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England's super stayer Stradivarius calls it a career
Stradivarius, who put together a legendary career as a stayer in England and France, has been retired and will enter stud next year at the National Stud in Newmarket, England.
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Stradivarius, who put together a legendary career as a stayer in England and France, has been retired and will enter stud next year at the National Stud in Newmarket, England.

Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal has been retired and will begin his stud career in 2023 at Spendthrift Farm, the farm announced late Friday night.

Mandaloun, who will hold a place in racing history for being promoted to the victory in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, has been retired to stand at Juddmonte's Lexington, Ky., farm, the international operation announced Tuesday.

The brilliant and unbeaten Flightline, who has several connections to Lane's End Farm, will officially stand at that facility “upon the conclusion of his racing career.”

Graded stakes winner and pensioned sire Broken Vow died on Saturday of natural causes at Pin Oak Farm in Versailles, Ky. A homebred son of Unbridled who raced for and stood at Pin Oak, Broken Vow was 25.

Off a strong start to his freshman season, Grade 1 winner Girvin has been "called up" from Florida to the Kentucky stallion ranks, the epicenter of the American breeding industry and where he will have access to additional high-quality mares to continue his ascent.

Grade 1 winner and successful sire Include was euthanized in July at Airdrie Stud, it was reported this week.

West Point Thoroughbreds is already enjoying a special summer, having scored its 1,000th victory in August. The partnership looks to keep working on its next 1,000 this weekend, with Grade 1 action from coast to coast with leading older horses it runs in partnership.

The legacy of More Than Ready, a Grade 1 winner who went on to become one of the most successful sires in the history of the Breeders' Cup, will be as the most prominent keeper of the Halo line in the United States. More Than Ready was euthanized Aug. 26 at WinStar Farm in Kentucky due to the effects of old age at age 25.

More Than Ready, a Grade 1 winner who became a prominent sire on two continents and one of the most successful stallions in the history of the Breeders' Cup, was euthanized Friday at WinStar Farm "due to the cumulative effects of old age." The son of Southern Halo was 25.