Calyx, who covered more mares than any other Flat sire in Europe in 2024, has died at the age of nine.
The stallion's death was announced by Coolmore as a result of the son of Kingman suffering an acute foot injury earlier this year, with the decision being taken to euthanise him on Wednesday on humane grounds.
“It is very unfortunate to lose such a promising young sire,” said Castlehyde Stud's Cathal Murphy. “He was very strongly supported by breeders last year and looked to have an extremely bright future ahead of him.”
Juddmonte homebred Calyx won three of his four starts when trained by John Gosden. Kingman's first 'TDN Rising Star' when making a successful debut at Newmarket, he then enjoyed the highlight of his short career just 10 days later when winning the G2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, by a length from the multiple Group 1 winner Advertise.
Retired to Coolmore Stud in 2020, Calyx is the sire of seven stakes winners, including the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte scorer Classic Flower and G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes heroine Persian Dreamer from his first crop of juveniles in 2023. Purple Lily also featured among 23 individual winners in Europe from Calyx's first two-year-olds, before going on to finish third in last year's Irish Oaks. His latest stakes winner is Calyx Rose, who won the Listed Grosser Preis der Sparkasse Dortmund on Thursday.
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