Hurricane Fly has been retired from the racing. The 11-year-old gelding won 22 Grade 1 races, an all-time record by any racehorse. The Willie Mullins-trained star began last season with three Grade 1 wins but he could only manage third place at Cheltenham, second at Punchestown, and his sixth place finish at Auteuil in June was to prove his final racecourse appearance.

Enjoy these 25 photographs of his racing career by scrolling through the album above.

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