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  • Blue Diamond Hero Tagaloa Retires to Yulong

    Tuesday, 27th April 2021

    Yulong Stud has announced the retirement of Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), who begins the next chapter of his career this spring. Outstanding looks and a quality pedigree earned Tagaloa a $300,000 price tag at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and he quickly compiled a racing career to match. “Tagaloa exemplifies the ideal profile for an Australian stallion - he’s good looking, a Group 1 winner at two, trained on to win another Group race at three and is a complete outcross,” said Sam Fairgray, Yulong’s Chief Operating Officer. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Tagaloa made an early impression, winning his only trial before stepping out to place third in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate on debut. His juvenile season was headed by a dominant victory in the Gr1 Blue Diamond S. at Caulfield, beating home Hanseatic (Street Boss), Away Game (Snitzel) and Personal (Fastnet Rock). It was the second-fastest time ever by a 2YO over the track and distance since August 2007. Tagaloa returned at three to win the Gr3 CS Hayes Stake in an exceptional performance before placing in the Gr1 Australian Guineas; other notable results included a second in the Gr2 Todman S. and a fourth in the Gr1 Golden Slipper. Tagaloa will stand at Yulong Stud alongside Written Tycoon, Alabama Express, Grunt (NZ) and Yulong Prince (SAf), with fees to be announced this week.