Andre Fabre yesterday announced that the G1 Epsom Derby hero Pour Moi (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}--Gwynn {Ire}, by Darshaan {GB) has been retired through injury.

Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's colt was being trained for the Oct. 2 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp when the misfortune struck. Speaking to PA Sport, Fabre said, "He badly over-reached himself on his off-fore and I'm afraid he won't run again. It's difficult to mend. What he did at Epsom was amazing, to go from last to first. For a horse to get there so easily, the turn of foot he showed was a sign of great ability. When a horse comes from behind, they are sometimes difficult to rate, but the way he accelerated in the Greffulhe was good and in the Derby it was amazing. I have never trained a middle-distance horse that had such acceleration."

Speaking of the injury, his trainer added, "It happened two days ago and when it was scanned you could see what the damage was. It was deeper than we thought. I'm sure he will be a super sire. He's a beautiful, well-bred colt with a fantastic action and a change of pace." In total, Pour Moi won three of his five starts, including the May 7 G2 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud and almost 900,000 in prizemoney. His dramatic last-to-first surge in the June 4 Epsom Classic remains the highlight of a brief career and the form of the blue riband has since been boosted by the G1 Irish Derby and GI Secretariat S. success of the runner-up Treasure Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).

No stud plans have been announced as yet.