of the forty votes to defeat Royal Palace. He was awarded a rating of 135 by Timeform. In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Sir Ivor as a "superior" Derby winner and the seventh best Irish racehorse of the 20th century. Vincent O'Brien rated Nijinsky and Sir Ivor as the two best horses he had trained, placing Nijinsky first for brilliance and Sir Ivor first for toughness. Sir Ivor was the subject of the 1969 documentary film The Year of Sir Ivor. A street in the town of Newmarket, Ontario Canada, was named after Sir Ivor. The street is called Sir Ivor Court and is located in the upper-class neighbourhood of Stonehaven in the southeast corner of the town. Matt Farrell went under the pseudonym Sir Ivor with racing tips in the Evening Press, where he was deputy editor. Pedigree References 1965 racehorse births 1995 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in Ireland British Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires Thoroughbred family 8-g Chefs-de-Race Epsom Derby winners 2000 Guineas winners