Overview
- Brackley Park announced on Thursday that St Jean was euthanised after he was found on November 25 with untreatable injuries sustained overnight in his paddock.
- The 15-year-old ran into a fence post that broke at ground level, shattering his near-side front leg near the elbow; veterinarian Dr Duncan Pearce advised euthanasia following X‑rays.
- St Jean had covered a mare named Memory Lane on November 24 and was slated to serve additional mares later that day, including a Desert King cross matching Half Yours.
- Interest in the stallion had surged following Half Yours’ Caulfield and Melbourne Cup victories, lifting his service fee from A$3,300 to A$11,000 with 35 bookings this season after just five last year.
- Irish-bred by Teofilo and standing at Brackley Park since 2017, St Jean won the Group 3 City of Auckland Cup and sired Half Yours, who earned about A$8.7 million and became the first Victorian-bred Melbourne Cup winner since 1973.