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I just don't see them retiring him for poor performance unless they have a buyer lined up for him. I'm doubtful he's done well enough for Coolmore to want to stand him themselves. Maybe a small stud wants to stand him?

That's cute~

I'm very pleased to see him snapped up to stand at Haras du Mazet alongside Devastar and Masterofthehorse. I agree completely with the comments made by his new owner, Mathieu Talleux. "Motamarris has a lot going for him. His physique in particular; he's a tall horse, standing 1.68m, with a magnificent shoulder, breadth and a lot of depth. He's totally black, without a bit of white. His movement is impressive. He also has superb performances and had to fight in his races against champions of the calibre of Sottsass, Persian King and Skalleti. I really encourage people to watch the videos of his races since his debut; Motamarris had a lot of quality. I'm going to support him with show mares because he has a wonderful action and is the right model for it. But he can produce just as well for the Flat given his pedigree and performance. He's exceptionally well bred and I believe in him a lot." (source: the RacingPost, translated from an article by the French Jour de Galop) Motamarris is much better than his form suggests, and I say this as someone who followed his career from start to finish. I hope to see some of his offspring on the flat.

It was his second start on turf. His first start was on the 13th of June in which he placed 4th.

What? How're you forgetting Orfevre?

I'm very excited to see that she'll be going to France for the Arc. It looks like the plan is to send her after her rest break on the farm is over and race her in the Arc without a prep race. Her sire, Bago, also won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and it's exciting to finally see one of his offspring take part in the race!

Will stand at East Stud in Hokkaido, Japan for 2022. His stud fee will be decided once his syndication is completed.

She was very much loved and you could tell. Her trainer would post wonderful tweets with pictures of her. I think I posted an especially cute one at some point. She was an exceptional filly, too. She placed 3rd in one of the strongest Prix de Dianes I've ever seen and she'd already scored a G2. There were a lot of exceptionally strong fillies that year.

Yeah, I felt the same about Volta, who was a filly I felt very attached to. She suffered a heart attack on the gallops during training. Everyone was very heartbroken. For me it was rough watching races I felt she should have been in and not seeing her there. That happened back in 2017 and I still haven't forgotten her in the least.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I miss seeing Pink Kamehameha run as well.