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The old boy has apparently passed away in his paddock at Coolmore.
Brilliant racehorse and possibly an even better sire.
R.I.P.This is incredibly sad. One of the horses with a true legend status attached to him. One of the greatest sires of all-time, one of the most important sires of the past 50 years, one of the most important sires there’ll ever be. This boy left a true legacy in horse racing that’ll be continued forever. I hope he simply closed his eyes and fell asleep.
RIP, wonderful horse and sire. Could someone more expert than I explain the dominance of the Sadler’s Wells/Northern Dancer lines?
Lets hope that Frankel goes on to pay a handsome tribute to his grandsire.
The old boy must have had greater influence over racing, and the breed generally, than any other horse in living memory.
Lets remember that he even sired one of the greatest hurdlers ever in Istabraq. Six individual Group 1 winners in his first crop were an indication of what was to come. A great !
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Terribly sad and unnervingly upsetting.
I never saw the horse race – indeed, he retired the year I was born – but so dominant was he that a small piece of the sport seems to have died with him.
Rest well, old friend.
That’s sad news, although 30 is a tremendous age for a thoroughbred, especially a stallion.
He was a wonderful success at stud, his figures perhaps slightly flattered by sheer weight of numbers and the modern passion for watering (most, though not all, of his offspring had a preference for ease in the ground), but he was definitely one of the best stallions in the world over the last 50 years or so.
I suppose you’d put Bold Ruler, Mr Prospector, Star Kingdom, Ribot and Sunday Silence ahead of him, but off-hand, I can’t think of another one.
Very sad news indeed.
His legacy will last for many, many years to come and his blood runs through some of the finest thoroughbreds currently racing.
He won’t be forgotten.
How sad to read today of the passing of the great Sadlers Wells, his big white face a characteristic he passed on to his progeny, and his lovely temperament, he will be sadly missed, one of the great stallions of our time.
His Sire Northern Dancer was the son of Neartic whose dam was sired by non other than Hyperion himself and here’s hoping that Frankel sired by Sadlers Wells own son Galileo can pay the biggest tribute to him on Saturday by winning the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and going on to achieve greatness just like his grandad.Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...I quote the Racing Post "Sadler’s Wells helped to carry Coolmore to a position of global influence during a career at stud that started with a bang and carried on in that vein, leading to 14 sires’ championships in Britain and Ireland"
A position of "global influence" for Coolmore; what an incredible understatement from the paper financed by Godolphin.They sires have been the leaders in the northern and southern hemisphere, in Europe and the United States.Surely that is more than just a position of influence? "Started with a bang and carried on in that vein". Like bang bang bang. Come on RP you can do better than that.That’s sad news, although 30 is a tremendous age for a thoroughbred, especially a stallion.
He was a wonderful success at stud, his figures perhaps slightly flattered by sheer weight of numbers and the modern passion for watering (most, though not all, of his offspring had a preference for ease in the ground), but he was definitely one of the best stallions in the world over the last 50 years or so.
I suppose you’d put Bold Ruler, Mr Prospector, Star Kingdom, Ribot and Sunday Silence ahead of him, but off-hand, I can’t think of another one.
Danehill?
I think the recently pensioned AP Indy is on par with Sadler’s Wells. Not just because he’s an incredible sire of sires (of sires…Pulpit is doing well in that regard). At last year’s Breeders’ Cup it seemed like there were a few Indy get/grandget in every race. They haven’t really gotten a foothold outside of North and South America, but you don’t see many Sadler’s Wells here either. El Prado being the exception that proves the rule.
Great horses come and go, but the name Sadler’s Wells will forever be indelibly etched in the annals of racing history, and his bloodline will still be a major influence for generations.
That’s a legacy, people.
Not much else to say except thank-you and rest easy, Old Boy.
I saw this photo in the Racing Post not so long ago; delighted to find it online – Sadler’s Wells leading his ‘boys’.
That’s sad news, although 30 is a tremendous age for a thoroughbred, especially a stallion.
He was a wonderful success at stud, his figures perhaps slightly flattered by sheer weight of numbers and the modern passion for watering (most, though not all, of his offspring had a preference for ease in the ground), but he was definitely one of the best stallions in the world over the last 50 years or so.
I suppose you’d put Bold Ruler, Mr Prospector, Star Kingdom, Ribot and Sunday Silence ahead of him, but off-hand, I can’t think of another one.
Danehill?
Fair comment, MW, forgot about him!
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Can anyone name the famous 36 Sadler’s Progeny who won over 5-6 furlongs?
Will we see another of his like again?
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