Legendary sire Sadler’s Wells dies, aged 30

LEGENDARY sire Sadler’s Wells died last evening, aged 30.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2011 - 01:00

The remarkable stallion passed away from natural causes at Coolmore, in County Tipperary, where he had resided since retiring to stud in 1984.

Sadler’s Wells’ offspring include champions Galileo, Montjeu, High Chaparral and Yeats.

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