Central Kentucky Thoroughbred stallion El Gran Senor was euthanatized Oct. 18 at Ashford Stud due to the infirmities of old age. He was 25.


A champion and classic winner in Europe, El Gran Senor sired 55 lifetime stakes winners, including five champions. He was pensioned from stallion duty at Ashford Stud, a satellite of John Magnier and partners’ Coolmore Stud, in July 2000 at age 19.


“It’s a sad day as El Gran Senor has been with us here since the very beginning,” said Dermot Ryan, Ashford manager in a farm release.


A brother to champion Try My Best, El Gran Senor was bred in a partnership that included E.P. Taylor, Magnier, Robert Sangster, and trainer Vincent O’Brien, and he was campaigned in Sangster’s name on behalf of a partnership

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