WICHITA has become the second international import to be euthanised this spring. Having had surgery at the University of Melbourne Equine Centre after injuring his off-hind in a gallop earlier this month, the Aidan O’Brien-trained 2000 Guineas placegetter couldn’t be saved at Lloyd Williams Macedon Lodge property where the No Nay Never colt was recuperating.

“Acting on the advice of stable veterinarians, the connections advise that Wichita was humanely euthanised on Friday, October 23 as a result of the complications encountered in its recovery,” read a Racing Victoria statement.