Dual Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs (Aus) (I Am Invicible {Ire}) has been retired from racing to join Coolmore Stud in Australia.
Trained by Chris Waller, the 3-year-old was down the field in his final race in Saturday's G1 Platinum Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot, his first start outside his home country, and was found to be not “100 per cent sound” after his run.
“Home Affairs has been retired from racing and will come straight to Coolmore from quarantine following his return to Australia,” said Coolmore's principal Tom Magnier.
“He wasn't 100 per cent sound after the race on Saturday which may explain his disappointing effort. It was a great shame he didn't give his true running as the form he showed in both of his Group 1 wins would have entitled him to win.”
Home Affairs had the Platinum Jubilee third Artorius (Aus) (Flyting Artie {Aus}) behind him when winning the G1 Coolmore Stud S. at Flemington in October, and he narrowly beat the G1 King's Stand S. winner Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) when landing the G1 Black Caviar Lightning S. on his next start.
Waller, who also trains Nature Strip, said,”Home Affairs is a fantastic-looking individual and was a joy to train. He had everything we look for in a racehorse.”
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