Frosted, finest identified for a record-breaking efficiency within the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), was euthanized due to an acute episode of laminitis April 15 at Darley’s Jonabell Farm.
Darley reported the 14-year-old stallion’s demise, noting the son of a number of main sire Tapit will likely be vastly missed. Frosted will likely be buried at Jonabell Farm.
A Godolphin homebred, Frosted earned three grade 1 wins, together with a tour de drive as a 4-year-old within the 2016 Met Mile, which he gained by a race file 14 1/4 lengths in stakes-record time of 1:32.73 on a quick monitor regardless of carrying excessive weight of 120 kilos. Darley studies his Beyer Velocity Determine of 123 for that race remains to be the best ever at a mile.
“It was unbelievable. It was a wild, wild race,” stated successful coach Kiaran McLaughlin after the race. “He has been doing nice on a regular basis and also you say that each time that they’re doing nice, however for him to beat that nice of horses like that’s fairly unimaginable. … He’s very proficient and it was an excellent win for your complete workforce.”
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At stud, Frosted sired 36 black-type winners and 14 graded stakes winners. He’s the sire of 2024 Carter Stakes (G2) winner Publish Time , who completed second in that 12 months’s Met Mile. Frosted additionally boasts Frosted Over , Canada’s champion 3-year-old male of 2021; and Senescal, final 12 months’s Horse of the Yr in Panama.
“Our workforce is deeply saddened by Frosted’s passing nevertheless it was our solely possibility given the dire circumstances,” Godolphin’s Dan Pleasure stated. “Frosted was an distinctive and thrilling racehorse and an achieved sire. As well as, he was additionally an enormous fan favourite for 1000’s of holiday makers through the years right here at Jonabell.”
At 3 the imposing grey/roan additionally gained a key Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, taking the 2015 Wooden Memorial Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack earlier than later securing a basic putting when second to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah within the Belmont Stakes (G1).
Frosted then blossomed as a 4-year-old. He gained the Al Maktoum Problem Spherical 2 (G2) within the spring at Meydan Racecourse, previous to returning stateside. Following his record-breaking Met Mile win, he added the Whitney Stakes (G1) in August at Saratoga Race Course. Frosted retired with a file of 6-6-2 in 19 begins and earnings of $3,972,800.
Out of grade 2 winner Quick Cookie, a daughter of Deputy Minister, Frosted was a half brother to grade 3 winner Indulgent, a daughter of Bernardini.