Arctic Owl, winner of the Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St Leger in 2000, has been forced into premature retirement after the recurrence of an old injury.
āArctic Owl has had a recurrence of the old tendon injury which he sustained in the Melbourne Cup (fifth behind Brew) in November 2000 and he has been retired,ā trainer James Fanshawe announced.
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