Dual G1 Nunthorpe S. winner Mecca's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), whose retirement from racing was announced on Monday by trainer Michael Dods, has been sold privately in a deal brokered by Blandford Bloodstock, according to published reports, and will be covered by Galileo (Ire) next year.
The 5-year-old Mecca's Angel, a 16,000gns yearling purchase, went on to win 10 of 20 starts and just shy of $1-million in prize money. She took the last two runnings of the Nunthorpe for owner David Metcalfe and won three other group races. Mecca's Angel was retired as expected after the Oct. 15 G1 Qipco British Champions Sprint, where she beat just one home, and Metcalfe had previously expressed his desire to sell the mare privately rather than at auction.
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