I thought these snippets would go better under a dedicated heading, rather than trying to slide them into 'Departures', since although that topic does cover horses leaving racing to enter a stud career, these chaps are already well ensconced in the business. Just for interest, then:
CORMORANT, sire of 1994 Kentucky Derby winner GO FOR GIN, died of natural causes at Dr Jerry Bilinski's Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, New York, at the grand age of 33. The son of HIS MAJESTY sired 47 stakes winners, including 13 Graded stakes winners.
STORM BOOT, Crestwood Farm's 18 y.o. stallion, has been pts due to complications from chronic degenerative laminitis and tendonitis. He sired 44 North American stakes winners, more than any other stallion son of STORM CAT (who is still alive and servicing some 90+ mares at the age of 24 at Overbrook Farm).
FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND will shuttle to South America this summer, to join fellow Coolmore stallion PEINTRE CELEBRE at La Mission in Argentina.
KING'S BEST is another off to Argentina for the forthcoming southern hemisphere breeding season. This son of KINGMAMBO will stand at Haras Vacacion.
IFFRAAJ will shuttle to Haunui Stud, New Zealand for the southern hemisphere breeding season, where he will stand for a fee of NZ$12,000. This son of ZAFONIC is currently standing his first northern hemisphere season at Darley's Kildangan Stud, where he is serving a book of 150 mares. (I think he ought to take a crate or six of Guinness with him, he'll be exhausted!)
ALKHAADHEM has been bought to stand as a dual-purpose stallion at Ballycurragh Stud, Co. Carlow. He won the Jebel Hatta (G2) at Nad al-Sheba and the Select Stakes (G3) at Goodwood.
(All info courtesy of Pacemaker magazine, June 2007 issue.)