Stockwell Thoroughbreds is saddened to announce
the passing this morning of its long standing and highly successful stallion
BRIEF TRUCE.
BRIEF TRUCE passed away peacefully after a very short illness and has been
buried in the paddock that has been his home for the past six years since his
retirement from stud duties.
He was an outstanding racetrack performer for Irish trainer Dermot Weld, whose
mother bred and raced the son of Irish River. Among his successes was the time
honoured St James's Palace Stakes at Ascot, UK which led to him being crowned
Champion 3YO miler of Europe. Brief Truce competed across Europe and the US in
his career which ended with a gallant third in the Breeders Cup Turf Mile. From
his nine starts, all at the top level of racing he won four times and was
placed at his other five runs.
Retired to stud, Brief Truce shuttled between Coolmore Stud in Ireland and
Woodlands Stud in NSW before he was purchased by Gestut Sohrenhof in
Switzerland and Independent Stallions Victoria.
Brief Truce's 51 stakes winners include his breakout 2001 season when he
achieved the unrivalled double of a Blue Diamond winner in True Jewels and a
Caulfield Cup winner in Diatribe in the same year. His other Group one winner
was the wonderful Red Oog who was successful at the top level on two occasions.
Other outstanding winners for Brief Truce include So Gorgeous, True Glo, Gordo
and more recently General Truce.
"Brief Truce was a character who, despite a tough exterior, was a soft heart
and gentleman to work with," said Stockwell's Brodie Becker. " He lived a full
life and never had a sick day in his life until the last week when he showed
the effects of his years in his mobility"
"We will miss him and so will his old mate Arazi who is the same age. They have
been side by side for many years after having been racetrack rivals back in
their halcyon days"
"By any measure, Brief Truce has left his mark on the industry as a racehorse,
successful sire and now as a broodmare sire."