Home Sadler's Wells Sadler’s Wells Tom Symonds' racing diary: a fairy tale Cheltenham Our young National Hunt trainer tells us the inside story of the bet of a lifetime Sadler's Wells, Europe's most influential sire, dies The son of Northern Dancer died yesterday (Tuesday 26 April) of “natural causes” at Coolmore Stud, Ireland, where he has lived since 1984 Legendary sire Sadler's Wells retires from stud Sadler’s Wells has been retired from stud duties at the age of 27 by Coolmore due to declining fertility