“On the farm, from friends, and in the racing press, a phrase keeps resounding. “Touch Gold’s passing is the end of an era.” That’s true, and in so many senses. Touch Gold was a son – probably the last great one left – of the mighty stamina influence, Deputy Minister. His damsire was the legendary Buckpasser. Touch Gold’s race career, 1996-1998, pitted him against some of the greatest competitors of recent times, and he beat many of them at least once. In the breeding shed, he passed the torch of his sire’s stamina to future generations, for instance, through Vino Rosso.”
