NZ thoroughbred sire Faltaat dies at 23

Faltaat

Group One producing stallion Faltaat died belatedly final calendar month at the historic catamenia of 23 at Westbury Stud inwards New Zealand.

“He was 23 years onetime thus nosotros all sympathise these things do happen, but it’s really lamentable to run across him go,” full general manager
Russell Warwick said.

“The boys went out to larn him inwards on Saturday afternoon as well as he was dead inwards his paddock.

“I had simply about people hither on Fri as well as took them out to see him. He was happy thus it couldn’t accept happened more
rapidly or unexpectedly. If it has to hand off as well as thus it’s best to go out that agency as well as he didn’t suffer.”

A boy of Mr Prospector, Faltaat was the winner of 13 of his xx starts alongside all his racetrack successes inwards the United Arab Emirates.

“He retired every bit a six-year-old as well as came to us inwards 1996,” Warwick said. “He was the champion older sprinter of the UAE
earlier Dubai came onto the basis stage. He had a private reputation as well as was a really talented horse.

“He shuttled to the US of America but didn’t contend with it thus nosotros were fortunate plenty to endure able to purchase them out and from 2000 onwards he’s been similar a slice of the furniture here. We had a few issues alongside laminitis inwards the final 3 or four years, but the final twelve months he was actually good.”

Faltaat made a flight start to his stud career with outstanding results from his get-go 2 New Zealand crops.

“He had seventeen foals from his get-go flavor as well as they included Tit For Taat, who won 5 Group One races as well as was
Horse of the Year, as well as Hey Pronto, who was a Group Two winner as well as Group One placed,” Warwick said.

“He had 24 foals from his minute crop as well as sired the multiple Group One winner Sedecrem, Rosina Lad, who was a Group Two winner as well as Group One placed, as well as Gwen’s Rules, who was a Listed winner as well as was also Group One placed.”

Faltaat also produced Group One winners Taatletail, Jurys Out, Miss Raggedy Ann as well as Sight Winner as well as final twelvemonth he
became a history-maker.

“He produced Little Bridge, who became the get-go New Zealand-bred Group One winner at Royal Ascot,” Warwick
said.

“Last year, Faltaat covered thirty-odd mares as well as nineteen are due to foal, thus the final chapter mightiness non accept been
written silent – in that location mightiness endure simply about other Group One winner to come.”

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