DELACROIX, Aidan O’Brien’s standout three-year-old colt of 2025, has been retired to stand at Coolmore for the coming season.

Described by connections as “a very important outcross for Coolmore and many of our clients”, the son of Dubawi bowed out from the racecourse after finishing fourth behind Calandagan in last Saturday’s Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot. It was his seventh start of a campaign that yielded four victories and a host of battles at the highest level.