Caucasus (horse)
| Caucasus | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nijinsky |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Quill |
| Damsire | Princequillo |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 14 May 1972 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Cragwood Estates |
| Owner |
Jane Engelhard Fred Sahadi Cardiff Stud Farm |
| Trainer |
Vincent O'Brien Charles E. Whittingham |
| Record | 22: 9-4-3 |
| Earnings | $448,633 |
| Major wins | |
|
Ulster Derby (1975) Irish St Leger (1975) Sunset Handicap (1976) Manhattan Handicap (1976) Arcadia Handicap (1977) San Luis Rey Handicap (1977) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 127 (1975) | |
Caucasus (14 May 1972 – after 1991) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won major races on both sides of the Atlantic. As a young horse he was sent to race in Ireland where he won four of his five races as a three-year-old in 1975 including the Ulster Derby and Irish St Leger. He then returned to America where he had considerable success in the next two years, winning five races including the Sunset Handicap, Manhattan Handicap, Arcadia Handicap and San Luis Rey Handicap. He had some success as a breeding stallion.
Caucasus was a bay horse with a white star and a white sock on his right hind leg bred in Kentucky by his owner Jane Engelhard's Cragwood Estates. He was sent to race in Europe and entered training with Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle.
He was from the first crop of foals sired by Nijinsky, a Canadian horse who won the Triple Crown in 1970. During his racing career Nijinsky had been trained by O'Brien and owned by Jane Engelhard's husband Charles (1917–1971). Caucasus's dam Quill was a top-class racehorse who was named American Champion two-year-old filly in 1958 before going on to win the Acorn Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes in the following year. As a broodmare, her other descendants have included Run the Gantlet and Awesome Feather.
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