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JOE CAYENNE Owner/Trainer: N/A Record: N/A
Win: Breeders’ Bowl Mile-G1, Sand Castle Fee Duty-G1, United Countries Handicap-G1, Eddie O Cap-G1, Sword Swallower Stakes-G1, Classic Turf-G1, [ x ] Stakes-G1, Pan Americana Handicap-G2, Marcos Footwear Handicap-G2, High Lady Cup-G3, Explosive Bet Stakes-G3, Vendor Challenge Stakes, Iron Peg Special, Turn of Coin Challenge, More Bold Times Special, Sooner-Husker Stakes, Faster Than Quick Stakes. Place: Movieland Turf Cup-G1, Canada Turf-G1, Florida Track Cap-G1, Mike Smith Cap-G2, Japan All Comers-G2, Carlton Fisk Handicap-G3, Bottle Rocket Stakes-G3, Slow Tree Special-G3, Piaster Handicap, Agressive Hawk Stakes, All of A Sudden Special, Vite Cheval Challenge Stakes. Show: Full Blitz Special, Daring Damascus Stakes, Altazarr Handicap, Young Native Special. Upon first inspection, the unraced five year old wasn't much too look at, just another average brown horse, with nothing flashy or remarkable to distinguish him from the others in the horse pool. His pedigree, while nice, but not top flight. There were younger horses, more regally bred horses. And yet, when rbgstable took a second look at Joe Cayenne, he saw something in the horse's eye, something that made him pause. And so, the best horse ever to grace the horse pool found a home, and a historic career was born. He waited five years to get to the track, but Joe quickly made up for lost time. Winner in his second start, an 8 ½ length romp, he was already showing signs of being something special. He wasn’t quite ready for Grade 1 competition when thrown to the wolves in only his fourth start, with only a maiden win to his name, but returned to allowance company, Joe showed he didn’t belong in allowances either, laughing to an easy 9 1/4 length score when stretched out to 12 furlongs. Returned to that distance, the dark brown horse joined the ranks of stakes winners with a 4 1/4 length dominating win in the Zografros Stakes. Joe threw his heart and soul into his races; refusing to conserve his talent and energy, disdaining to do just enough to win. If he was the best horse in the race, he was going to make sure everyone knew it. In his very next start, Joe captured the G2 Dawn to Dusk Cup, and was quickly making a name for himself in the turf marathon division. Joe had made the big time, and would not look back. After knocking on the door in three G1 races, Joe burst through with a flourish, winning the G1 Man o’ War Stakes by 6 1/4 lengths, and putting up a 117 SF in the process. Next came the Equinics, where the cagy Cayenne had to settle for second behind the brilliant, but lightly raced, Royal Roo. After an uncharacteristically poor effort in the G1 Classic Turf, Joe won the G1 Coalminer Cup by 3 1/4 lengths over a monster field that included School Kris, Stormy Prospector and Seattle Hit, earning a 116 SF for the 1 ½ miles. It was time for a clash of the titans in the Breeders’ Bowl Turf. From maiden to Breeders’ Bowl hero in one year? It was not to be. After a wide trip and an early move, Joe couldn’t hold off Dusty Dance. Two starts later, Joe would end a marathon season with a win in the G2 Chris Antley Memorial Stakes, turning the tables on Dusty Dance (that rival could only manage fourth), leading from gate to wire in a tour-de-force performance, earning a 119 SF for the 12 furlongs. Like fine wine, Joe got better with age. His six year old campaign began slowly, but started revving up into high gear in the third start of the season, when he won the G1 John Scott Appreciation Stakes. A trip to Dubai proved unsuccessful, but he rebounded with a scored in the G1 Little Guppy Classic. The ASR Cup proved to be too far, the Doomben Cup and two subsequent stakes too short, but the G1 Sword Swallower Stakes was just right, as Joe thrashed a top field by 6 3/4 lengths. A heartbreaking loss followed in the G1 Man o’War Stakes, as Joe was just a head shy of the victory. In that race, 20-1 longshot Texan A.P., spotted 17 pounds, made a final lunge to catch the Night Shift horse at the wire. It was a hard loss to take, but a return to the G1 Coalminer Cup proved to be just what the doctor ordered. Joe captured the race for a second straight year, this time with a 7 ½ length procession to the finish line, leaving multiple G1 winners Project Thor, Amanda Jane and High Devil in his wake. The Breeders’ Bowl Turf followed, and this time around, Joe would not be denied. The six year old stalked the early pace before throwing himself into the stretch, storming home an absolutely dominant 6 3/4 length winner, and posting a sensational 115 SF. Defending champ Dusty Dance could only manage fifth. Joe would close out a terrific fall with the hattrick, winning the G1 Japan Cup by 3 ½ lengths. The horse in plain brown packaging let it all hang out on the track, displaying the charisma and talent that was hidden within, and the sim loved him for it. His fans rewarded him with two Eclipse Awards: Champion Turf Male, and Horse of the Year. What could Joe Cayenne do for an encore? His fans would soon find out. After a dirt prep to start the season (his one and only start on that surface), the now seven year old continued to dominate the division. Three straight graded stakes, Joe won each of them for fun, the smallest margin of victory the 3 1/4 length length triumph in the desert, where he won the Sand Castle Golden Turf Classic over a top caliber field that included Cecil Roo, Project Thor, and Majestic Water. The streak came to an end in the G1 San Francisco Capitan, when the inevitable bounce finally occurred. Two more losses ensued, one in a race too short, the other was a loss to Seriously From Ham, who ran the race of his life to pull off the upset at odds of nearly 10/1. A return to the G2 Dawn to Dusk, the race where, two years earlier, Joe had recorded his first graded stakes win, worked its magic. With the familiar glint in his eye, Joe would sweep home a 5 3/4 length winner over a G1 quality field which included Stormy Prospector and Majestic Water. After an easy prep in allowance company, Joe Cayenne would finally prove that he could win a G1 event at 10 furlongs. He would do it in style, pouring on the speed after a mere quarter-mile to take the lead, and increasing his lead at every pole, until he hit the wire 4 1/4 lengths in front. Final time for the distance was 2:00 2/5, good for a 121 SF. Multi-millionaires Project Thor, Prospector Spend and Prospector Rizzo were among those left in his wake. After such a dominant effort, a bounce was inevitable, even on five weeks’ rest. But, returned to the G1 Coalminer Cup, Joe was home. Not even the rain could stop the seven year old from laying claim to the title for a historic third straight time. Next came the Breeders’ Bowl Turf, where Joe’s attempt to defend his title was not quite as successful. After seeing Joe Cayenne’s tail far too many times, Project Thor finally got the jump on his rival, and made the most of it, ending up almost five lengths ahead of the champ. Joe Cayenne had one more monster performance in him, when he gave it his all in the G1 Japan Cup. For the second straight year, Joe would humble a top caliber field (although Project Thor was absent), and earned a 120 SF, with a sizzling time of 2:29 flat for 12 furlongs. Joe Cayenne was injured in his final start of the year, and was never really the same. Still, he had done more than enough that year to earn the Sim Eclipse Award as Champion Turf Male for a second straight year. The champ would run several more times, in abbreviated campaigns at eight, nine and ten, but his best days were clearly behind him. That said, from ages five to seven, Joe compiled a 28-15-5-1 record at 12 furlongs, establishing himself as one of the best at that distance. This stellar record was accomplished against the toughest competition, made Joe the first horse in the sim to earn back to back Eclipse awards, and included a perfect three for three in the Coalminer Cup, two for two in the Japan Cup, and a triumph and two seconds in the Breeders’ Bowl Turf. Joe Cayenne, one of the sim’s most popular and enduring runners, set several other standards along the way - lifetime earnings of $13,510,891; a record amount that appears nearly untouchable, even in a day and age where buying G1 races is commonplace - and 13 Grade 1 victories, a mark that stood for almost three years until Sunnybank Memorial equaled, then surpassed it. He may be plain in appearance, but Joe Cayenne is certainly no average Joe. |
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