Cade (1734–1756) was an important foundation sire of

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racehorses. He was the

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in 1752, 1753, 1758, 1759 and 1760.

Breeding

Bred by

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, he was by the Thoroughbred

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, the

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. Out of Roxana (1718) (by Bald Galloway), he was a full-brother to the first son of the Goldophin Arabian,

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(1732 bay colt). Orphaned by Roxana when he was 10 days old, he was raised on cows' milk.Cade
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Racing career

In 1740, he defeated Sedbury (1734 chestnut colt by Partner), Elephant and Blacksilver to win the King's Plate. The following year, in April, he finished second to Sedbury in the King's Plate, defeating Countess and Elephant. He then ran second in a £50 race in July 1744 to Molorro (bl. c. 1736). Cade was then sold to Thomas Meredith of Easby in 1745, for whom he ran third in a 50 guineas purse to Bucephalus (ch.g. 1738) and Starling.

Stud record

Cade was more successful as a stallion than a racehorse, becoming Leading Sire in England in 1752, 1753, 1758, 1759 and 1760. His top offspring included: * Cade Mare: 1751 grey filly, dam of

Mambrino (horse) Mambrino was a grey Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1768, out of Engineer, and by an unnamed mare by Cade. Life Mambrino was a grey by Engineer and out of an unnamed mare by Cade. He was bred by John Atkinson of Scholes, Yorkshire. Mambrino ...

, also 19th dam of

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* Changeling: 1747 bay colt, full-brother to Matchem, sired Le Sang * Kitty Fisher: 1756 grey filly, sent to the USA, in the pedigree of

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: three-time leading sire, one of three sire-lines to producing modern Thoroughbreds * Silvio: 1754 bay colt, winner of the 1764 Richmond Gold Cup * Warrens Sportsman: 1753 bay colt, damsire of

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and the Derby winner Sir Thomas. * Wildair: 1753 bay colt, sent to the USA, eventually taken back to England * Young Cade: 1747 bay colt, unraced but an important sire Cade died at Easby Abbey, in September 1756.

References

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Bloodlines - Cade
1734 racehorse births 1756 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the Kingdom of Great Britain Racehorses trained in the Kingdom of Great Britain Thoroughbred family 6-a Godolphin Arabian sire line