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. Juddmonte homebred Mandaloun, by leading sire and emerging sire of sires Into Mischief, becomes the first stallion to retire to Juddmonte in Kentucky since Arrogate for the 2018 season. While Juddmonte maintains a strong stallion roster in Europe – currently led by champions Frankel and Kingman – in recent years, the operation has preferred to partner with other farms to stand stallions in Kentucky. Examples include champions Noble Mission and Flintshire, who entered stud at Lane’s End and Hill ‘n’ Dale, respectively, and Tacitus, who entered stud at Taylor Made Farm this past season. Arrogate died in 2020, following three seasons at stud, and farm stalwart Mizzen Mast has been pensioned, meaning Mandaloun is currently alone on the Juddmonte Kentucky roster. He will stand for an advertised fee of $25,000. “Mandaloun is a true Juddmonte stallion,” manager Garrett O’Rourke said in a release. “He is a gorgeous horse who should offer breeders exceptional value when the time comes to sell their yearlings. We plan to support him in the same manner we did with the likes of Empire Maker and Arrogate.” Mandaloun, trained throughout his career by Brad Cox, won both his outings as a 2-year-old, finished third in the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes, and won the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes early in his 3-year-old season. He was a puzzling sixth in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby, but rebounded to cross the wire second in the Kentucky Derby, bested a half-ength by Medina Spirit. A little more than a week after the race, it was revealed that Medina Spirit had tested positive for betamethasone, a legal medication that is not permitted on race day in Kentucky. On Feb. 21 of this year, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced that Medina Spirit had been disqualified from the Derby win, with Mandaloun elevated to the victory. The ruling is still under appeal. Meanwhile, Mandaloun made one more start as a 3-year-old, and, in ironic fashion, earned another Grade 1 victory via disqualification. He crossed the line second by a nose to Hot Rod Charlie in the Haskell Invitational; Hot Rod Charlie was judged to have interfered with another runner, and Mandaloun was promoted to the win. Mandaloun won the Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes to open his 4-year-old season but was unable to maintain that form, finishing ninth in the Group 1 Saudi Cup, fourth in the Grade 2 Stephen Foster, and fourth in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap.   Out of the Group 3-winning Empire Maker mare Brooch, Mandaloun is from the family of Grade 1 winner and classic sire Cormorant and Group 1 winner Emulous.