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Retirements

Horse racing lost two of its superstars Monday as the winners of this year's Kentucky Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe both were retired.

Zarkava, the first filly to win the Arc since 1993, was retired for breeding, her owner, the Aga Khan, announced in Paris.

Big Brown, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, was retired after suffering a training injury Monday morning at Belmont Park in New York.

Big Brown worked 6 furlongs on the grass at Belmont and both trainer Rick Dutrow and owner Michael Iavarone said they were happy with the effort -- until it was discovered the colt had injured his right front hoof.

Iavarone said the injury was impossible to treat before the Breeders' Cup Classic and the decision to retire Big Brown was inevitable. He will stand at Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

Zarkava, undefeated in seven career starts, capped her career with a victory in the Arc earlier this month. The Aga Khan said he consulted with trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre before making the decision, which was based in part on his pre-eminent position in Thoroughbred breeding and Zarkava's value as a broodmare in that effort.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 10/13/2008

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