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'The music has
stopped': staying legend Stradivarius is retired
“The music has stopped for
Stradivarius.”
With those words
owner-breeder Bjorn Nielsen called time on one of the most popular and
enduring horses of the modern era on Monday. The eight-year-old has been
slow to recover from the bruised foot he sustained last month, prompting
connections to retire him to stud.
Stradivarius now joins the
stallion roster at the National Stud in Newmarket after a stellar career
that saw him win four Goodwood Cups, three Ascot Gold Cups, three
Lonsdale Stakes and the Doncaster Cup twice. The homebred chestnut won 20
of his 35 starts over seven seasons for racecourse earnings of
£3,458,968.
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Stumbled across it late one evening a few months back. It was first up in its career over 3100m. Backed in from 10 to about $6, it waltzed in by about 15L. It sat last and then absolutely unleashed at the 600m.
Black Booked it and it finally ran again over similar long distance. Started at $8 and again bolted home.
I've never seen anything like it. One to follow.