Brilliant sprinter Englishman retired to stand stud at Lane's End
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Englishman, the multiple Grade 1-winning 3-year-old sprinter, has been retired from racing and will stand at stud Lane’s End Farm in 2027, the farm announced Monday afternoon. His fee has been set at $50,000.
The decision to retire Englishman was made following a routine veterinary exam after the Breeders’ Cup that revealed a flake in both front ankles, which were subsequently removed. He is anticipated to be available for inspection beginning the first week of December.
Englishman, a son of Maxfield out of the mare In It for the Gold who sold for $400,000 as a yearling, was owned by Lee and Susan Searing’s C R K Stables. In September 2025, he won his debut at Churchill Downs by 7 1/4 lengths.
Englishman didn’t race again until March, when he won a first-level allowance by 7 1/2 lengths at Fair Grounds. After being handed his first defeat by Crude Velocity in the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs in May, Englishman came back to romp in both the Woody Stephens and H. Allen Jerkens - Grade 1 sprints at seven furlongs at Saratoga. His final time of 1:20.40 in the Woody Stephens equaled the track record for the distance.
Sent off the 4-5 favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint on Oct. 31 at Keeneland, Englishman had a three-length lead in mid-stretch, only to be run down by T O Elvis and having to settle for second.
“Englishman is the fastest horse I've ever worked with,” trainer Cherie DeVaux said in a press release. “When he gets into full stride, he is something to behold. I had an inkling of it when he first started training, but when he broke his maiden I knew the sky was the limit. That otherworldly talent was evident in his Woody Stephens victory, and his win in the H. Allen Jerkens was special for so many reasons.”
Englishman retires with a record of 4-2-0 from six starts and earnings of $1,134,500.
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