Caesour (USA)

CAESOUR (USA)

SPORTING POST - 11th June 2024

(Erupt) landed the OK Grand Challenge

Broodmare daughters of

at Borrowdale.

Varsfontein Stud’s late Nureyev

Lucky Lad is out of the Caesour mare

sire CAESOUR continue to make

Imperial State, while Buster Barnes

their mark in races across Southern

was produced by Caesour’s daughter

Africa.

Servilia.

On Saturday 1 June the

Lucky Lad, whose dam ran second

brilliant three-year-old Lucky Lad

in both the Gr3 Final Fling Stakes and

(Gimmethegreenlight) scored a

Listed Ladies Mile, is a full-brother

breathtaking win in the Gr1 Golden

to Gr3 Fillies Mile queen Follow Me

Horse Sprint at Hollywoodbets

(Gimmethegreenlight), while, in contrast,

Scottsville, and on Saturday Zimbabwe

Buster Barnes is the only stakes winner

Triple Crown winner Buster Barnes

for his Listed Lady’s Pendant winning

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CAESOUR (USA)

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LUCKY LAD (GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT - IMPERIAL STATE BY CAESOUR)

dam Servilia.

Atticus Finch (Master Of My Fate)

Another daughter of Caesour, Alexia,

(runner up in Sunday’s Gr3 Jubilee

is the granddam of this season’s high-

Stakes), as well as 2019 Listed Swallow

class three-year-old Main Defender

Stakes winner All At Once (Captain Al).

(Pathfork).

Alexia’s winning daughter Andermatt

While disappointing in Saturday’s Gr1

(Western Winter) produced 2023 Listed

Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge, Main

Durbanville Cup winner Thefutureisbright

Defender had earlier in the season

(Futura) to add to this family’s growing

won all of the Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift H F

impact.

Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes,

It is not, however, the first time that

Gr2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge,

Caesour’s broodmare daughters have

Gr3 Betway Got The Greenlight Stakes,

enjoyed notable success.

and Gr3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes.

Caesour not only ranks as the

His Caesour sired granddam also

broodmare sire of former Equus

ranks as the dam of this season’s Gr3

Champion Dancewiththedevil (Modus

Betway Victory Moon Stakes winner

Vivendi), but also such Gr1 winners as

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PERFECT PROMISE (CAESOUR) - G1 CF ORR STAKES IN AUSTRALIA

Attenborough (Western Winter), Emerald

Gr1 SA Fillies Classic runner up Green

Cove (Captain Al), Royal Bencher (Greys

Top (Gimmethegreenlight).

Inn) and Oleksandra (Animal Kingdom).

The Caesour sired Gr2 SA Oaks winner

The latter won the Gr1 Jaipur Stakes at

Arcola produced Gr2 Fillies Guineas

Belmont Park in 2020 and won a further

winner Fiorella (by Captain Al), while

three black type races.

another daughter Bearing Strait is the

His top-class daughter Irridescence,

dam of this season’s Listed Southeaster

winner of Hong Kong’s Gr1 Audemars

Sprint winner Kiss Me Captain (Captain

Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2006,

Of All).

produced dual US G3 winner Hopper

Caesour, whose broodmare sire

(Declaration Of War) , while another

Graustark sired outstanding broodmare

Caesour mare Caughtintheslips (like

Glowing Tribute among many others,

Irridescence winner of the SA Fillies

was a son of outstanding sire Nureyev,

Classic) produced four black-type

himself a superb broodmare sire.

horses, including Gr3 Graham Beck

Not only was Nureyev broodmare sire

Stakes winner Doosra (Captain Al) and

of outstanding stallions Kingmambo (Mr.

IRRIDESCENCE (CAESOUR) - G1 AUDEMARS PIGUET QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP IN HONG KONG

Prospector) and Zabeel (Sir Tristram),

broodmare daughter in the form of

but he also ranks as the maternal

Puca, whose son Dornoch (Good

grandsire of G1 Kentucky Derby/G1

Magic) won Saturday’s Gr1 Belmont

Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown

Stakes. Dornoch is a full-brother to

(Boundary).

2023 Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Mage

The latter has sired an outstanding

(Good Magic).

OLEKSANDRA (AUS) - G1 WINNER IN USA - DAM IS ALEXANDRA ROSE (BY CAESOUR)