Love De Cause is here
Giant’s Causeway ( USA) – Love De Tor (NZ) by Spectacular Love (USA)
– by the same sire as SHAMARDAL and from a multiple Group 1 winning New Zealand family.
His sheer excellence was a reminder that this is actually a race meeting, about racehorses
Shamardal is tough, and can’t see a challenge without rising to it. With three Group 1’s in less than a month, and the sweat barely dry on his since Chantilly, Shamardal is on a street fighter’s roll, very reminiscent of his dad Giant’s Causeway, who loved nothing better than a fight and would have done time had he been human. (Alistair Down. Racing Post June 2005).
Such was the admiration generated by this magnificent son of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY that the prestigious English publication
Racing Post produced a special souvenir edition praising a true champion, the like of which is rarely seen in the competitive world of international thoroughbred racing.
SHAMARDAL lived right up to those accolades, and when retired to stud he set the racing world alight again, with his progeny dominating in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. He ranks among the hottest properties of any stallion in the world, and is right up to the minute with his daughter MAYBE DISCREET winning the VRC Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington in early October.
This success augers well for sons of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, and Queensland breeders are fortunate to have one of the best bred sons of this champion racehorse and sire standing at Beaudesert.
LOVE DE CAUSE (pictured) is an Australian-bred son of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, and he comes from one of the best families in the New Zealand Stud Book. A bright chestnut, like his sire, LOVE DE CAUSE is from the Group 1 winning mare LOVE DE TOR (New Zealand Bayer Classic), and his third dam BURLETTA was the toast of New Zealand when she swept to 12 principal Stakes wins. These included the Group 1 New Zealand One Thousand Guineas and the Group 1 Bayer Classic.
A strong female line is considered very important when assessing the promise of a potential stallion, and LOVE DE CAUSE certainly has this essential ingredient. This includes the renowned sire influence ROBERTO and the Super Elite mare ALMAHMOUD.
However, LOVE DE CAUSE’s sireline loses nothing in comparison. Having GIANT’S CAUSEWAY as his sire is a good start, but, better yet, the full pedigree boasts some of the world’s most successful stallions – the mighty STORM CAT; champion sire of sires STORM BIRD; the all-time American hero SECRETARIAT; the great BLUSHING GROOM horse RAHY; the champion sire HALO; the influential CHIEFTAIN; SPECTACULAR BID, rated by his trainer as “ the greatest horse ever to look through a bridle”; and the greatest of them all, NORTHERN DANCER. All this – combined with double crosses of HAIL TO REASON and NASRULLAH.
A $250,000 purchase at the Magic Millions Horses in Training sale, LOVE DE CAUSE quickly showed he had the ability to match his sparkling pedigree. Much to the disappointment of his owners and his trainer Maryann Thexton, a sesamoid injury forced his retirement after only four starts for 1-1-2 – including a dominant win as a two year old at Doomben (1200) a second to the fabulous Zero Rock at Doomben (1200m), and a third to EXPRESS AIR at Eagle Farm (1300m). He was effective on all types of going. Ms Thexton believed him to have been “Black Type Bound”.
Since retirement, LOVE DE CAUSE went to stud privately, covering only mares belonging to his owner and associates.
Such is the quality of these few foals that the decision has been made to stand the stallion commercially. LOVE DE CAUSE is the only Giant’s Causeway stallion available in Queensland and is now available at a service fee of $3300 inc GST.
He will stand at Woodwinds @ Benwerrin at Beaudesert under the stewardship of Stud Manager Shannon Bates. All enquiries Shannon Bates 0432 591564 or Erica Bates 0417 720352
