Field Of Gold has been retired from racing and will stand at Juddmonte in 2027

Field Of Gold, the European Champion three-year-old miler, has been retired from racing and will begin a new chapter at stud with Juddmonte in 2027.

The horse is set to make a full recovery from the setback involving a bacterial lung infection that kept him from his intended Group 1 targets this season, the Lockinge Stakes Gr.1 and the Queen Anne Stakes Gr.1. He will not be ready to return to top-level racing this year and so Juddmonte has made the decision to prepare him for his stud career.

Field Of Gold made an immediate impression as a juvenile, following a three-and-a-quarter-length maiden victory at Newmarket's July meeting, with a striking performance in the Solario Stakes Gr.3. That early talent came to full fruition at three, when he was crowned Champion with a series of victories in the Craven Stakes Gr.3 and the Irish 2000 Guineas Gr.1. The defining performance came in the St James's Palace Stakes Gr.1, when he dominated the French 2000 Guineas winner Henri Matisse and conclusively reversed form with 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court, earning him an OR 126 and TFR 132p, equalling Kingman's rating for the race.

His trainer John Gosden said: “Field Of Gold combined speed, looks and class in bountiful measure. He possessed incredible acceleration and a superb action which he demonstrated in the St James’s Palace Stakes. A very powerful and well-balanced colt with a great temperament”.

Field Of Gold will now stand alongside his sire Kingman at Juddmonte, where he begins the next chapter as one of the most highly regarded stallion prospects in Europe.