Tiggy Wiggy Retired

Last year’s G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Tiggy Wiggy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) has been retired from racing after finishing last of 15 in last weekend’s G1 Betfred Sprint Cup.

“We spoke with the owners and the decision has been taken to draw stumps,” said trainer Richard Hannon. “She was a fantastic 2-year-old and gave us so many magical days, but it never happened for her this summer.”

A £41,000 DBS August purchase by Peter and Ross Doyle, Tiggy Wiggy was trained by Hannon for Potensis Bloodstock, Chris Giles and Merriebelle stable. Tiggy Wiggy made a name for herself as last year’s standout juvenile sprinting filly, winning six times and finishing second in her other two outings that campaign. After winning the Listed National S. at Sandown in May, she was touched off by Anthem Alexander (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) when second in the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot. Tiggy Wiggy bounced back to take the Weatherbys Super Sprint and G2 Lowther S. over the highly regarded Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor), then turned the tables on Anthem Alexander in the Cheveley Park. The bay failed to win in four attempts this year, but did finish third in the G1 1000 Guineas.

“Tiggy Wiggy owed us nothing–we said through the winter that if she never won again it would not matter a jot as she had done us proud–and now she can look forward to a new career,” Hannon added. He indicated that Tiggy Wiggy would be sold at auction later this year.

“She’ll be let down and will come under the hammer at the end of the year, but she will make a fantastic broodmare for someone. We’ll all miss her as she was so popular–she wasn’t always the easiest, but she got better with age,” he said.