Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Sadler's Wells calls it a day...

At the ripe old age of twenty seven, Sadler's Wells has decided to call it a day and retire from his stud duties. Well, you would, wouldn't you? The reason given - 'declining fertility'. Hey, give a horse a break... The Sporting Life reports Coolmore manager Christy Grassick as saying that Sadler's Wells is generally acknowledged as 'the best sire Europe has ever seen'.

Coolmore's website lists the stud record. He has sired 1825 foals, of which 1473 saw a racecourse, with 961 winning and 251 reaching a place. I was unable to determine exactly how many mares he covered. Let's hope he has a long, happy retirement...

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