Champion sprinter Falvelon has been humanely euthanised after succumbing to the rigors of old age.

Tributes are flowing in after Glenlogan Park announced the sad passing of the beloved fan-favourite at the age of 29.

Trained by Dan Bougoure, Falvelon burst onto the scene as a two-year-old in 1998 when he won on debut at Eagle Farm.

He went onto to win his first seven starts, including the Group 3 Chivas Regal before suffering his first defeat in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington in 2000.

Falvelon won two Group 1 races — the 2001 and 2002 Doomben 10,000.

He also paved the way for Australian horses to compete overseas, winning the Hong Kong Sprrint twice on the famous Sha Tin course and finishing third on his only other visit.

Falvelon finished his career with 15 wins, including nine at Group level, from 37 starts, banking just under $4 million in prizemoney.

He retired to stud at Glenlogan Park and sired 418 winners at an impressive strike rate of 70 per cent winners to runners.

“He has been a big part of life here for almost 23 years now and his loss is being very sorely felt,” Glenlogan Park’s general manager Steve Morley said.

“He was fantastic for both the farm and the Queensland breeding industry during his serving days and he has been a complete gentleman the whole time he has been with us.

“Having the honour of Falvelon as a part of our lives for so long is something we will never take for granted.

“He is now lying beside his old friend Show A Heart and, considering their many epic battles on the track and on the sires’ tables, I think that is a very fitting place for both of them.”

Champion jockey Michael Cahill, who rode Falvelon to victory in the Doomben 10,000 also paid tribute.

“He was a great sprinter,” Cahill told The Verdict podcast.

“He was a star sprinter from an early age.

“When he was a younger horse, he loved firmish ground. After his run in the (2001) TJ Smith Stakes, I thought he would be very hard to beat in the 10,000, if he got the ground to suit, and it turned out that way. He drew well, he had a beautiful run, he was just airborne.

“He was a very fast horse and could sustain a high speed for quite a while.

“The first time I sat on him was the Tuesday before the Carlton Cup (in 2001). Danny asked me to come from the Gold Coast to gallop him. I galloped him on the course proper at Doomben, and to this day, I’ve never had a horse go faster than he did that morning.”