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Legendary Kauto Star retired
Kauto Star’s legendary career came to an end on Wednesday when the dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was retired, his owner Clive Smith confirmed.
Kauto Star, regarded as one of the greatest horses in jump racing history, won the Gold Cup in 2007 and 2009 and made history by claiming a record fifth King George VI Chase last year.
The 12-year-old, the only horse to have regained the Gold Cup having lost it, pulled up when going for a third victory at Cheltenham in March and Smith and trainer Paul Nicholls decided to put him into retirement after meeting on Wednesday.
“We’ve decided to retire Kauto Star as of today,” Smith told BBC Sport. “I’d always thought he had done enough. He’s had a magnificent career and I’m mighty proud of him.
“It’s been the journey of a lifetime. He’s a wonderful, wonderful horse and a good friend of mine.”
“The end of an era has finally arrived,” Nicholls said in his Betfair column.
Kauto Star orginally looked set for retirement in 2011 after being pulled up at Punchestown.
But, after several months from racing, he returned to win at Haydock in November before his record-breaking success at King George.
Kauto Star, known as ‘the extra-terrestrial’ in his native France, earned almost £2.4 million ($3.76 mn) during his stellar career
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