Cequillo (USA)
April 2, 1956 – August 24, 1986
Princequillo (IRE) x Boldness (USA), by Mahmoud (FR)
Family 16-a
"GENETIC GEM"
April 2, 1956 – August 24, 1986
Princequillo (IRE) x Boldness (USA), by Mahmoud (FR)
Family 16-a
"GENETIC GEM"
All but useless on the racetrack, Cequillo proved much better in the paddocks. A foundation mare for Florida-based Tartan Farms, she produced four stakes winners and bred on through several daughters.
Race record
8 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third, US$350
As an individual
A large but feminine bay mare, Cequillo was correct but may have been hampered as a racehorse by a back injury suffered in a training accident. Many of her best foals and their descendants did their best running on turf.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Cequillo produced 19 named foals, of which 18 started and 14 won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Cequillo was bred by Charlton M. Clay at his Marchmont Farm. She was purchased for US$10,000 from the 1957 Keeneland July yearling sale by Eugene Mori but was quickly resold to William McKnight, who raced Cequillo and bred her foals in the name of his Tartan Farms. Cequillo was trained by John Sceusa. She died in 1986, four years after the birth of her last foal, and was buried on property that is now part of Winding Oaks Farm.
Pedigree notes
Cequillo is inbred 5x5 to 1903 English Triple Crown winner Rock Sand and to 1909 St. Leger Stakes winner Bayardo, a two-time leading sire in England. She is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Big Raff (by Pet Bully). Her dam Boldness is a winning half sister to 1951 Black Helen Handicap winner Antagonism (by Eight Thirty), dam of 1962 Selima Stakes winner Fool's Play (by Tom Fool), and is out of 1939 Acorn Stakes winner Hostility (by Man o' War), a granddaughter of the great French-based matron Plucky Liege.
Books and media
Cequillo is profiled in Chapter 42 of John Sparkman's Foundation Mares: How Outstanding Female Families Shaped America's Breeding Industry (2008, Thoroughbred Times Books).
Last updated: January 7, 2024
Race record
8 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third, US$350
As an individual
A large but feminine bay mare, Cequillo was correct but may have been hampered as a racehorse by a back injury suffered in a training accident. Many of her best foals and their descendants did their best running on turf.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Cequillo produced 19 named foals, of which 18 started and 14 won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Hot Dust (1960, by Jet Action) won the 1965 Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap and three others stakes races. He was exported to Argentina in 1969 and did well as a sire there from limited opportunities.
- Three Up (1961, by Decathlon) is the second dam of five stakes winners including Grade 2 winner Debutant's Halo and Grade 3 winner Michael's Star. She is also the third dam of six more minor stakes winners.
- Grand Splendor (1982, by Correlation) won a division of the Pageant Handicap as a 3-year-old. She is the dam of Canadian stakes winner Paddock Park (by Tom Rolfe) and the remarkable broodmare Killaloe (by Dr. Fager), whose five stakes winners include 1981 Metropolitan Handicap (USA-G1) winner and important sire Fappiano (by Mr. Prospector) and 1995 Prix Jean Prat (FR-G1) winner Torrential (by Gulch). Through Killaloe's stakes-winning daughter Jedina (by What a Pleasure), Grand Splendor is the third dam of 1988 Top Flight Handicap (USA-G1) winner Clabber Girl and the fourth dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Keeper Hill. Grand Splendor also produced Gonfalon (by Francis S.), dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Ogygian (by Damascus) and stakes winner Lookinforthebigone (by State Dinner); second dam of three stakes winners including 1996 Metropolitan Handicap (USA-G1) winner Honour and Glory; and third dam of eight stakes winners including Hong Kong Group 2 winner Wade Giles and Grade 3 winners Savorthetime, Rogue Romance, and Wonderlandbynight. Another daughter of Grand Splendor, Many Visits (by Intentionally), produced Canadian Grade 3 winner Tuxedo Mac (by Minnesota Mac).
- Tequillo (1963, by Intentionally) won three stakes races. He sired four stakes winners from 129 named foals while standing in Maryland.
- Ruffled Feathers (1964, by Rough'n Tumble) won the 1967 Man o' War Stakes. He sired four stakes winners from 84 named foals while standing in Ohio.
- Expectancy (1965, by Intentionally) produced 1978 American co-champion sprinter Dr. Patches (by Dr. Fager), 1985 Arlington Handicap (USA-G1) winner Who's for Dinner (by Native Charger), and 1976 Bed o' Roses Handicap (USA-G3) winner Imminence (by Native Charger). Expectancy is also the dam of Exponential (by Dr. Fager), the second dam of South African Group 3 winner Patache and the third dam of 2006 S. A. Classic Stakes (SAF-G1) winner Hunting Tower, South African Group 2 winner Mochachino, and South African Group 3 winner Mocha Java.
- Quiet Charm (by Nearctic) produced 1979 Lexington Handicap (USA-G2) winner Virilify (by Minnesota Mac) and 1984 Vineland Handicap (USA-G3) winner Agacerie (by Exclusive Native), second dam of Australian Group 3 winner Red Terror and third dam of Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger, JPN-G1) winner Toho Jackal and Japanese Group 3 winner Toho Amapola. Quiet Charm also produced Demure (by Dr. Fager), dam of 1990 NYRA Mile Handicap (USA-G1) winner and good sire Quiet American (by Fappiano) and Canadian stakes winner Kapalua (by Caro), second dam of multiple Australian Group 3 winner Neena Rock and third dam of multiple European Group 2 winner Ashalanda and two-time Panamanian champion Ricura. Another daughter of Quiet Charm, Partygoer (by Secretariat) is the dam of 1996 Pacific Classic (USA-G1) winner Dare and Go (by Alydar) and 2006 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (USA-G1) winner Go Deputy (by Deputy Minister) and the second dam of French Group 3 winners Acago, Quiet Royal, Sandwaki, and Polytechnicien. Finally, Quiet Charm's daughter Chaming Smile (by Mac Diarmida) is the dam of listed stakes winner No Mecourtney (by Jeblar) and the third dam of Japanese Group 1 winner A Shin Forward.
- Consequential (1973, by Dr. Fager) produced listed stakes winner She's Scrumptious (by Golden Act) and is the second dam of 1986 Canadian champion juvenile male Blue Finn and Grade 3 winner Fancy Ribbons. She is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Maysville Slew.
- Wanga (1976, by Dr. Fager) produced stakes winner Banbury Cross (by J. O. Tobin) and is the third dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Calandrelle.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Cequillo was bred by Charlton M. Clay at his Marchmont Farm. She was purchased for US$10,000 from the 1957 Keeneland July yearling sale by Eugene Mori but was quickly resold to William McKnight, who raced Cequillo and bred her foals in the name of his Tartan Farms. Cequillo was trained by John Sceusa. She died in 1986, four years after the birth of her last foal, and was buried on property that is now part of Winding Oaks Farm.
Pedigree notes
Cequillo is inbred 5x5 to 1903 English Triple Crown winner Rock Sand and to 1909 St. Leger Stakes winner Bayardo, a two-time leading sire in England. She is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Big Raff (by Pet Bully). Her dam Boldness is a winning half sister to 1951 Black Helen Handicap winner Antagonism (by Eight Thirty), dam of 1962 Selima Stakes winner Fool's Play (by Tom Fool), and is out of 1939 Acorn Stakes winner Hostility (by Man o' War), a granddaughter of the great French-based matron Plucky Liege.
Books and media
Cequillo is profiled in Chapter 42 of John Sparkman's Foundation Mares: How Outstanding Female Families Shaped America's Breeding Industry (2008, Thoroughbred Times Books).
Last updated: January 7, 2024