Rodrigo de Triano made his debut on 4 July 1991 with a win in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Maiden Stakes at
Haydock Park Racecourse. He went on to win his next four starts, capping off his undefeated season with a win in the Group 1
Middle Park Stakes at
Newmarket Racecourse on 3 October. As a three-year-old, Rodrigo de Triano made eight starts. He debuted on 11 April 1992 in the Greenham Stakes at
Newbury Racecourse, finishing fourth. He then came back to win two Classics, the
2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket and the
Irish 2,000 Guineas at the
Curragh ridden by Lester Piggott. In
The Derby he ran ninth to winner
Dr. Devious followed by a fourth-place finish to
Brief Truce in the
St. James's Palace Stakes at
Ascot Racecourse. Given two months off, on 18 August at
York Racecourse, Rodrigo de Triano and Piggott returned to top form, defeating Dr. Devious while winning the
International Stakes. He next won the
Champion Stakes at Newmarket on 17 October defeating Lahib by a neck and then a week later was sold for US$6.2 million to the
Japan Racing Association. His new owners sent him to the United States to compete in the
US$3 million
Breeders' Cup Classic on 31 October, hosted that year by
Gulfstream Park in
Hallandale Beach, Florida. Racing on dirt for the first time, and starting from
post position eleven in a fourteen horse field, Rodrigo de Triano was never in contention and finished last behind winner
A.P. Indy in the final race of his career. He was ridden by Walter Swinburn as Lester Piggott had been injured earlier in the afternoon in a fall from Mr Brooks in the Breeders Cup Sprint. For his 1992 performances, Rodrigo de Triano was voted the
Cartier Racing Award as the
European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt. ==Stud record==