Exceptional Sire Cape Cross Dies

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Exceptional Sire Cape Cross Dies

Postby Patuxet » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:21 am

https://www.paulickreport.com/news/bloo ... s-dies-23/

On a personal note, seeing Sea The Stars up close before, during and after his win in the 2000 Guineas ranks as a top ten experience in a life-long affair with the sport. On initial viewing only Buckpasser impressed me as much. Equine perfection personified.

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Re: Exceptional Sire Cape Cross Dies

Postby Cree » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:00 pm

Hard to believe Cape Cross started out so cheap, was it 8,000 pounds?
He is the sire of one of my absolutely favourite mares ever - Ouija Board. I got to see her at Belmont and she was just so elegant and classy, my heart skipped a beat.
Cape Cross will surely live on in his son Sea The Stars, and through Ouija Board's "grand" son, Australia.

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Re: Exceptional Sire Cape Cross Dies

Postby erins isle » Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:28 am

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/b ... -23/282779

Cape Cross was one of my most favourite horses, he didn't survive his daddy long though.

Let's hope the line will continue to flourish.

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Re: Exceptional Sire Cape Cross Dies

Postby erins isle » Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:33 am

[quote="Cree"]Hard to believe Cape Cross started out so cheap, was it 8,000 pounds?
He is the sire of one of my absolutely favourite mares ever - Ouija Board. I got to see her at Belmont and she was just so elegant and classy, my heart skipped a beat.
Cape Cross will surely live on in his son Sea The Stars, and through Ouija Board's "grand" son, Australia.[/quote]

Cree, the sire of Park Appeal started at 1.750 Irish Pounds in 1980 and for the Irish breeders there was a special fee of 1.500, as he stood at the Irish National Stud.
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