Inagural Breeders Cup Classic winner, Wild Again, has been retired from stud. He is 24. He joins Danzig and Lear Fan as prominent sires retired this year.

His retirement was due to declining fertility. A leading sire, Wild Again never topped the sires list but consistently featured in the leading sires lists.

The sire of 84 stakes winners to date, Wild Again's biggest win came in his 31-1 upset of the 1984 Breeders Cup Classic. In a tight finish he outlasted Preakness winner Gate Dancer and champion Slew O'Gold to win the first running of the Classic under Pat Day by a head.

His other major wins came in the Meadowlands Cup - then a Grade One race - and the Oaklawn Handicap. He raced 28 times for eight wins and over $2 million in stakes. He first stood at Shadowland Farm, moved to Calumet and then to Three Chimneys when he stood until his retirement.

He finished second on the leading sires list in 1997 - the year his son Elmhurst caused an upset in the Breeders Cup Sprint. Son, Sarava, who has been retired to stand his first season at stud next year, caused a huge upset when he won the Belmont Stakes in 2002. Another son, Milwaukee Brew won back to back Santa Anita Handicaps.

Wild Again's son, Wild Rush, won the Met Mile in 1997. Prematurely sold to Japan, he has enjoyed good success this year and is represented by graded stakes winners Stellar Jayne, Wimbledon and Quintons Gold Rush.

Wild Again is the broodmare sire of over 30 stakes winners including Prix Ganay winner Fair Mix and Wild Spirit - winner of the Ruffian Handicap.