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Australian Guineas winner Ferlax has died after sustaining a paddock injury at Haunui Farm in New Zealand.

Ferlax, with his first crop of yearlings to be offered at sales this year, was injured on Thursday and had to be euthanized on Saturday.

“We are quite devastated,” said Haunui Farm’s managing director Mark Chitty.

“We were privileged to have had the opportunity to stand Ferlax on behalf of his owner Jonathan Munz and have worked closely with him and his bloodstock manager Dean Hawthorne to give Ferlax the best possible opportunity at stud.

“For something like this to happen before he’s even had a yearling go through the ring, let alone a runner on the track, is pretty tough.

“We certainly explored all of the options. Vets all around the world have been providing their thoughts and opinions over the past few days which we very much appreciate.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that from the quality of the two crops we have on the ground and the one left to come, we will see some very good racehorses in the years ahead.

“We can ill afford to lose promising young stallions like this.”