The outstanding thoroughbred, The Viceroy, a three-time horse-of-the-year died of an apparent heart attack at the farm at Orange Valley Estates on Thursday night.

Arguably one of the truly great Jamaican thoroughbreds of all time, The Viceroy, who is also an inductee into the Hall of Fame of Thoroughbred Racing in Jamaica, won the horse-of-the-year honours in 1989, 1990 and 1992. In 1989 he became the only thoroughbred in Jamaican history to win the Triple Crown and the Superstakes in the same year.

He is a three-time Superstakes winner (1989, 1990 and 1992) and a four-time winner of the Shell Silver Plate (1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994).

The Viceroy, a bay gelding by The Peacemaker out of La Golondrina, was conditioned throughout his career by many-time champion trainer Philip Feanny and was often ridden by hall of fame jockey Winston Griffiths.

In 48 career starts, he won 22 times, was second of six occasions, third on six occasions, fourth as many time and earned $3,794,600 in stakes. He won by 1,100 metres to 2,400 metres. He remains the track record holder for 1,800 metres (1.48.1) and is the stakes record holder for the derby (2.30.1).