Amade, an 11-year-old gelding trained by Phillip Stokes, has retired following a remarkable racing career.
His final race was the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington on Champions Day.
A standout on the international stage, Amade won the Group 2 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational in the U.S. in 2019.
After moving to Australia, he claimed the Group 3 Geelong Cup in 2023 and the Listed Sandown Cup in 2024.
Across 39 starts, he earned 11 wins and over $1.2 million in prizemoney.
Trainer Phillip Stokes described him as “one of the quirkiest horses I’ve ever trained, but it was a privilege to do so.”
Owner OTI Racing praised his resilience, saying he “overcame many challenges during his lengthy race career.”
11yo AMADE has overcome many challenges during his lengthy race career, both entertaining and confounding owners with his many quirks on race day. Our warhorse will now head into well-deserved retirement. 💙
Thank you to his fantastic ownership group, his trainers @pstokesracing… pic.twitter.com/W6T73hFuCW— OTI Racing (@OTIRacing) December 5, 2024
