European star Kingman retired
Juddmonte's star European miler Kingman has been retired after being treated
for a throat infection which ruled him out of autumn targets.
Winner of the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville August 17 in his final
outing, the John Gosden trainee also scored Group 1 wins earlier this year in
the Irish Two Thousand Guineas at the Curragh, St James's Palace Stakes at Royal
Ascot and the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. A close second in the Two Thousand
Guineas at Newmarket was the only blemish on his record.
The talented bay also lifted the Greenham Stakes at Newbury in April and
captured last year's Solario Stakes at Sandown. The sophomore retires with a
mark of 8-7-1-0 and $1,607,201 in earnings.
"Kingman is to be retired to Banstead Manor Stud for the 2015 stud season,"
said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah. "The throat
infection will still need on going treatment which will rule out the Queen
Elizabeth II Stakes and also the Breeders' Cup.
"The stud fee of the horse that has electrified European racing in 2014 will
be announced by the stud when appropriate."
Gosden hailed his star pupil.
"The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes was probably going to be his final race, but
it's a shame he's missing it," the trainer said. "He's a fabulous-looking horse
with a great mind on him and he had this ability to change six gears at once.
"He had a turbo charge that no other horse I've trained has possessed. It's a
very rare thing to see in a horse. It's hard to nominate his best performance,
but I suppose it's the Sussex because it was the weirdest race I've ever seen.
"He's certainly the best colt I've ever trained."
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