King George hero Doyen retired

Doyen, last year’s brilliant winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, has been retired to Darley’s Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket.

Godolphin’s five-year-old romped home by three-lengths in the mid-summer showpiece 15 months ago but has failed to make the frame in his five subsequent starts.

“Doyen was a star last year, one of the best Godolphin horses,” trainer Saeed bin Suroor told www.godolphin.com.

“He was the impressive winner of both the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot – when he broke the track record in the Hardwicke, he was on the bridle all of the way.”