Trainer McPeek to become bloodstock agent

Ken McPeek, the American trainer who took second in last year’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes with Hard Buck, will hand in his licence on July 1 to become a bloodstock agent.

McPeek’s career spanned 20 years and he recorded five Grade One winners, with his most notable success being Sarava’s victory in the 2002 Belmont Stakes.