He was the second top sprinter of the 1950s to be trained in Yorkshire by Bill [Dutton (trainer)|Bill Dutton] - the first was Pappa Fourway, who cost even less. When Dutton died in 1958, the horse was taken over by his late trainer's son-in-law Pat Rohan.Racing career
As a two-year-old Right Boy won his first four races against moderate opposition but was then unplaced behind Eudaemon in the Gimcrack Stakes. As a three-year-old he developed into a top-class sprinter, winning the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot and finishing second in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York.In 1958 he won six consecutive races, including the Cork and [Orrery Stakes], July Cup, King [George Stakes] and Nunthorpe Stakes.
In his final season, Right Boy recorded repeat wins in the Cork & Orrery Stakes, July Cup, King George Stakes and Nunthorpe Stakes. He ended his racing career by finishing second, when attempting to concede thirty-two pounds to the winner, in the Portland Handicap at Doncaster.