Andrew Caulfield, April 24, 2007–Major Cadeaux (GB) P EDIGREE INSIGHTS As a son of Young Generation and a Sharpen Up mare, Cadeaux Genereux also has the enduring appeal BY ANDREW CAULFIELD of having a largely outcross pedigree for many mares in Britain and Ireland--something increasingly hard to find in an industry dominated by the Danzig and Sadler's LANE S END GREENHAM S.-G3, 48,000, Newbury, = , Wells lines. For example, he has four stakes winners 4-21, 3yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:23.66, gd/fm. out of Sadler's Wells mares, including the Group 1--#@MAJOR CADEAUX (GB), 126, c, 3, by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) 1-winning May Ball, and has also sired Group 1 winners 1st Dam: Maine Lobster, by Woodman from daughters of Northfields and Nureyev. 2nd Dam: , by Last week provided further reminders of Cadeaux 3rd Dam: Medal of Valor, by Genereux's merits, with his name featuring in the (37,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; i65,000 yrl >05 pedigrees of the winners of both of Britain's main trials GOFORB). O-N A Woodcock, A C Pickford & David for the 2000 Guineas. First we saw the G3 Craven S. Mort; B-R Evain; T-Richard Hannon; J-Richard fall to Adagio, a Grand Lodge colt out of Cadeaux Hughes; ,27,254. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, Genereux's daughter Lalindi, and then the G3 ,50,947. Greenham S. saw Cadeaux Genereux's son Major Cadeaux prove much too strong for Dutch Art. These Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com colts--both of whom have plenty of physical scope-- catalogue-style pedigree. performed so well that the Newmarket Classic has been transformed from what appeared to be a one-horse race When accomplished stallions reach a certain age their at the mercy of Teofilo into an intriguingly competitive popularity often dips as breeders search relentlessly for affair. Adagio is now second favorite at around 3-1, something new and potentially even more successful. while Major Cadeaux is third favorite at around 11-2. These stallions' situation can become even more acute Incidentally, it was hard not to be greatly taken by when they have popular sons and grandsons standing Diamond Tycoon, a Johannesburg colt who was so at lower fees, a good example being the champion impressive in winning his maiden earlier on the European sprinter Cadeaux Genereux. Greenham card that he is now a 12-1 chance for the Having been popular throughout his long career at 2000 Guineas. Whitsbury Manor Stud, Cadeaux Genereux saw his Major Cadeaux's 3 1/2-length victory over a dual book of mares dip from 93 mares at the age of 19 in Group 1 winner was made all the more creditable by 2004 to 35 in 2005 and 34 in 2006. At the same time, the fact that he was making his first appearance since his increasingly popular son Bahamian Bounty has last June. Although he's by a horse who excelled over regularly been attracting more than 100 mares a year, five and six furlongs, the way he strode away in the having established himself the hard way with limited final stages of the Greenham suggests he will be suited support. by the extra furlong at Newmarket. However, there has been much more demand for Major Cadeaux is likely to have inherited some Cadeaux Genereux's services in 2007 (when he is stamina from his second dam, the accomplished limited to 70 mares), this revival being fuelled partly by American turf mare Capades, who gained a Grade I a reduction in his fee from ,20,000 to ,15,000. But success in the Selima S. at two. With the Canadian the revival also owes something to several other champion Overskate as her sire and a mare by factors, such as his results at the 2006 yearling sales, Damascus as her dam, Capades was bred to stay when his youngsters achieved such good prices as reasonably well: Overskate had set a track record over 280,000, 270,000 and 195,000 guineas. 1 3/8 miles and gone close to setting another over a mile and a half, while Damascus numbered the Belmont Caulfield cont. S. and the two-mile among his many wins.

www.coolmore.com Capades proved true to her bloodlines, with this MAJOR GENEREUX (GB), c, 2004 million-dollar earner gaining one of her graded Will Somers (GB) Balidar (Ire) successes in the New York H. over 1 1/4 miles and Young Generation Violet Bank (GB) another in the Athenia H. over 1 3/8 miles. (Ire) Shantung (Fr) Brig Odoon (GB) As Capades cost only $19,000 as a yearling, it Cadeaux Tam O’Shanter (GB) wasn't surprising that she proved less effective as a Genereux (GB) Atan Sharpen Up (GB) producer. Despite having foals by such stallions as Rocchetta (GB) Smarten Up (GB) Lyphard, Silver Hawk, Gone West, Seattle Slew, Soderini (GB) Languissola (GB) Woodman, Dixieland Band and Gulch, she produced Posh (GB) nothing better than Cap Beino, winner of $25,000 Raise a Native Mr. Prospector stakes races at Rockingham Park and Suffolk Downs. Gold Digger Woodman As so often happens, one of Capades' less talented Buckpasser Playmate half-sisters has enjoyed greater success as a Maine Lobster Intriguing Placed broodmare. Capades Dancer, a stakes-placed daughter Nodouble 4 Fls, 1 GSW Overskate of Gate Dancer, produced two smart French performers Capades Overtstate in Marechal and Vangelis, the latter winner of the G3 GISW, $1,051,006 10Fls, 1 SW Medal of Valor Damascus Grand Prix de Vichy over 1 1/4 miles. 5Fls, 1GSW, 1SP La Fuerza Very smart racemares such as Capades who disappoint as producers sometimes make amends through their broodmare daughters. Major Cadeaux is out of her Woodman filly Maine Lobster, an 80,000-guineas yearling who was placed twice over six furlongs at two for John Dunlop. This mare's price had fallen to 15,000 guineas by the end of her winless three-year-old season, and she also appeared in the sales ring at four, five and six years--a record which doesn't suggest she was showing much promise as a producer. She visited the inexpensive Indian Haven, winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas, at the Irish National Stud in 2005 and 2006. However, Major Cadeaux has now highlighted her potential, so Maine Lobster should attract more attention if and when she reappears in the sales ring. Maine Lobster is by no means the only daughter of Woodman doing well in 2007. The outstanding Australian filly Miss Finland is out of one of Woodman's well- bred daughters and so are the speedy GSW Oprah Winney and G3 Prix Penelope winner Mrs Lindsay. These good winners are the latest in a lengthy line of group/graded winners out of Woodman mares, with More Than Ready, Wando, Sutra, Carry On Katie, Snow Ridge, Mamool, Byron and Dark Islander among them. If Major Cadeaux can stay sound, he has the potential to be as good as any of them.