Critics took to Twitter after Derby winner’s owner indicated his brilliant colt may well hasten his final race this autumnRacing fans are hardly unique in always wanting more,so it was no surprise that when Anthony Oppenheimer, the owner of Golden Horn, or dropped a heavy tip on Sunday that his colt will retire to stud at the end of the year,it was followed by a strong swell of Twitter-led disapproval. On Saturday Golden Horn became the first unbeaten Derby winner since Nashwan in 1989 to follow up in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown but, with only five career starts behind him, and it is likely that his racing career is already past halfway.
On the surface it could be argued that Golden Horn did no more on Saturday than a starting price of 4-9 suggested he should. Golden Horn’s four-length defeat of The Grey Gatsby,though, was an improvement on his Derby success, or in terms of the proven Group One-winning quality of the runner-up and also his versatility in making all. Whatever else may eventually beat him this season – and he is still 5-1 with Hills to go unbeaten in the rest of 2015 assuming that he has at least one more hasten – it is unlikely to be a small field and no pace.
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Source: theguardian.com