This year’s second-crop sires are looking to be a particularly strong bunch with Holy Roman Emperor (Danehill), Hurricane Run (Montjeu), Shirocco (Monsun), Ifrraaj (Zafonic) and Aussie Rules (Danehill) all looking that they have bright futures ahead of them.
However one sire, from this group, who has done remarkably well from very limited opportunities, is Cacique (Danehill), pictured below. Cacique retired to his owner-breeder’s stud, Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud, for the 2007 breeding season, but soon suffered fertility problems and only covered a book of 36 mares in his first season. However, from his first crop of foals Cacique has managed to produce 8 winners from just 16 runners (50%). These are not just lowly winners as Cacique is currently eighth on the second-crop sires table (prize money).
On prize money, Cacique's leading performer is the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, Dominant, who won the valuable 150,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Cup at Newmarket last Saturday, having been his sire’s first winner last September. With earnings of nearly £95,000, Dominant looks now to progress into black-type company, where two of Cacique’s off-spring are already competing. The Andre Fabre trained Mutual Trust, a Juddmonte homebred, is now unbeaten after three starts, which includes the Group 3, the Prix Paul de Moussac, at Chantilly. Mutual Trust looks a progressive colt who could make the step up to Group 1 level next in the Prix Jean Prat next weekend.
Slumber, another Juddmonte homebred, won his maiden at Epsom in April when winning the Derby Trial Condition Stakes. Since then Slumber has gone on to finish third in both the Chester Vase (Gr 3), to Treasure Beach and Nathaniel who have since won the Irish Derby (Gr 1) and King Edward VII Stakes (Gr 2) respectively, and the Hampton Court Stakes (L).
Another notable off-spring for Cacique is Census, also owned by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, who is a dual winner, and ran a strong race to finish runner-up to Brown Panther (Shirocco), also by second crop-sire, in the King George V Stakes (handicap) at Royal Ascot. Census certainly looks a horse who can also progress and looks to head to the Bahrain Trophy (Gr 3), at Newmarket’s July meeting.
Cacique’s success at stud, from his very limited opportunities, is not too surprising as not only is he a Grade 1 winner but also an own-brother to the Prix du Muguet (Gr 2) winner and leading European sire Dansili. Cacique, was originally trained, like all of his siblings, by Andre Fabre. Having won his maiden at three, Cacique won his first stakes race that season, with a front running performance to win in the Prix Daphnis (Gr 3), which was followed by a win in the Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Gr 2) having finished fourth in the Juddmonte International (Gr 1) to Sulamani. The 2005 season, as a four-year-old, saw Cacique add the Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord (Gr 3) before moving to Robert Frankel’s barn in the US. Stepped up in trip to 10 and 11 furlongs, Cacique gained two Grade 1 wins to his race record with victories in the Manhattan Handicap and the Man O'War Stakes, both run on Belmont’s turf course.
Cacique’s dam has to be considered one of leading matriarchs of the modern era. Hasili, a Kahyasi (Ile de Bourbon) Listed winner, is the dam of seven winners (from eight runners and nine foals of racing age) of which all are stakes winners, which include Gr 1 winners Banks Hill (Danehill), Champs Elysees (Danehill), Intercontinental (Danehill) and Heat Haze (Green Desert), with Dansili winning at Group 2 level and Deluxe (Storm Cat), a Listed winner. This family is by no means a one mare family as Hasili’s half-sisters have also produced Promising Lead (Gr 1), Visit (Gr 3), Three Valleys (Gr 2), Treat Gently (Gr 2), and Leroidesanimaux (Gr 1), who is the sire of the recent Kentucky Derby (Gr 1) winner Animal Kingdom.
With the combination of Cacique not getting on to the race course until three and being at his best over 10 furlongs it is hardly surprising that most of his off-spring have been the same. Particularly when you consider that Dansili has produced the likes of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1) winner and 2010 world champion Harbinger and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1) winner Rail Link, among his 86 stakes winners. There are also plenty of stamina influences in his pedigree via his dam-sires. Hasili’s dam Kahyasi (Ile de Bourbon) was a dual Derby winner having won the Epsom and Irish editions. High Line (High Hat), the dam-sire to Kerali, Cacique’s grand-dam, was best over 13 ½ furlongs having won the Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Gr 3) twice.
Although Cacique sadly retired to stud duty in October last year, due to his fertility problems, Juddmonte have a great substitute in another own-brother, Champs Elysees. If Dansili and Cacique’s success is anything to go by then Champs Elysees looks to have success ahead of him. CWC
However one sire, from this group, who has done remarkably well from very limited opportunities, is Cacique (Danehill), pictured below. Cacique retired to his owner-breeder’s stud, Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud, for the 2007 breeding season, but soon suffered fertility problems and only covered a book of 36 mares in his first season. However, from his first crop of foals Cacique has managed to produce 8 winners from just 16 runners (50%). These are not just lowly winners as Cacique is currently eighth on the second-crop sires table (prize money).
On prize money, Cacique's leading performer is the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, Dominant, who won the valuable 150,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Cup at Newmarket last Saturday, having been his sire’s first winner last September. With earnings of nearly £95,000, Dominant looks now to progress into black-type company, where two of Cacique’s off-spring are already competing. The Andre Fabre trained Mutual Trust, a Juddmonte homebred, is now unbeaten after three starts, which includes the Group 3, the Prix Paul de Moussac, at Chantilly. Mutual Trust looks a progressive colt who could make the step up to Group 1 level next in the Prix Jean Prat next weekend.Slumber, another Juddmonte homebred, won his maiden at Epsom in April when winning the Derby Trial Condition Stakes. Since then Slumber has gone on to finish third in both the Chester Vase (Gr 3), to Treasure Beach and Nathaniel who have since won the Irish Derby (Gr 1) and King Edward VII Stakes (Gr 2) respectively, and the Hampton Court Stakes (L).
Another notable off-spring for Cacique is Census, also owned by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, who is a dual winner, and ran a strong race to finish runner-up to Brown Panther (Shirocco), also by second crop-sire, in the King George V Stakes (handicap) at Royal Ascot. Census certainly looks a horse who can also progress and looks to head to the Bahrain Trophy (Gr 3), at Newmarket’s July meeting.
Cacique’s success at stud, from his very limited opportunities, is not too surprising as not only is he a Grade 1 winner but also an own-brother to the Prix du Muguet (Gr 2) winner and leading European sire Dansili. Cacique, was originally trained, like all of his siblings, by Andre Fabre. Having won his maiden at three, Cacique won his first stakes race that season, with a front running performance to win in the Prix Daphnis (Gr 3), which was followed by a win in the Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Gr 2) having finished fourth in the Juddmonte International (Gr 1) to Sulamani. The 2005 season, as a four-year-old, saw Cacique add the Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord (Gr 3) before moving to Robert Frankel’s barn in the US. Stepped up in trip to 10 and 11 furlongs, Cacique gained two Grade 1 wins to his race record with victories in the Manhattan Handicap and the Man O'War Stakes, both run on Belmont’s turf course.
Cacique’s dam has to be considered one of leading matriarchs of the modern era. Hasili, a Kahyasi (Ile de Bourbon) Listed winner, is the dam of seven winners (from eight runners and nine foals of racing age) of which all are stakes winners, which include Gr 1 winners Banks Hill (Danehill), Champs Elysees (Danehill), Intercontinental (Danehill) and Heat Haze (Green Desert), with Dansili winning at Group 2 level and Deluxe (Storm Cat), a Listed winner. This family is by no means a one mare family as Hasili’s half-sisters have also produced Promising Lead (Gr 1), Visit (Gr 3), Three Valleys (Gr 2), Treat Gently (Gr 2), and Leroidesanimaux (Gr 1), who is the sire of the recent Kentucky Derby (Gr 1) winner Animal Kingdom.
With the combination of Cacique not getting on to the race course until three and being at his best over 10 furlongs it is hardly surprising that most of his off-spring have been the same. Particularly when you consider that Dansili has produced the likes of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1) winner and 2010 world champion Harbinger and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1) winner Rail Link, among his 86 stakes winners. There are also plenty of stamina influences in his pedigree via his dam-sires. Hasili’s dam Kahyasi (Ile de Bourbon) was a dual Derby winner having won the Epsom and Irish editions. High Line (High Hat), the dam-sire to Kerali, Cacique’s grand-dam, was best over 13 ½ furlongs having won the Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Gr 3) twice.
Although Cacique sadly retired to stud duty in October last year, due to his fertility problems, Juddmonte have a great substitute in another own-brother, Champs Elysees. If Dansili and Cacique’s success is anything to go by then Champs Elysees looks to have success ahead of him. CWC
Yes. I am sure I am not the only breeder to rue the fact that her mare failed to get in foal to Cacique. The spirit was willing but the flesh was weak....
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