Dual Group One winner Ladies Man has been retired.

Bred by Grangewilliam Stud, Ladies Man , a son of their resident stallion Zed, was the younger half-brother to Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Ladies First, and accordingly bore the weight of expectation from a young age.

Like his older sibling, he joined the New Plymouth barn of Allan Sharrock and quickly showed his propensity for racing, placing in his first two starts as a three-year-old before winning his maiden over 1400m.

He continued his upward trajectory, winning a further three races before placing in the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) as a five-year-old and broke through for his maiden stakes victory at his next start in the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m).

He added placings in the Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m) and Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m) to his record before winning the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m), which set him on a path towards the 2023 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

While he failed to make the final field for the iconic race, he performed with distinction in Melbourne, finishing runner-up in the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) on Champions Stakes Day at Flemington.

He returned to New Zealand where he placed in last year's Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) before doubling his elite-level tally in the Gr.1 Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham last December.

He placed in September's Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) and subsequently ticked over the $1 million mark in earnings before the curtain was brought down on his career after tailing the field home in last Saturday's Mufhasa Classic.

In all, the now eight-year-old gelding won eight and placed in 16 of his 39 career starts, and accrued $1.02 million in prizemoney.

Sharrock said Ladies Man was a great stalwart for the stable.

"He has been officially retired," Sharrock said. "We have battled with him (with foot issues and handicap) for a couple of years and it's not getting any better, so we have pulled pin on his career.

"He has done a good job, but it just got too hard. His rating is so high (105), and you can't run him in a handicap for the weight he gets and he is probably not quite at the level to win the weight-for-age Group Ones now.

"He has been a great horse to us, he has won over $1 million and two Group Ones. You have got to make a call and he has done a great job and will find a lovely home."

Sharrock said his two Group One victories were clear highlights, but his Mufhasa Classic triumph was particularly special.

"For a horse that was bred to be a stayer, he had a turn of foot," Sharrock said. "Both of his Group Ones were exciting for us and it has been a good ride for those clients. We have just got to find another one like him, which is hard to do."

Meanwhile, Sharrock will head to Trentham on Sunday with three runners, including in-form gelding Tisse, who will contest the Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist 2100 before he has his first tilt at black-type next month.

"He is a pretty smart horse," Sharrock said. "He is heading towards the Queen Elizabeth (Gr.3, 2400m) on New Year's Day at Ellerslie and this will be his lead-up race.

"He is going pretty well, I am happy with him."

Sharrock will also have a two-pronged attack in the Contemporary Korowai Designs 1600 courtesy of Eizus and Fulla Grace.

"Eizus went really well second-up (when fourth at New Plymouth over 1400m after winning first-up over the same distance at Waverley)," he said. "I have implicated blinkers. She has a sticky draw (9), but she will be competitive in that race.

"Fulla Grace went average first-up, but it was an off track. She has worked well since and has drawn well (1). She is an each way play."