Liffey Dancer, who broke all records for a yearling filly when sold for 2.5million guineas at Tattersalls in 2007, has been retired without setting foot on a racecourse.The daughter of Sadler's Wells, who is a full sister to the Group 1 winner Listen, was purchased by Phones4U entrepreneur Craig Bennett and put into training with Luca Cumani early last year.
A one-time classic entry, Liffey Dancer will now head the roster of her owners very own breeding operation, the Merry Fox Stud Limited.
Her demise mirrors that of her namesake Snaafi Dancer who made a then world record $10.2 Million for a yearling colt when sold at Keeneland in 1983.
Put into training with John Dunlop, Snaafi Dancer also never made the racecourse and, later ,also proved infertile at stud.
Cumani said "Unfortunately, Liffey Dancer was retired a few weeks ago."
