RIP King Kauto

robfosters · 30 Jun 2015 at 10:47

Kauto Star has been put down after a fall in his paddock. Without doubt one of the greatest steeplechasers in modern times, probably history. His achievements, notably two Cheltenham gold cups and FIVE King George IV chases are simply supreme for the short career of a racehorse. He's probably won a few forum members a few quid over the years. Certainly did for me.

All those years bombing round courses and over massive fences and he is killed by an innocuous fall in his paddock. Fate is very strange at times.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/33325618

Ayahuasca · 30 Jun 2015 at 10:57

Made quite a lot of money on this horse so gutted to see this news when it popped up on my phone from sky sports.

Rids · 30 Jun 2015 at 11:07

Very sad, such a long and glorious race career and then died so early into his well earned retirement.

McBain · 30 Jun 2015 at 11:37

Very sad news indeed

Freddie1980 · 30 Jun 2015 at 14:05

Alan Brazil will probably faint when he hears the news the guy wouldn't stop going on about him when it Gold Cup season during Kauto prime years. Such a shame, last I heard he was put out to stud do we know if he sired any Kauto juniors?

KautoStar · 30 Jun 2015 at 19:16

Gutted

Rids · 30 Jun 2015 at 20:59

Freddie1980 said:
Alan Brazil will probably faint when he hears the news the guy wouldn't stop going on about him when it Gold Cup season during Kauto prime years. Such a shame, last I heard he was put out to stud do we know if he sired any Kauto juniors?

He was a gelding I thought?

el_dazza · 30 Jun 2015 at 22:20

What a horse. RIP Kauto