Champion Anamoe has run his final race and can be retired to stud.
Godolphin Australia supremo Vin Cox confirmed Anamoe gained’t keep in coaching for England’s Royal Ascot in June however as a substitute can be ready for his first season at stud at Darley’s Kelvinside property within the Hunter Valley later this yr.
Cox mentioned Horse of the Yr-elect Anamoe’s final begin defeat when third to Dubai Honour within the Queen Elizabeth Stakes wasn’t essentially the figuring out issue earlier than saying the four-year-old’s retirement.
“Anamoe had nothing to show,’’ Cox mentioned.
“Royal Ascot was all the time a possibly, it was by no means a given. We might have preferred to have taken him to England however finally he’s a nine-time group 1 winner already and there’s not much more he can do on the racetrack.
“Though we predict he would have been very aggressive going over to Royal Ascot, we simply determined he he had nothing to show to us or his loyal supporters so off to the breeding barn he goes.’’
Anamoe retires because the winner of 14 races (and eight placings) from 25 begins with profession earnings of greater than $11.1 million, which has him ranked sixth on the all-time checklist behind Winx on a world document $26.4 million.
The champion gained Group 1 races every season he raced and his six majors this season within the Winx Stakes, George Predominant Stakes, Would possibly And Energy Stakes, Cox Plate, Chipping Norton Stakes and George Ryder Stakes nearly ensures he can be voted Horse of the Yr for 2022-23.
Godolphin has set Anamoe’s first season stud price at $121,000 (plus GST).
Extra to come back.
Initially printed as Godolphin celebrity Anamoe retired to stud
