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   CASCADIANWith the Group 1 Australian Cup the feature race in Victoria this weekend, it’s fitting the subject for the second installment of this series is Cascadian. He is, after all, one of just six horses to achieve back-to-back wins in the race’s 164-year history.
A son of the multiple Group 1 hero New Approach and the Group 3-winning Street Cry mare Falls Of Lora, Cascadian was bred by Godolphin in the Northern Hemisphere.
He made a winning debut over seven furlongs (1400m) at Chantilly in July 2017 when trained by Andre Fabre, before heading straight into Listed class at Deauville, where he was beaten by another Godolphin runner, Mythical Magic.
After three wins in six starts in Europe, Cascadian was exported to Godolphin’s Australian operation, which was led by James Cummings.
Cascadian had an extraordinary career Down Under, winning nine races, eight of them in stakes company. He raced 48 times in Australia, with 45 of them in Group or Listed grade, and he won in each of his five seasons, compiling victories between 1400 and 2000 metres.
Overall, the chestnut won four Group 1s, two Group 2s and two Group 3s, amassing just shy of $10.9 million in prize money.
In 2021, Cascadian claimed his maiden Group 1, taking out the Doncaster Handicap under Jamie Melham.
He won a second race in top company, in 2022, when James McDonald guided him to victory in the All Aged Stakes.
Cascadian’s first Australian Cup triumph occurred in 2023 under Ben Melham. The gelding returned to successfully defend his title 12 months later at what would be his penultimate start. With Ben Melham again in the saddle, Cascadian was too good for a field that included Pride Of Jenni, Mr Brightside, Atishu, Vow And Declare and Legarto.
“He’s a pretty special horse,” Northwood Park’s stud manager, James Manning, told Racing.com.
“Just last night, I was revisiting what he’d done. To win four Group 1s, and his second Australian Cup, that was a proper Group 1 field. It’s a pretty special field to have beaten.
“To win two Group 1s in the fashion he did, it obviously brings back great memories.
“He was a crowd favourite and a staff favourite, and it was a good story with him coming in from overseas to reach great heights.”
THE SECOND CHAPTER
Upon retirement (in May 2024), Cascadian was taken on by Australian Olympic event rider Amanda Ross as part of Godolphin’s Lifetime Care program.
Ross quickly developed a soft spot for Cascadian, but the horse’s competitive nature meant their relationship had to come to an end.
“He has the most beautiful soul and he’s a gorgeous character. I couldn’t love him more,” Ross told Racing.com.
“He is a high-performance racehorse and he has so much internal energy, so the sport suited him really well. But he needed to combust that energy, and in the equestrian world, where we need them to be a little calmer and be able to manage themselves in atmospheric situations, he had been racing for 10 years, so that was such a big change for him.
“He had a bit of a signature move, which was scoot forward or scoot sideways. It never came with a bolt or anything like that, but it was quick and I never knew when he was going to do it.
“He doesn’t owe anyone anything, and if that’s who he is, and that’s what’s made him successful, so be it, let him be who he is.”
CHAPTER THREE
The two-time Australian Cup hero, now 11, is living his best life, sharing a paddock with the Group 2-winning gelding Viridine at Darley’s Northwood Park, which is situated on the banks of the Goulburn River at Seymour, 100km north of Melbourne.
“He’s a bit of a dude, to be honest. He’s pretty relaxed and very easy to deal with,” Manning said.
“He’s got his funny quirks – you can play with his mouth and he’ll stick his tongue out for you. He’s got a lot of character about him.
“It’s great to have him around, he just fits in, he’s a gem.
“He’s in with Viridine – they’ve been buddies for a while now. They get along well, but Viridine is probably the boss of the two of them.”
Manning explained Cascadian is about to embark on the next phase of his career.
“We’re going to look to trial him with some weanlings, because he has the potential to be a really good nanny. He’s got that relaxed nature and he’ll keep them in line without being too aggressive. “We think he could be a really good nanny for us,” Manning said.
Understandably, Cascadian is much-loved and very popular with the Northwood Park staff.
“When we these horses come back, like Hartnell and him, they get a lot of attention, a lot of staff visits,” Manning said.
“If staff have friends or family over, they take them for a visit.
“He’s certainly very popular.”

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	CASCADIAN With the Group 1 Australian Cup the feature race in Victoria this weekend, it’s fitting the subject for the second installment of this series is Cascadian. He is, after all, one of just six horses to achieve back-to-back wins in the race’s 164-year history. A son of the multiple Group 1 hero New Approach and the Group 3-winning Street Cry mare Falls Of Lora, Cascadian was bred by Godolphin in the Northern Hemisphere. He made a winning debut over seven furlongs (1400m) at Chantilly in July 2017 when trained by Andre Fabre, before heading straight into Listed class at Deauville, where he was beaten by another Godolphin runner, Mythical Magic. After three wins in six starts in Europe, Cascadian was exported to Godolphin’s Australian operation, which was led by James Cummings. Cascadian had an extraordinary career Down Under, winning nine races, eight of them in stakes company. He raced 48 times in Australia, with 45 of them in Group or Listed grade, and he won in each of his five seasons, compiling victories between 1400 and 2000 metres. Overall, the chestnut won four Group 1s, two Group 2s and two Group 3s, amassing just shy of $10.9 million in prize money. In 2021, Cascadian claimed his maiden Group 1, taking out the Doncaster Handicap under Jamie Melham. He won a second race in top company, in 2022, when James McDonald guided him to victory in the All Aged Stakes. Cascadian’s first Australian Cup triumph occurred in 2023 under Ben Melham. The gelding returned to successfully defend his title 12 months later at what would be his penultimate start. With Ben Melham again in the saddle, Cascadian was too good for a field that included Pride Of Jenni, Mr Brightside, Atishu, Vow And Declare and Legarto. “He’s a pretty special horse,” Northwood Park’s stud manager, James Manning, told Racing.com. “Just last night, I was revisiting what he’d done. To win four Group 1s, and his second Australian Cup, that was a proper Group 1 field. It’s a pretty special field to have beaten. “To win two Group 1s in the fashion he did, it obviously brings back great memories. “He was a crowd favourite and a staff favourite, and it was a good story with him coming in from overseas to reach great heights.” THE SECOND CHAPTER Upon retirement (in May 2024), Cascadian was taken on by Australian Olympic event rider Amanda Ross as part of Godolphin’s Lifetime Care program. Ross quickly developed a soft spot for Cascadian, but the horse’s competitive nature meant their relationship had to come to an end. “He has the most beautiful soul and he’s a gorgeous character. I couldn’t love him more,” Ross told Racing.com. “He is a high-performance racehorse and he has so much internal energy, so the sport suited him really well. But he needed to combust that energy, and in the equestrian world, where we need them to be a little calmer and be able to manage themselves in atmospheric situations, he had been racing for 10 years, so that was such a big change for him. “He had a bit of a signature move, which was scoot forward or scoot sideways. It never came with a bolt or anything like that, but it was quick and I never knew when he was going to do it. “He doesn’t owe anyone anything, and if that’s who he is, and that’s what’s made him successful, so be it, let him be who he is.” CHAPTER THREE The two-time Australian Cup hero, now 11, is living his best life, sharing a paddock with the Group 2-winning gelding Viridine at Darley’s Northwood Park, which is situated on the banks of the Goulburn River at Seymour, 100km north of Melbourne. “He’s a bit of a dude, to be honest. He’s pretty relaxed and very easy to deal with,” Manning said. “He’s got his funny quirks – you can play with his mouth and he’ll stick his tongue out for you. He’s got a lot of character about him. “It’s great to have him around, he just fits in, he’s a gem. “He’s in with Viridine – they’ve been buddies for a while now. They get along well, but Viridine is probably the boss of the two of them.” Manning explained Cascadian is about to embark on the next phase of his career. “We’re going to look to trial him with some weanlings, because he has the potential to be a really good nanny. He’s got that relaxed nature and he’ll keep them in line without being too aggressive. “We think he could be a really good nanny for us,” Manning said. Understandably, Cascadian is much-loved and very popular with the Northwood Park staff. “When we these horses come back, like Hartnell and him, they get a lot of attention, a lot of staff visits,” Manning said. “If staff have friends or family over, they take them for a visit. “He’s certainly very popular.”
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	Regimental Gal’s quiet life after G1 glory On March 20 2004, the G1 Australia Stakes (now the G1 William Reid Stakes) at Moonee Valley was won by Regimental Gal for Toowoomba trainer Shaun Dwyer. The General Nediym filly touched off the Grahame Begg-trained Our Egyptian Raine. When the 2026 edition of the William Reid Stakes is run on Saturday at Caulfield (due to $3 billion redevelopment of The Valley), 25-year-old Regimental Gal and Our Egyptian Raine, 27, will be sharing a paddock at Cressfield – a boutique broodmare farm in Parkville, north of Scone, New South Wales. “Regimental Gal lives a life suitable to her desired life pace in a paddock with some other well- known retirees; Our Egyptian Raine, Miss Judgment, Galapagos Girl and Personify,” Cressfield’s operations manager, Liesl Wickson, told Racing.com. Regimental Gal is one of the many rags to riches stories in racing. Purchased for just $16,500 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, she won seven races (from 17 starts), including two Group 1s and a couple of Group 2s, and $1.6 million in prize money. Upon retirement, Regimental Gal was purchased for $800,000 at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, with the mare bought by bloodstock agent Kieran Moore for Cressfield. “I wasn’t yet working for Cressfield, but the farm that I was working for had horses stabled right behind her,” Wickson explained. “She was wicked. I remember watching two people needing to go into her stable to rug her and her trying to take a piece of the handler. I remember thinking, how awful it would be to look after her. Twelve months later I started work at Cressfield, and Day 1, guess who I found? “My first encounter with her didn’t allay my fears. I took her into the crush (a strongly built stall or cage for holding horses,) and she decided to jump straight out of the front. “In my first week, I watched a very sizable investment, in my care, catapult herself over the very high front door. “From that day on, though, she was quiet and easy to manage. I used to say she was the labrador of the farm; she would move at snail’s pace everywhere she went, nothing fazing her. “There were a few moments where I was sharply reminded of her past character. One day, I decided to give her a groom before going to stud. She neither appreciated it nor tolerated it particularly well, threatening to bite me with every stroke. She wasn’t one to enjoy a fuss. “On another occasion, her stable door was jammed, so I had to climb through her stable window to fix the jam on the inside of the stable. I guess seeing a figure climbing through a window wasn’t agreeable to her either, as she came launching at me with teeth bared. It was only when I said, “Reg! Stop! It’s just me!”, she returned to her usual placid self and let me fix the door. “One of my favourite memories of her was how slow she moved everywhere she went, except on cold winter mornings. I would arrive in the feed-up ute and in the crisp air she would rear straight up vertically. She would give you flashes of her athleticism before returning into Labrador mode.” Regimental Gal’s first foal – a filly by the great Redoute’s Choice – was acquired by Darley for $1.5 million. That filly, Vimy, won just one race, but she was runner-up at Listed level, and produced the Group 2-winning Lonhro colt Souchez. Lilliburlero – Regimental Gal’s fourth foal - was also by Redoute’s Choice, won four races, including the G3 Triscay Stakes in 2014. “Yes, Lilliburlero is still here at Cressfield, producing foals,” said Wickson. “She shares her mother’s laid-back attitude. “Regimental Gal had her last foal in 2021; a filly called Regimental Colours (by All Too Hard). She is a filly with plenty of talent and I hope we can see her put it all together.”
	It takes a wise man a lifetime to grow a tree and a fool five minutes to kill one.

Where Are They Now

Regimental Gal’s quiet life after G1 glory