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Summary Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star has run his final race.
Trainer Paul Nicholls says the five-time King George VI Chase winner is being retired.The 12-year-old Kauto Star was pulled up midway through last seasons Gold Cup, and his handlers had been considering his future since then.Nicholls says the end of an era has finally arrived.Nicholls says he met with owner Clive Smith and we have taken the decision to retire Kauto Star.They had previously considered giving the veteran steeplechaser one last run in the King George at Kempton on Dec. 26.
