Five-time Group One-winning miler Solow has been forced into retirement, trainer Freddy Head has confirmed.
The impressive gelding has not featured since picking up an injury after winning on his comeback at Chantilly in March last year.
Head has now decided to accept defeat in trying to get him fully fit to make a return in the future.
Solow bows out of racing after securing respective wins at Ascot in the Queen Anne and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes while also triumphing in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
Head told PA Sport: “We just couldn’t get him back to where he was and didn’t want to risk injuring him again. He was too good to risk, so we’ve called it a day.
“He won five Group Ones, picking one out is hard, maybe the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood or the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot. He was most impressive in Dubai, but that form probably wasn’t as strong.
“To do what he did in those six months, he was a real champion and he retires having won his last 10 races. Even in his last race he was impressive, it didn’t look like he could win from where he was.
“He was one of the best, if not the best, I’ve trained, and I’ve had the likes of Goldikova, Moonlight Cloud and Charm Spirit.
“During those six months I think he was unbeatable. I think he was just by himself. It’s sad but maybe for the best, he’s retired in one piece.”
