Manduro injured, out of the Arc

[my miss storm cat]

Manduro To Stand At Dalham Hall
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007: French champion Manduro will stand at Sheikh Mohammed's Dalham Hall Stud in England following his enforced retirement due to a leg fracture.

Trainer Andre Fabre confirmed Manduro's retirement after the five-year-old suffered a fracture to his off-hind cannon bone in winning the Prix Foy at Longchamp last Sunday.

"He will have an operation. It is not life-threatening, but he will not run again," Fabre reported.

Paul Harley, racing manager to owner Baron Georg Von Ullman, said the German owner and breeder was devastated by the injury to the horse rated the best in Europe this year.

"It's desperately sad and we are all devastated," Harley said.

"The Baron is absolutely gutted. He is concerned about the horse's welfare and he is happy that the horse's life is not in any danger.

"Mr Fabre has done a fantastic job with him, especially this year.

"He goes off to Sheikh Mohammed's Dalham Hall Stud now and I'm sure he'll be as great a success as a stallion as he was as a racehorse."

Sheikh Mohammed acquired the breeding rights to Manduro earlier this year for a reported 23 million euros.

Fabre paid Manduro the ultimate compliment by rating the son of champion German sire Monsun "the best I have trained, and the best by a good margin."

"With him, nothing seemed impossible. His attitude, his conformation, everything about him was exceptional," Fabre said.

Manduro was unbeaten in five starts this year including three Group One victories in the Prix d'Ispahan, Prince Of Wales's Stakes and Prix Jacques le Marois.

Manduro's 10 wins and seven placings from 18 starts included seven wins at Group level.

Manduro is out of the Irish bred mare Mandellicht, a daughter of Be My Guest and dam of one other winner from four foals to race.

He retires with Timeform's highest rating among all age groups this year with a figure of 134.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/br...D=112267&id=FP

By the way sorry No Chance.... I know you were a big fan.

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I hope he recovers quickly from the operation and has a long and happy retirement.

Really sad that we won't see him run again though.

[brockguy]

Its says something when Fabre says its the best he's ever trained - he's not know for his marketing of stallions!! Ill miss him!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Its says something when Fabre says its the best he's ever trained - he's not know for his marketing of stallions!! Ill miss him!

Exactly what i was thinking when i read that piece. Fabre has trained some of the best horses in the world and really knows his stuff. For him to come out and say Manduro was the best he trained by some distance means a great deal.

He was a proper horse, one in a million.

We don't always see superstars like him. I'm just glad i got to see him in the flesh.

[brockguy]

The more I read about it, the more disappointed I get.

First it was Invasor this year now Manduro. He was just scary good and the way he put Dylan Thomas (on his favoured ground!!) et al to bed at Ascot was brilliant. Then to drop down to a mile and win a G1 and then go up to 12f to win the premier older Arc trial was the sign of a brilliantly adapable horse. I thought Falbrav was a brilliant horse for those reasons but this guys was better! I just wish we could have seen the best of him!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

The more I read about it, the more disappointed I get.

First it was Invasor this year now Manduro. He was just scary good and the way he put Dylan Thomas (on his favoured ground!!) et al to bed at Ascot was brilliant. Then to drop down to a mile and win a G1 and then go up to 12f to win the premier older Arc trial was the sign of a brilliantly adapable horse. I thought Falbrav was a brilliant horse for those reasons but this guys was better! I just wish we could have seen the best of him!

Very true, he was a superstar and the best horse in the world (there isn't a doubt in my mind). I wasn't convinced he'd stay 12 furlongs, but i was happily proved wrong on Sunday.

For a horse be just as good over a mile as he is over 12 furlongs, and all the trips inbetween is just amazing in the present day of racing.

Lets hope his progeny can turn out to be half as good, evan half as good as Manduro was they would still win a Gr1 in any country.

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Lets hope his progeny can turn out to be half as good, evan half as good as Manduro was they would still win a Gr1 in any country.

A 65 rated horse winning a G1? maybe in India.. Sorry, i just had to to it!!

On a more serious note, it will be interesting over the next few years to see if Monsun can develop into a sire of sires..