Three-time Ascot Gold Cup winner Stradivarius has been retired at the age of eight, having been slow to recover from the bruised foot he sustained last month.
In a remarkable career, John and Thady Gosden’s star stayer won three Ascot Gold Cups as well as four Goodwood Cups, three Lonsdale Cups and two Doncaster Cups for owner Bjorn Nielsen.
The eight-year-old chestnut won a total of 20 races from 35 starts, collecting prize money of over ?3.4 million.
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