Kinane leads tributes to ‘outstanding’ Montjeu

Mick Kinane and John Hammond led the tributes to Montjeu after one of the greatest racehorses of the modern era and the sire of three Epsom Derby winners died, aged 16, following a short illness.

Winner of six Group One races, including the King George and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the son of Sadler’s Wells developed into one of the world’s leading stallions for Coolmore.

A statement from Coolmore said: “Montjeu, the highest-rated racehorse ever by the great Sadler’s Wells, has died this morning at Coolmore Stud after a short illness which was due to complications from an overwhelming septicaemia.”