RAMONA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2014) — General Challenge, two-time California champion and seventh on the all-time Cal-bred money earning list, passed away Tuesday at Golden Eagle Farm at age 18.
“Its with a heavy heart that we announce the great GENERAL CHALLENGE has been euthanized,” read a post on Golden Eagle Farm’s Facebook page. “He was not doing well the last few days and today his condition deteriorated rapidly. The great ones always tell us when its their time and he told us today. Everyone at the farm was with him when he passed. He is being buried next to Best Pal at Golden Eagle Farm.”
The farm included a link to this Bloodhorse.com video on General Challenge’s career.