Coolmore Stud s Group 1-winning stallion Zoffany has died at the age of 13.
Coolmore issued a statement on Friday confirming the son of Dansili was euthanised due to liver failure.
“Zoffany was a great servant and he’ll be a big loss, said Coolmore’s David O’Loughlin in a statement.
Zoffany won five races as a two-year-old, including the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh and alongside Nathaniel, the sire of Enable, was one of only two horses to finish within a length of unbeaten 14-start champion Frankel.
That precocity was transferred to his progeny as he made an immediate impact as a stallion, producing three Royal Ascot two-year-old winners from his first crop in 2015. His initial crop also included Ventura Storm, one of three Group 1 winners he sired.
Exciting stallion dies due to liver failure Posted by: JustHorseRacing+ at 12:32pm on 9/1/2021
Sadly 13-year-old Coolmore stallion Zoffany was euthanised today owing to liver failure. “Zoffany was a great servant and he’ll be a big loss”, said Coolmore’s David O’Loughlin.
The son of Dansili, bred by Croom House Stud, won the Phoenix Stakes-Gr.1 at a juvenile and ran a career best when runner-up to Frankel, beaten just three quarters of a length, in the St James’s Palace Stakes-Gr.1 at Royal Ascot.
His first crop conceived at €7,500 included three juvenile Group/Stakes winners at Royal Ascot namely Waterloo Bridge in the Norfolk Stakes-Gr.2, Illuminate in the Albany Stakes-Gr.3 and Washington DC in the Windsor Castle Stakes-L.R. This initial crop also included Gran Premio del Jockey Club-Gr.1 winner and St Leger Stakes-Gr.1 runner-up Ventura Storm.
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The 13-year-old Coolmore Stud resident Zoffany was euthanized today, owing to liver failure.
“Zoffany was a great servant and he ll be a big loss,” said Coolmore s David O Loughlin.
The son of Dansili, bred by Croom House Stud, won the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes as a juvenile and ran a career best when runner-up to Frankel, beaten just three-quarters of a length, in the G1 St James s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
His first crop conceived at €7,500 included three juvenile group/stakes winners at Royal Ascot; namely Waterloo Bridge in the G2 Norfolk Stakes, Illuminate in the G3 Albany Stakes, and Washington DC in the listed Windsor Castle Stakes. This initial crop also included G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club winner and G1 St Leger Stakes runner-up Ventura Storm.