
"Aclaim experienced an ongoing foot issue during the later months of the covering season here at the National Stud that needed some careful management by our team of farriers," said the stud's director Tim Lane.
"Since he's stopped covering we have been working to resolve it. These efforts have taken longer than we envisaged and are still ongoing. Frustratingly it's a simple issue that will resolve itself in due course but unfortunately time isn't on our side.
"Therefore a decision has been made in the best interests of the horse not to travel him to Queensland for the southern hemisphere season this year."