 However, the broodmares' line would still be in active.Northern Taste was retired from stud duty in 1999 and died at the age of 33 on December 11, 2004.His owners acquired Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sunday Silence to carry on for Northern Taste, and he too topped Japan's sire list from 1995 through 2005.