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{{Short description|British racehorse trainer (1944–2021)}}
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'''Robert Walter Armstrong''' (15 January 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a British [[horse trainer]] who trained horses competing in [[flat racing]]. In a career lasting from 1973 until 2000 he trained the winners of 737 races in Great Britain, including 13 at [[Group One]] level. He was the son of Sam Armstrong (1904–1982) and grandson of Bob Armstrong, who were both also racehorse trainers. Robert Armstong's sister, Susan, married the champion jockey [[Lester Piggott]]. The best horses he trained were [[Moorestyle]] and [[Never So Bold]], both European champion sprinters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milnes |first1=David |title=Robert Armstrong, trainer of champions Moorestyle and Never So Bold, dies at 77 |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/robert-armstrong-trainer-of-champions-moorestyle-and-never-so-bold-dies-at-77/472393 |publisher=Racing Post |access-date=9 February 2021 |date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
==Major wins==
*[[Coronation Cup]] - (1) - ''[[Be My Native]] (1983)''
*[[International Stakes]] - (1) - ''[[Shady Heights]] (1988)''
*[[July Cup]] - (2) - ''[[Moorestyle]] (1980), [[Never So Bold]] (1985)''
*[[King's Stand Stakes]] - (1) - ''Never So Bold (1985)''
*[[Middle Park Stakes]] - (1) - ''[[Mattaboy]] (1980)''
*[[Nunthorpe Stakes]] - (1) - ''Never So Bold (1985)''
*[[Prix de la Forêt]] - (2) - ''Moorestyle (1980, 1981)''
*[[Prix du Moulin de Longchamp]] - (1) - ''Sparkler (1973)''
*[[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes]] - (1) - ''[[Maroof (horse)|Maroof]] (1994)''
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