John Gosden announced the news that Godolphin's staying star Trawlerman has been forced into retirement on Saturday, having picked up a leg issue after his run in the Goodwood Cup.
Trawlerman, winner of the Gold Cup at Ascot last year, has been retired after picking up an injury at Goodwood.
The eight-year-old, who won over £2m in prize-money, also won the Long Distance Cup on Champions Day twice and an Ebor.
Trained by John and Thady Gosden, he returned from an eight-month lay off to run a tremendous race in this year's Gold Cup, pushing his much younger rival Scandinavia all the way before succumbing by just a head.
He took on that same rival again but in an unsatisfactory race where he was hampered by a loose horse, he was beaten a long way.
Just this year the Gosdens realised he had a condition in his eyes that made them very sensitive to sunlight and he has been wearing ski goggles to protect them from the sun.
"Trawlerman is happy and well, but unfortunately he came out of the Goodwood Cup with a leg issue and is now being retired," John Gosden told www.godolphin.com.
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"At eight years old, he has become part of the family here and won the Long Distance Cup twice and the Ascot Gold Cup in a very fast record time, which is unlikely to be equalled, as well as the Ebor.
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