Newmarket Handicap winner Cylinder will stand for Darley in Victoria in 2024, with confirmation that the talented three-year-old son of Exceed And Excel has been retired from racing.
Darley/Godolphin announced on Thursday that Cylinder had run the final race of his career when down the track in the recent William Reid Stakes.
The start prior he had upset Australasia's best sprinter Imperatriz when winning the Newmarket Handicap, one of Australia’s most revered sprints, emulating what his sire did in 2004.
"Now he's got the Newmarket to his name. That is a huge result for the farm, he had them covered a long way out. I love the fact that good horses were in the race; it just underlines the form, and he powered away from them," trainer James Cummings said after that win.
"He's a very interesting horse, Cylinder. He's by Exceed And Excel, who won a Newmarket and has produced over 200 Stakes wins - an amazing career as a stallion.
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