War to bow out after Breeders’

Declaration Of War will retire to Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary after he has signed off his racing career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday week.

The four-year-old, trained by Aidan O’Brien, has proved himself to be a top-notch performer this season with victories in two Group One races, the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

“Declaration Of War has danced every dance this season and will have one more run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic,” O’Brien told www.coolmore.com.