Star Coolmore stallion Montjeu dies

Montjeu, the sire of three Epsom Derby winners, has died aged 16 after a short illness.

Star Coolmore stallion Montjeu dies
Thu, 29 Mar, 2012 - 14:19

Montjeu, the sire of three Epsom Derby winners, has died aged 16 after a short illness.

Winner of six Group One races on the track, the stallion developed into one of the world’s leading sires for Coolmore, producing numerous top-class runners.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: Coolmore StudPlace: EuropePlace: St Nicholas AbbeyPlace: AscotPlace: NewmarketPlace: MontjeuPerson: CoolmorePerson: MontjeuPerson: GalileoPerson: Pour MoiPerson: John MagnierPerson: Derrick SmithPerson: Michael TaborPerson: John HammondPerson: King GeorgePerson: HammondPerson: Mick KinaneEvent: Epsom DerbyEvent: Prix de l'Arc de TriompheEvent: 2000 King George VIEvent: Queen Elizabeth StakesEvent: Prix de l’Arc de TriompheEvent: Queen Elizabeth Diamond StakesEvent: Epsom ClassicEvent: 2005 Irish DerbyEvent: Hurricane RunEvent: Gold CupEvent: Breeders’Event: Champion StakesEvent: 1999 ArcEvent: Irish DerbyEvent: ArcOrganisation: St Leger
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