Background
Grundy was a flaxen chestnut horse with a white blaze and a light mane and tail. bred by Overbury Stud near Tewkesbury, in Worcestershire, England. He was a son of Great Nephew who also sired Epsom Derby winner Shergar and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame filly, Carotene. His dam, Word From Lundy, was a daughter of the French runner Worden, whose wins included Italy's Premio Roma and the 1953 Washington, D.C. International Stakes in the United States. Word From Lundy won over two miles, but was from a family which was noted for its speed, having produced the leading sprinter Tower Walk.
In 1973 the yearling was sent to the Newmarket October sales where he was bought by the bloodstock agent Keith Freeman for 11,000 guineas. Freeman was acting on behalf of Carlo Vittadini, an Italian banker who owned a stud farm in Italy as well as Beech House Stud in Newmarket, England.
The colt was sent into training with Peter Walwyn at Arundel in Sussex. Grundy was ridden in most of his races by the Irish jockey Pat Eddery.
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