STAR SIRE DIES 06 Apr 2021 09:13
Adlerflug, sire of
last year’s German Derby winner and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runner-up In
Swoop and a top-class performer on the track himself, has died at the age of 17
according to reports in the German media.
Owned and bred by
Gestut Schlenderhan, the son of In The Wings was a seven-length scorer of the
German Derby at three and followed up with a neck second in the Grosser Preis
von Baden.
German racing outlet
GaloppOnline reported a statement from connections explaining that he had died
suddenly and unexpectedly after covering a mare on Monday afternoon.
The sire of 12 Group
winners and five at the highest level overall, In Swoop had flown the flag for
Adlerflug when winning the German Derby and then finishing second to Sottsass
in the Arc last year. The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained colt had also finished
to Mogul in the Grand Prix de Paris.
