CACIQUE WINS MAN O WAR GRADE 1

Cacique who has produced a string of distinguished efforts since arriving in America from France this year, gained another fine victory in Saturdays Man O War at Belmont to leave connections considering the Breeders’ Cup.

Owned by Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms and now trained by Bobby Frankel, Cacique had won the Manhattan Handicap at the same track in June. He was ridden close to the rail by Edgar Prado and showed a sharp turn of foot to sneak through a gap in the home straight, running away for a length and three quarters victory over the closing Go Deputy, also clocking a decent time.

”The way he trains in the morning, he never impresses you, so it’s hard to get high on him,” said Frankel. ”In the afternoon, when you put him on the grass, he accelerates. This might have been his best race yet. There was more speed today. I’m thinking about the Breeders’ Cup. The way he finished how could he finish any faster?”

Date: 11 September 2006