Darley stallion Frosted dies

Godolphin homebred and Darley stallion Frosted has died at the age of 14 after being humanely euthanised following an acute episode of laminitis.

The son of Tapit will be laid to rest at Jonabell Farm near Lexington, where he stood at stud after retiring from racing and shuttled to Australia on six occasions.

“Our team is deeply saddened by Frosted’s passing, but it was our only option given the dire circumstances,” said Godolphin managing director Dan Pride.

“Frosted was an exceptional and exciting racehorse and an accomplished sire. He was also a tremendous fan favourite for the thousands of visitors who have come through Jonabell over the years.”

Prepared by Kiaran McLaughlin, Frosted produced one of the standout performances of recent times when winning the Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap in 2016. He also secured victories in the Group 1 Whitney Stakes, Group 1 Wood Memorial Stakes and Group 1 Pennsylvania Derby.

At stud, Frosted sired 37 black-type winners, including five in Australia, highlighted by Group winners Ingratiating and Cloudy. Ingratiating has since retired to stud duties at Oakland Park Stud in Western Australia.