McAlpine family

Group 1 winner and sire Spirit Of Boom has died at the age of 19 from complications from a ruptured bowel, the McAlpine family's Eureka Stud announced on X. A two-time Group 1 scorer in the Doomben 10,000 and the William Reid Stakes, the son of Sequalo left a greater legacy at stud. A four-time Champion Queensland Sire, the bay is currently leading the country's two-year-old sires' table this season. "Overnight, we sadly lost our much-loved two-time Group 1 winner and four-time Champion Queensland Sire, Spirit Of Boom, following complications...