Hukum , the dual group 1 winner and brother to the exceptional Baaeed , has been retired from racing to join the Darley Japan roster in Hokkaido for the 2024 breeding season.
Owen Burrows trained Shadwell’s 6-year-old to victory over a top field in this summer’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) as well as coming clear in the Coronation Cup (G1) at Epsom.
Hukum retires with 11 wins from 18 starts, nine of which were at stakes level, and achieved a peak Racing Post Rating of 128. The homebred son of Sea The Stars is out of the Listed-winning Kingmambo mare Aghareed .
Stephen Collins, European bloodstock manager for the operation, said: “Shadwell are delighted that Hukum, a full brother to Baaeed, the highest-rated turf horse in the last decade, will stand at Darley Japan.
“Hukum has all the attributes to be a hugely successful stallion. A top-class racehorse, possessing a wonderful physique, he hails from one of Shadwell’s most successful families tracing back to the highly influential broodmare Height Of Fashion.
“We are thrilled that Japanese breeders will be able to avail of such a wonderful bloodline that his late HH Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum and his family have developed and maintained at the highest level over the last 40 years.”
