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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Coolmore stallion Wootton Bassett dies www.racenet.com.au Wootton Bassett, the world's hottest young stallion, has died suddenly due to illness. Coolmore Australia confirmed Wootton Bassett, 17, had passed away on Tuesday having suffered from choke before developing acute pneumonia. His condition deteriorated rapidly and he was unable to be saved by Coolmore's team of vets. "We got the best veterinary care we could to the horse, we did everything possible but we couldn't save him," Coolmore Australia supremo Tom Magnier said. "He got sick a couple of days ago and went downhill very quickly. It only happened about an hour ago so it's very raw. "To lose a horse like him is devastating and I feel for our staff who have always cared for this horse, day in and day out. They are shattered." Wootton Bassett was standing for $385,000 at Coolmore for the upcoming season. One of Europe's best two-year-olds during his short but successful career, he started his career at stud with Hara d'Etreham in France in 2012 before being sold to Coolmore in 2020. He has visited Australia as a shuttle stallion for Coolmore in recent times and produced 2025 Golden Slipper runner-up Wodeton in his first Australian crop. The Chris Waller-trained colt will look to deliver Coolmore an emotion charged victory in the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose (1400m) this weekend. Ciaron Maher's State Visit, another Coolmore-owned son of Wootton Bassett, will also contest the Golden Rose. Royal Patronage delivered Wootton Bassett with a maiden Group 1 victory on Australian shores when he claimed the Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick in March. -
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Coolmore confirms Wootton Bassett loss www.racing.com Wootton Bassett, the sire of Melbourne Cup favourite Al Riffa, has died at age 17 at Coolmore Australia in NSW. Coolmore confirmed his death of the famed dual-hemisphere stallion from pneumonia on Tuesday afternoon. ‘’Wootton Bassett, one of the world’s great sires has sadly passed away today at Coolmore Australia having suffered from choke and subsequently developing an acute pneumonia which deteriorated rapidly,’’ the statement read. ‘’Despite round-the-clock care from a dedicated team of vets, overseen by Dr Nathan Slovis from Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Kentucky, he was unable to be saved.’’ A G1 winner in France over 1600 metres, Wootton Bassett first shuttled to Australia from Ireland in 2021 on a $71,500 fee. By last season, he commanded a higher fee than any other stallion at $385,000 at which he served 136 mares. Purchased after his racing career by Coolmore in 2020, Wootton Bassett quickly developed into a world class sire and currently boasts 25 stakes winners and six G1 winners from his current two and three-year-old crops conceived in Ireland,’’ Coolmore said. Canterbury Stakes winner Royal Patronage is also by Wootton Bassett and there are more likely stars yet emerging. ‘’In Australia, his first crop is highlighted by this year’s Golden Slipper runner-up and first colt home Wodeton, who lines up in the G1 Golden Rose Stakes this weekend for Chris Waller.’’ -
Sort of Hesi you deal in facts, not fiction Becks Nairn continues to make bold assertions regarding equine development and dissection work—yet she consistently avoids publishing her results, disclosing her methodology, or subjecting her claims to peer review. That alone is a serious red flag. In any field seeking reform, credibility is built on transparency. Without it, even the most passionate advocacy risks collapsing into mere posturing. Her habit of name-dropping veterinarians and loosely claiming team affiliations appears less like genuine collaboration and more like an attempt to borrow credibility she hasn’t earned. When someone invokes a professional like Dr. Carol Shwetz without clearly defining the nature of the partnership—who is conducting the research, who is interpreting the data, and who holds accountability—it begins to resemble a credibility cloak rather than a legitimate scientific alliance. If Becks were truly committed to reforming horse training practices, she would present her findings—photos, timelines, anatomical comparisons, case studies, even formal documentation. Better yet, she would submit her work for peer review. Instead, she remains conspicuously silent on the evidentiary front, offering no verifiable data to support her claims. The likely reason is simple: she either lacks the data, or she knows it won’t withstand scrutiny. Her business model is built on narrative, not research. If she were to step into the scientific arena, her claims would likely unravel—and with them, the income she derives from butchering and selling a story constructed from untested assertions. This is why transparency remains off the table. It’s not about the horses. It’s not about welfare. It’s about her—and the money. -
Interesting comment, and until Entain came along and threw the industry a 5 year lifeline, I would have agreed with you. A 70 mil payout in 22/23 to thoroughbred would have dropped to about 50 mil in 23/24 instead if going up over 90 mil, such was the state of progress data. I don't agree with the way a lot of that money is being used and don't understand this fascination with top end stakes. But you have to look back to the 90's, to find out why this all started going downhill. Pre that time, Racing had it mainly to themselves as far as entertainment and expendable dollar. In came casinos, Lotto and sports, all offering other forms of entertainment and gambling. Racing didn't compete to retain market share, because it couldn't because it is not set up to and slowly but surely we saw a decline. -
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