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Hardasun Retired

Coolmore Australia General Manager Michael Kirwan heaped praise on Haradasun and then announced the entire’s immediate retirement following his tough win in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot overnight.

“He’s done everything he needs to and he will now be retired,” Kirwan said.

“We’re looking forward to getting him back to the farm and have him settle in for his new career.”

After looking under pressure approaching the two furlong pole, the son of Fusaichi Pegasus fought bravely under jockey Johnny Murtagh to win the G1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) narrowly.

It was just his second start in England and justified the pre-race confidence of Aidan O’Brien, who was certain Haradasun had come on strongly since his first up sixth in the Lockinge Stakes last month.

While Tom Magnier was on course at Royal Ascot, the rest of the Coolmore Australia team gathered at their Jerry Plains office to watch proceedings.

“It’s a great result for Coolmore worldwide and a great result for Australia,” Kirwan said.

“It justifies what we paid for him and confirms the confidence so many breeders have had in him since he was announced on the roster this year.”

Haradasun became the most expensive horse ever sold in Australia when Coolmore attained a 50% share in the colt last year in a deal that reportedly valued him at $50million.

He was already a dual Group 1 winner of the Doncaster and George Ryder, but Coolmore and owner Frank Tagg were keen to test him on the international stage and he was sent to Aidan O’Brien after last year’s spring campaign.

The Group 1 win now opens up a lucrative shuttle career in the northern hemisphere.

Kirwan said those in Australia already booked to Haradasun would be on ‘cloud nine’ to have secured a mating at his first season service fee of $55,000.

This is the second major international success for the wonderful Marscay mare Circles Of Gold.

Her Danehill son Elvstroem was a Group 1 winner in Dubai in 2005 and now Haradasun has carried her name to Europe just over three years later.
(Source: Racing & Sports)

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