Workforce retired to stud in Japan

Reports from Japan state that Juddmonte Farms have sold Workforce to the

Shadai Group. Last year's Group 1 Epsom Derby and Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de

Triomphe winner will stand alongside recent British acquisition Harbinger.

"The sire-line of Kingmambo is enjoying success in Japan, as seen in the

favorable result achieved by King Kamehameha," Teruya Yoshida commented. "The

maternal line of King's Best is also very good.

"His performance as a racehorse

was also extraordinary. Not only the record-breaking victory at the Derby, but

also the fact that he drew clear of the runner-up in the race, were the key to

deciding the purchase."

Campaigned by Sir Michael Stoute, the immediate relative of fellow luminaries

Sea Moon and Brian Boru won on debut at Goodwood on his sole two-year-old start

in September 2009. After a second placing behind Cape Blanco in York's Group 2

Dante Stakes the following May, he recorded an emphatic seven-length success in

the blue riband at Epsom. Only fifth in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen

Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July, he rebounded to beat Nakayama Festa by a head

in the Arc on his only other sophomore start.