1995 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Thunder Gulch, 26, was euthanized due to infirmities of old age. He had been pensioned from stud duty for a couple of years.
Thunder Gulch lived at Coolmore Stud in the Lexington area of Kentucky. This is the same farm where 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah lives.
Retired to Ashford Stud for the 1996 breeding season, Thunder Gulch went on to a highly successful stud career, highlighted by a leading sire title in 2001 when his star performers included Horse of the Year and future Hall of Famer Point Given. His other North American-based grade 1 winners included Spain, who earned more than $3.5 million; Circular Quay, Balance, Tweedside, Shotgun Gulch, Sense of Style, and J. B.'s Thunder. Thunder Gulch also left his mark on the international bloodstock scene when he spent seasons in Australia, Japan, Argentina, and Chile during his stud career._____
Champion racehorse and top sire Trempolino, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has died at the ripe old age of 34.
By Sharpen Up, Trempolino was bred by Paul de Moussac's Marystead Farm out of the Listed-placed Viceregal mare Trephine. Under the care of Andre Fabre, he won Longchamp's showpiece in a career that also saw him place in the Prix Lupin, Prix du Jockey Club and the Grand Prix de Paris - all top-level events.
He began his stud career at Gainesway Farm in Kentucky before moving to Haras du Mezeray for the 2000 breeding season and he was pensioned from covering duties at the Normandy operation in 2012 at the age of 28._____
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