Girvin, winner of the Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth last year, has been retired due to a soft-tissue injury, trainer Joe Sharp said Tuesday.

The top 3-year-old of 2017 in Louisiana, where he won the Grade 2 Risen Star and Grade 2 Louisiana Derby, Girvin went into the Kentucky Derby nursing a troubled foot and ran 13th behind Always Dreaming. He then returned to finish second in the Ohio Derby, narrowly beaten by Irap, before winning the Haskell by a nose over McCraken, catching that rival in the final stride.

Girvin went winless in three starts following the Haskell, running 11th in the Travers, fifth in the Oklahoma Derby, and second in the Grade 3 Steve Sexton Mile behind Bee Jersey in his lone start as a 4-year-old. A son of Tale of Ekati owned by Brad Grady, he retires having won four of 10 starts and $1,624,392.

Girvin’s injury, coming in his left front leg just below the ankle, was discovered after a work at Churchill Downs June 30. 

More to come soon on Girvin, including quotes from Sharp at Drf.com.