CARACARO

CARACARO

Caracaro (Uncle Mo – Peace Time, by War Front)

STUD FEE $10,000 LFSN

151 Mares Bred in 2024 & 119 Mares Bred in 2025

WEST MEMORIAL – 2 Year-Old Stakes Winner at Churchill Downs

• 1st $250,000 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes (watch replay)

THROCKMORTON – 2YO Stakes Winner & Stakes Placed 3YO

• 1st MSW at GP 9/14/25
• 1st Awad S. at AQU 11/9/25 (Watch Replay)
• 2nd Texas Glitter S. at GP 3/21/26 (Watch Replay)

CASALU – 2 & 3 Year-Old Stakes Winner & TDN RISING STAR

• 1st MSW at DMR on debut 7/22/24 TDN RISING STAR (watch replay)
• 1st Blue Norther S. at SA (Watch Replay)
• 1st Sweet Life S. at SA (Watch Replay)
• 2nd $200,000 San Clemente H. (G2) at DMR (Watch Replay)
• 2nd $100,000 Surfer Girl S. (G3) at SA (watch replay)
• 2nd $100,000 Jimmy Durante (G3) at DMR (Watch Replay)
• 3rd $150,000 Sorrento S. (G3) at DMR (watch replay)

Perfect Figure – Debut 2 Year-Old Maiden Special Weight Winner at Horseshoe Indiana

• 1st MSW at IND 7/31/24 (watch replay)
• 2nd Presque Isle Debutante S. (watch replay)

Bilyana – Debut 2 Year-Old Maiden Winner at Ellis Park

• 1st MOC at ELP 8/10/24
• 1st ALW at TP 2/13/25

La Gioconda – Debut 2 Year-Old Maiden Special Weight Winner at Gulfstream Park

• 1st MSW at GP 10/13/24 (watch replay)
• 3rd Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies S. at Tam (Watch Replay)

Listen and Learn – MWS Winner & Stakes Placed

• 1st MSW at TP 3/22/25 (See Chart)
• 2nd Star Shoot S. at WO 4/26/25 (Watch Replay)

Mo’ Em Down – 2 Year-Old MSW and GSP

• 1st MSW at CD 6/21/25 (Watch Replay)
• 2nd Sorrento S. (G3) at DMR 8/10/25 (Watch Replay)
• 1st ALW at SA 4/4/26 (Watch Replay)

First Yearlings in 2023 sold for: $175,000, $150,000, $105,000 etc.

First 2 Year-Olds in 2024 sold for: $775,000 (OBS April Day 1 Sale Topper), $300,000 (OBS April), $225,000 (OBS April), $220,000 (OBS March), $125,000 (OBS March), $110,000 (OBS March) etc.

Caracaro is a grandson of Grade 2 Winner and Grade 1 KY Oaks runner-up Santa Catarina

• He flashed G1 brilliance on the racetrack, offering breeders value to tap into UNCLE MO’s emerging sire line.
• Ran progressively faster Beyers in each race and was a key contender leading up to the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1), following a runner-up effort in the Travers (G1) to Tiz the Law.
• Defeated some of the best of his crop, including G1Ws Country Grammer, Max Player, & Mystic Guide, plus MGSW Modernist.
• A “TDN RISING STAR“, Caracaro broke his maiden by six lengths & posted the fastest dirt mile by a 3-year-old during the 2020 championship meet at Gulfstream (1:35.16)

1st MSW at Gulfstream Park **TDN RISING STAR** (watch replay)

2^nd Peter Pan G3 by a Neck (watch replay)

2^nd $1,000,000 Travers G1 to 4 Time G1W TIZ THE LAW (watch replay) 101 BEYER

“Caracaro from day one was very talented and performed brilliantly at the highest level. I consider Caracaro to be a horse in another category, and the best horse I have ever trained.” — Gustavo Delgado

Caracaro Defeated the following…

G1W MYSTIC GUIDE

G2W MODERNIST

G1W MAX PLAYER

G1W COUNTRY GRAMMER

G3W UNCLE CHUCK

SW & G1P SHIVAREE

SW SOUTH BEND

SW CHESTERTOWN

SW CELTIC STRIKER

G1P BC Dirt Mile Jesus’ Team

CARACARO - News

CASALU (Caracaro) Wins Sweet Life S.

Caracaro’s TDN Rising Star CASALU wins her second stakes taking the Sweet Life S. at Santa Anita in near gate to wire fashion. CASALU is a OBS April graduate from the Global Thoroughbreds consignment who sold for $775,000, and is now a two time stakes winner with earnings of $234,546.

Read more from the TDN: https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/tdn-rising-star-casalu-sails-home-in-the-sweet-life-in-downhill-debut/

Watch replay: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/278559/nakatomi-rewards-breeders-faith-in-firing-line

TDN RISING STAR for CARACARO

Caracaro was represent by his first TDN RISING STAR when Casalu (Caracaro – Key d’Oro by, Medaglia d’Oro) was much the best on debut, winning a maiden special weight at Del Mar by 5 1/2 lengths. Casalu, bred by LLP Performance Horses, LLC, was a $775,000 OBS April 2 Year Old, purchased by Three Amigos out of the Global Thoroughbreds consignment. Trained by Bob Baffert, for the ownership group of Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman, Casalu broke alertly and took herself to the lead setting fractions of :22 4/5, :45 4/5 and stopped the clock at :58 flat for 5 Furlongs, while drawing off to a dominating victory.

Watch replay here: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/usa/dmr/2024/7/21/4/del-mar-race-4-msw

Stallion Open House Jan 8 – 10

Crestwood Farm will host their annual Stallion Open House for breeders on Monday, January 8 through Wednesday, January 10 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.  The Crestwood stallion barn is located at 3758 Spurr Road in Lexington, KY.

Breeders are encouraged to register in person for the 2024 Free Season Raffle for each stallion.  If you are unable to attend, please feel free to call the Crestwood office at 859-252-3700 to schedule a stallion inspection appointment.

First foal for CARACARO

CARACARO was represented by his first foal on January 14, 2022, out of the mare Real Ruffian (Ghostzapper), at Dr. Gilberto Lopez’s farm in Ocala, FL.  Real Ruffian is a stakes producer out of the multiple stakes winner No Foul Play, and a ½ sister to Graded Stakes Winner Temporary Saint. 

CARACARO is by Uncle Mo, out of the War Front mare Peace Time.  CARACARO is the only stallion in Kentucky out of a War Front mare.  CARACARO’S second dam is G2 Winner Santa Catarina, who was 2^nd in the Kentucky Oaks.

To read more about Caracaro’s first foal, click the link below to the BloodHorse Daily, page 17, on January 16, 2022: https://cdn.bloodhorse.com/daily-app/pdfs/BloodHorseDaily-20220116.pdf

CARACARO - Pedigree / Research

CARACARO - Race Record

Won at 3

• A maiden special weight race at Gulfstream Park

  (8f, D, defeating Spa City, Don Bourbon, Unrighteous, Militarist, Sir Kahn, Clifton Park, Holy Muchacho, Battalion, Luxury Suite). Replay

2nd at 3

• Runhappy Travers S. (gr. I) at Saratoga

  (10f, D, to Tiz the Law, defeating Max Player, South Bend, Country Grammer, Uncle Chuck, Shivaree). Replay

• Peter Pan S. (gr. III) at Saratoga

  (9f, D, to Country Grammer, defeating Mystic Guide, Celtic Striker, Modernist, Chestertown, Candy Tycoon, Mo Hawk, Katzarelli). Replay

CARACARO - Photos / Videos

CARACARO - Progeny Updates

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