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Unbelievable Darco has died, aged 15

Charlotte White

    • The Brendon Stud’s stallion Unbelievable Darco has been put down, aged 15, after a colic attack.

    The Darco son was a former H&H Foxhunter champion who won the Bunn Leisure derby tankard in 2008 and was also a successful and popular sire.

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    “Freddie” was put down in the early hours of yesterday morning.

    “He will be forever missed but never forgotten,” said his owner Shirley Light. “He was a member of the family – a real gentleman and friend to us all.

    “We’d had him since he was a foal. It’s really sad.”

    The successfully stud competes a number of his progeny and a limited amount of semen is still available.

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