Alamshar will retire to stud in Japan where he will commence stud duties in 2004.

It remains a possibility that Alamshar will have one final start for His Highness the Aga Khan in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket on 18th October, which would be his last race.

Commenting on the sale, Irish stud manager Pat Downes said: “Alamshar is an outstanding racehorse and particularly at Ascot when taking on the older horses for the first time, he showed us what a champion he is. However we must on occasion capitalise on our Group 1 colts. We wish the JRA great success and are confident Alamshar will be an exciting addition to the Japanese breeding industry.”