Majestic Marienbard is retired
The five-year-old will stand at East Stud in Japan following his brilliant victory over the Derby winners Sulamani and High Chaparral at Longchamp earlier this month.
Marienbard, a son of Caerleon reached his peak this year, achieving three consecutive Group One wins which culminated in his famous Arc triumph.
He had previously recorded two impressive successes in German Group Ones, the WGZ Bank-Deutschlandpreis and the Grosser Preis von Baden, in which he recorded a smooth victory over Salve Regina.
His trainer Saeed bin Suroor said: ‘‘Marienbard was a great racehorse. He improved a lot this year and has been very brave in his races. He was the impressive winner of four races this year and we are going to miss him. He beat the best horses in the Arc and he is the best of the best now.
‘‘Marienbard has a very good temperament and was easy to train, always relaxed. This year he was a real professional horse, trying to give his best all the time.’’
Marienbard started his career with Michael Jarvis and joined Godolphin after his three-year-old campaign.
The following season he returned from wintering in Dubai to win the Yorkshire Cup and he also scored on his reappearance this year when he landed the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket.
Marienbard won eight of his 17 starts for £1,181,425 in prize money.
