Montjeu put down

RichieLawlor

Racing Post tweeted this, any confirmation

Slattsy

RichieLawlor wrote: »

Racing Post tweeted this, any confirmation

Coolmore have not confirmed this yet but it seems to be true.
What a shame, could have been one of the greatest stallions ever.

convert

Can't access any of those sites at work, so I don't know... I hope not!

ft9

Coolmore have confirmed it now

http://www.coolmore.com/news-article.php?id=9567

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Slattsy

I dont think it can be overstated what a monumental loss that is for Coolmore.

MoscowFlyer

What a great horse

kfallon

Great racehorse, great sire!

He'll be siring the 2012 Epsom Oaks and Derby winners

UrbanSea

Today is one of the worst days in my life after hearing this

RichieLawlor

UrbanSea wrote: »

Today is one of the worst days in my life after hearing this

Then you need to get a life.

It's a terrible day for racing but lets not go mad with the hyperbole

UrbanSea

Ah lighten up Richie it was obviously an exaggeration

RichieLawlor

UrbanSea wrote: »

Ah lighten up Richie it was obviously an exaggeration

It wouldn't be the same around here if I lightened up

Also of his 3 Derby winners, Godolphin own one (Authorised) one was a dud (Motivator) and one is having his first season at stud (Pour Moi) and wasnt that good anyway imo

Top notch Montjeu bloodline is in short supply at Coolmore, they need Camelot to be as good as the hype

UrbanSea

That's true. Still has plenty of unraced horses and foals who aren't even born yet though so at least we'll see a big number of his runners in the next 2-3 years.

I wouldn't write him off as being a sire of sire though Richie. Pour Moi may well be good we'll find out. I really like Hurricane Run as a sire, no group 1 winner yet but he hasn't had the greatest of mares, and had 10 group or listed winners last year in his first 3 year old crop

kfallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWGiJ8njuWQ

Nulty

Wow.

**** one for Coolmore.

He has another 4 crops to come through yet.

tryfix

Sad news, a brilliant racehorse and an exceptional Sire. His King George win is one of my favourite races ever, he oozed class. Was he Sadlers Wells greatest son on the race track?

kfallon

tryfix wrote: »

Sad news, a brilliant racehorse and an exceptional Sire. His King George win is one of my favourite races ever, he oozed class. Was he Sadlers Wells greatest son on the race track?

Yip - he was the highest rated son on Sadler's Wells!

UrbanSea

tryfix wrote: »

Sad news, a brilliant racehorse and an exceptional Sire. His King George win is one of my favourite races ever, he oozed class. Was he Sadlers Wells greatest son on the race track?

Handicapper thinks so anyway

tryfix

UrbanSea wrote: »

Handicapper thinks so anyway

Ha, you're a little prejudiced Urban. I always thought he'd make a smashing sire of jumpers. He seemed to throw very upright tall strong horses, that looked ideal for jumping a fence. The temperament of them wouldn't suit so well though. Apart from Hurricane Fly and Noble Prince I can't think of any good NH horses by him. Hope some of his sons can throw them with the same shape and a better temperament.

UrbanSea

tryfix wrote: »

Ha, you're a little prejudiced Urban. I always thought he'd make a smashing sire of jumpers. He seemed to throw very upright tall strong horses, that looked ideal for jumping a fence. The temperament of them wouldn't suit so well though. Apart from Hurricane Fly and Noble Prince I can't think of any good NH horses by him. Hope some of his sons can throw them with the same shape and a better temperament.

I didn't mean to sound prejudiced it was a genuine answer. Won in the Dark and Midnight Game are nice horses too

Panrich

Only saw him run once. He was all class. Sad day for racing but he still leaves a few crops to look forward to.

tryfix

UrbanSea wrote: »

I didn't mean to sound prejudiced it was a genuine answer. Won in the Dark and Midnight Game are nice horses too

He's going to be very hard to replace, Fastnet Rock should become the Number 2 at Coolmore in a few years, but where are they going to get another sire that can attempt to challenge Galileos middle distance supremacy? It'll be one of Galileos own sons unless Pour Moi can do the business.

JimDeChamp

"The temperament of them wouldn't suit so well though"


Their temperament isn't the problem it's the lads that don't know how to train them is the problem... They are quirky but not temperamental...

kfallon

Wasn't Scorpion a Montjeu also?

sting60

tryfix wrote: »

He's going to be very hard to replace, Fastnet Rock should become the Number 2 at Coolmore in a few years, but where are they going to get another sire that can attempt to challenge Galileos middle distance supremacy? It'll be one of Galileos own sons unless Pour Moi can do the business.

Pour Moi now theres a beauty.He threw in the towel after Epsom.No mas ,no mas.

tryfix

sting60 wrote: »

Pour Moi now theres a beauty.He threw in the towel after Epsom.No mas ,no mas.

That would appear to be the case, it wouldn't necessarily stop him being a good sire though. He's from a good family and you get the impression that if Coolmore put the right mares his way they could make his reputation.

The other two Epsom Derby winning Sires they stood have done the business. If Camelot does the business on the track this year, he will be hyped up for stud value. The two English based Derby winners by Montjeu might have had a much better chance at stud if they were in Coolmore.

St Nicholas Abbey and Fame and Glory don't exactly appear to be super stallion material.

kennyb3

RIP Montjeu and thanks for the memories

sting60

tryfix wrote: »

That would appear to be the case, it wouldn't necessarily stop him being a good sire though. He's from a good family and you get the impression that if Coolmore put the right mares his way they could make his reputation.

The other two Epsom Derby winning Sires they stood have done the business. If Camelot does the business on the track this year, he will be hyped up for stud value. The two English based Derby winners by Montjeu might have had a much better chance at stud if they were in Coolmore.

St Nicholas Abbey and Fame and Glory don't exactly appear to be super stallion material.

Fame And Glory 4 mile chasers.

Morleystreet

Terrible news. Dat video brings it all back - pure class.
Always taut it was a pity that the match up between montjeu and Dubai millennium was never to be, dat wud have been something.

hucklebuck

Poor auld Montjeu, hope he did not suffer. Great horse.

Sport for Business 2012

Cash Asmussen likened riding Montjeu to landing in New York on Concorde. Lucky enough to see the horse winning at the Curragh and Longchamp. Pure class. And worth between €10 and €15 million a year to Coolmore.