Toast of New York Retired

Eight-year-old gelding Toast of New York (Thewayyouare), best known for his win in the G2 UAE Derby and nose second in the 2014 GI Breeders' Cup Classic, has been retired from racing, according to Racing Post.

“We've got to the point now where taking him any further isn't going to be in his interest, so we've decided to call it a day,” trainer Jamie Osborne told Racing Post. “Since Al Shaqab bought him he's had lots of issues, which has been incredibly unlucky for them. They've been extremely understanding of the whole situation.

“It was an extraordinary career in a way because he ran only 13 times but still won just short of £2-million. He'll probably be best-remembered for being beaten an inch or two in the Breeders' Cup Classic.”

Toast of New York, who spent the entirety of his career with Osborne, was initially campaigned by Michael Buckley. Prior to his Breeders' Cup second Toast of New York was also second in the GI Pacific Classic, and he was purchased privately by Al Shaqab Racing after the Breeders' Cup with sights on the 2015 G1 Dubai World Cup. Injury ruled him out of that contest and ultimately led to his first retirement, after which he took up stud duties in Qatar. A lack of opportunity there meant he returned to training with Osborne, and he won a Lingfield conditions race off a three-year layoff in December of 2017. Toast of New York picked up a second behind Mind Your Biscuits (Posse) in the GIII Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs last September, and was last seen finishing third in that same Lingfield conditions race on Dec. 5.

“We've had a fantastic journey with him,” Osborne said. “There have been highs and lows for sure, and it's been a career peppered with disappointment along the way. However, for me he came along at the right time and changed my life, he changed Michael Buckley's life, and we're forever grateful.

“We now owe it to the horse to give him a great retirement. He's not a horse who would be happy doing nothing, he needs to be active so we'll be sure to find him a nice purpose in life. He's still in the yard at the moment and, along with Jimmy McCarthy, who has been at his side since he was a yearling, we're going to see if we can do some kind of retraining of racehorses class with him.”