SANS FRONTIERES has been retired after a recurrence of a tendon injury that had kept him off the course for the past two seasons.
Trained by Jeremy Noseda, Sans Frontieres recorded the highest-profile Flat success for his owner Sir Robert Ogden, who had previously been noted as a major jumps owner, when landing the 2010 Irish St Leger at the Curragh on what turned out to be his final outing.
Plans for a shot at the Melbourne Cup later that year were shelved after an illness prevented him from flying to Australia.
Quoted on his website, Noseda said: "He was due to run at Newbury later this month and had been working very well, showing his customary dash. So it is a great shame that he has had a recurrence of a tendon injury.
"Sans Frontieres was a very talented horse who, without question, would have won more Group 1s with a little more luck."
Sans Frontieres was successful in four of his nine starts, including the Group 2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes and Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes, and collected £251,502 in win and place prize-money. Connections hope to find the son of Galileo a place at stud.
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A real shame and I remember being really impressed by this horse when I first got in to flat racing. Had him noted down for whenever he returned as one to follow as he gradually progressed back to his best.
Trained by Jeremy Noseda, Sans Frontieres recorded the highest-profile Flat success for his owner Sir Robert Ogden, who had previously been noted as a major jumps owner, when landing the 2010 Irish St Leger at the Curragh on what turned out to be his final outing.
Plans for a shot at the Melbourne Cup later that year were shelved after an illness prevented him from flying to Australia.
Quoted on his website, Noseda said: "He was due to run at Newbury later this month and had been working very well, showing his customary dash. So it is a great shame that he has had a recurrence of a tendon injury.
"Sans Frontieres was a very talented horse who, without question, would have won more Group 1s with a little more luck."
Sans Frontieres was successful in four of his nine starts, including the Group 2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes and Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes, and collected £251,502 in win and place prize-money. Connections hope to find the son of Galileo a place at stud.
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A real shame and I remember being really impressed by this horse when I first got in to flat racing. Had him noted down for whenever he returned as one to follow as he gradually progressed back to his best.
- shame about his injury. Cheers for posting this Toppy