Caveat (March 16, 1980 – February 21, 1995)[2] was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Caveat
SireCannonade
GrandsireBold Bidder
DamCold Hearted
DamsireThe Axe II
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 16, 1980[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourDark Brown
BreederRyehill Farm
OwnerAugust Belmont IV, James P. Ryan, Robert Kirkham
TrainerWoody Stephens
Record21: 6-4-3
Earnings$542,190
Major wins
Prince John Stakes (1983)
Derby Trial (1983) Triple Crown race wins:
Belmont Stakes (1983)

Background

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Bred in Maryland by Ryehill Farm, he was sired by Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade out of The Axe II mare Cold Hearted.[3] To date, Caveat is one of eleven Maryland-bred colts to win a Triple Crown race.

Caveat was owned by the partnership of August Belmont IV, Robert Kirkham, and his breeder, James P. Ryan. He was conditioned for racing by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens.

Racing career

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As a two-year-old, Caveat placed second in the Grade II Lane's End Breeders' Futurity Stakes with Eddie Maple aboard.

At age three, Caveat won the Prince John Stakes and came in second in the Arkansas Derby three weeks prior to the Derby. Woody Stephens felt like he needed a little tightening up, so he ran Caveat six days before the Derby and won the Derby Trial. Then in May, he placed third in the Kentucky Derby behind Sunny's Halo. Five weeks later, under jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr., he won the Belmont Stakes against a record field of 15 horses, straining a ligament in his right foreleg at the top of the stretch in the process. The injury was the cause of his eventual retirement.[4][5]

Retirement

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Caveat was retired in August, 1983, and syndicated as a stallion. Among his progeny, he was the sire of Arlington Million winner Awad, Timely Warning, Cefis, Warning Glance, Ratings, and Ops Smile.

As a broodmare sire, he sired Beware of the Cat, dam of Belmont Stakes winner Editor's Note.

Caveat died in February, 1995, at Northview Stallion Station in Maryland and is buried in Windfields Farm Equine Cemetery at Northview Stallion Station.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Caveat (USA), bay stallion, 1980[1]
Sire
Cannonade (USA)
1971
Bold Bidder (USA)
1962
Bold Ruler Nasrullah
Miss Disco
High Bid To Market
Stepping Stone
Queen Sucree (USA)
1966
Ribot Tenerani
Romanella
Cosmah Cosmic Bomb
Almahmoud
Dam
Cold Hearted (USA)
1974
The Axe (USA)
1958
Mahmoud Blenheim
Mah Mahal
Blackball Shut Out
Big Event
Turn To North (USA)
1965
Turn-To Royal Charger
Source Sucree
Bridle Way Mustang
Straight Path (Family: 3-n)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Caveat pedigree". Equineline.
  2. ^ "1983 BELMONT WINNER CAVEAT DIES". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Pocahontas - Family 3-n".
  4. ^ "Caveat Out of the Travers". The New York Times. 14 July 1983.
  5. ^ "Caveat Retired for Syndication". The New York Times. 17 August 1983.