A soft tissue injury has ended the career of Pioneer of the Nile. The son of Empire Maker won 4 straight graded stakes and was 2nd in the Derby.

From one of his races, the santa Anita Derby:

Also Jade Hunter, sire of Azeri, has been pensioned from stud duty. Those interested in visiting him may do so - he is at Old Friends.

As a stallion:

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Horse of the Year and 1991 Breeders Cup Classic winner Black Tie Affair has been pensioned. His Classic has so many good horses in it - Twilight Agenda Fly So Free, Unbridled, Marquetry and although not a smoking time he did it his way.

 Take a couple minutes to remember - or see him for the first time:

 Black Tie Affair has sired 35 stakes winners and is a son of Miswaki. He first stood at the Vinery, then went to Japan and returned to the US to stand in West Virginia since 2004. On the track he won 18 of 45 starts, $3,370,694 and won the Philip H Iselin Handicap as well as the Classic and five other graded stakes. Bred in Ireland his grey coat is now white and at 23 has a stud career that includes grade 1 winners Evening attire and Formal Gold as well as Brazilian champion My Tie. He's sired 410 winners from 683 starters, solid both on and off the track.

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It's hard to lose our good old horses but when it's a young promising sire it's somehow even more saddening.

 Lawyer Ron, 2007 champion older male with his first very promising crop on the ground, was euthanized yesterday due to complications from a recent colic surgery. He was just 6 years old, a son of Langfuhr out of the Lord Avie mare Donation, and retired with a dozen wins and 8 places from 26 starts. He erned $2790,008 at the track and won the Oaklawn and set a track record in the Whitney Handicap.

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