Grade 1 winner and sire Fastness died in July from the infirmities of old age at Timber Ridge Farm near Felton, Pa., BloodHorse reports.

The 23-year-old son of Rousillon was bred in Ireland by Lord Weinstock’s Ballymacoll Stud Farm and began his racing career in France, where he became a Group 2-placed stakes winner. He was sold during his 3-year-old season to Evergreen Farm and brought to North America, where he became one of the West Coast’s elite turf horses, winning consecutive editions of the Grade 1 Eddie Read Handicap in 1995 and 1996.

Desert Style, a multiple Group 3 winner and sire, died in Qatar after a severe case of colic, Racing Post reports.

The Irish-bred 21-year-old Green Desert horse had moved to Qatar earlier this year after spending the past six seasons at French stud Haras du Hoguenet. Prior to that he spent time at Irish farms Morristown Lattin Stud and Corbally Stud.

Two-time Canadian International winner Joshua Tree will retire at the end of the season to become the first stallion to stand at his owners' new Haras de Gastines near Chateaubriant, France.

"He'll stand here in France at stud," co-owner Kamal Albahou told Racing Post. "We've bought a small stud [farm] and he'll be the first stallion there."

A.P. Indy

By the time A.P. Indy was retired from racing in the fall of 1992, the soon-to-be-named Horse of the Year had ascended to heights reached by few racehorses to become one of his era’s defining athletes.

Kenneth L. Ramsey is one of the luckiest men alive.

Young Adena Springs homebred Harlem Rocker, a Canadian classic winner in 2008, has been pensioned following spinal surgery.

Lando, a German-based global standout as a runner and sire, was euthanized August 20 after suffering a spiral fracture in a leg while in recovery from a successful colic surgery.

The 23-year-old son of Acatenango was a seven-time Group 1 winner during his racing career, winning four in Germany, two in Italy, and the 1995 Japan Cup in his career finale. He retired with 10 wins in 24 starts for earnings of $3,438,727.

Lando was homebred in Germany by Manfred Ostermann and Janet Leve-Ostermann’s Gestut Hof Ittlingen, and was trained during his racing career by Heinz Jentzch.

Godolphin, John and Debby Oxley, Brereton Jones, and Reddam Racing LLC will be among those honored when the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) hosts its annual National Awards Dinner Friday, Sept. 6, at the Fasig-Tipton facility in Lexington, Ky.

Home At Last, a Grade 1 winner and pensioned sire, died July 30 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 26 years old.

The son of Quadratic was bred by Charles Nuckols Jr. and Sons, and stood the bulk of his stallion career at the family’s farm in Midway, Ky., retiring from stud duty in the late 1990s.

Home At Last came into his own during his 3-year-old campaign, first winning the listed Preview Stakes at Gulfstream, and following up with a score in the Grade 2 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland.

Two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Conduit was represented by his first winner on Aug. 17 when Meine Valiente captured a maiden race at Kokura in Japan.

Meine Valiente, a 2-year-old filly owned by K. Thoroughbred Club Ruffian, won by 3 1/2 lengths, finishing 1,200 meters (about six furlongs) in 1:08.30. It was her second career start; she finished third in her debut last month.