Retirement
Bonecrusher is now fully retired and is cared for by his owner, Peter Mitchell, on a property in Takanini. In retirement, he has been a guest of the Moonee Valley Racing Club, however his last public appearance was Derby Day in 2003. Bonecrusher's strapper, Shaune Ritchie, is now a trainer based in Cambridge and trained Magic Cape, the winner of the 2006 New Zealand 2000 Guineas and runner-up in the 2007 Kelt Capital Stakes, and 2010 New Zealand Derby winner Military Move.
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