Canford Cliffs retired

to stud

Richard Hannon has confirmed his stable star Canford Cliffs has been retired to stud.

The five-time Group One winner came off second best when meeting Frankel in the highly-anticipated 'Duel on the Downs' in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last week.

Connections have subsequently found the four-year-old to have suffered a minor injury but have decided to call time on his racing career for fear of the problem developing into something more serious.

"He has a bit of a shadow on the joint running into the pastern and that could turn into something nasty - it could turn into a fracture," said Hannon.

Hannon added: "He's a perfectly sound horse and I could very nearly go on training him, but under that light, I don't want to do the horse any damage as he's done us so proud.

"It's a terrible shame - it's heartbreaking, but I don't want to see him end up with a bad injury.full article

They just don't want to get embarrassed again by Frankel....<

sad

not for canford c! what would you rather choose - broken leg and staring down the barrel of a silencer or a stud duty ?

gregbucks Wrote:

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> They just don't want to get embarrassed again by
> Frankel....<

He ran to form in the Sussex Stakes with Rio De La Plata based on their previous meeting, so you could well be right! Still, they are douing the right thing, he is far too good a horse to risk, all the more so when there's a much better one being aimed at many of the same races.