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Eight Carat (GB) (1975–2000) was a British-bred
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. in
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. She produced five individual
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winners, including Octagonal, Mouawad, Kaapstad, Diamond Lover and (Our) Marquise who had 28 stakes wins between them.


Background

Eight Carat was a black or brown mare bred in Britain. She was sired by the
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winner Pieces of Eight out of Klairessa. Klairessa had little success as a racehorse, but was a sister to both the King's Stand Stakes winner D'Urberville and the mare Lora who produced the 1000 Guineas winner On the House. In addition to Eight Carat, Klairessa also produced a colt by
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named Knesset, who won the Ballyogan Stakes in 1988 and Habibti, the British champion sprinter and Horse of the Year in 1983.


Racing career

Eight Carat raced for three seasons in England in the late 1970s but showed no discernible ability, failing to win in five races. She was sold for 9,400
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in December 1979.


Breeding record

During her career as a broodmare, Eight Carat produced five Group One winners: *Diamond Lover (1982, by Sticks and Stones), won the 1987 Railway Stakes (New Zealand) *Kaapstad (1984, by
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), won the 1987 VRC Sires Produce Stakes *Marquise (1991, by Gold and Ivory), won the 1996 Captain Cook Stakes * Octagonal (1992, by
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), won ten Group Ones including the 1995
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and 1997 Chipping Norton Stakes *Mouawad (1993, by
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), won the 1997 George Ryder Stakes, Futurity Stakes (Australia),
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Daughters as broodmares

Her influence now extends to several generations and includes her daughters: ''Diamond Lover (Aus, 1982 by Sticks and Stones)'' Dam of * Tristalove (1990 by
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): winner of 2 Group 1 races and Champion Race filly * Don Eduardo (1998 by
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): winner of the 2002 Group 1
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*
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(1992 by
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): multiple Group winner * Antwerp (1988 by
Sir Tristram Sir Tristram (7 April 1971 – 21 May 1997) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who stood at stud in New Zealand, where he sired an extraordinary 45 Group One winners, including three Melbourne Cup winners. His progeny earned him 17 off ...
): multiple Listed winner. Diamond Lover is the grand dam of: * Viscount: Multiple Group 1 winner and Champion 2YO; * Helsinborg: Listed winner; * Viking Ruler: Group 1 winner; * Kempinsky: Group 2 winner; * Diamond Like: Listed winner. She is also the great grand dam of: * Lucida: Listed winner * De Beers: Group 1 winner. ''Marquise'' Dam of Shower of Roses, Group 1 winner. ''Cotehele House (GB, 1980 by My Swanee)'' Dam of: * Danewin (b. 1991), winner of 5 Group 1 races, and Champion 3 year old of his year * Commands, the winner of a Group 3 race. Both Danewin and Commands stood at stud in Australia's Hunter Valley and sired Group 1 winners, including: * Danewin: Elegant Fashion, Vitesse Dane, County Tyrone, Excites and Toulouse-Lautrec; * Commands: Melody Belle,
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, Undue and Paratroopers. Cotehele House is the grand dam of: * Emerald Dream (Aus, 1996 Danehill-Theme Sing): winner of the 2002 New Zealand International Stakes and dam of Zed * Special Bond: Listed winner * Taimana: Group 2 winner. Cotehele House is the great grand dam of: * Impaler: 2x Group 2 winner * Listen Here: Listed winner. Cotehele House is also the great-great grand dam of the 2020 Caulfield Cup and 2021
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winner Verry Elleegant. Verry Ellegant was inbred 4 × 4 to Cotehele House. ''La Brillante'' Born 1986 by
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): dam of Philidor, Listed winner. ''Nine Carat'' Born 1989 by
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): dam of Court of Jewels, Listed winner.


Sons as sires

Eight Carat's sons: Octagonal, Kaapstad, Colombia and Mouawad have all stood at stud. Octagonal Octagonal stood at Woodlands Stud, Cootamundra, New South Wales and was the sire of the two Group One winning brothers: * Niello, winner of the 2003 Spring Champion Stakes and 2004 Canterbury Guineas and
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*
Lonhro Lonhro (10 December 1998 – 19 April 2024), nicknamed The Black Flash, was an Australian champion racehorse. He was from the first crop of the champion Octagonal (horse), Octagonal out of the Group One-placed Shadea (by Straight Strike), who al ...
, world champion miler of 2004, who also stood at Woodlands Stud. Kaapstad Kaapstad stood at Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand and was a leading sire and broodmare sire. At stud Kaapstad sired 43 individual stakes winners. Colombia Colombia stood at Newmarket Lodge in New Zealand. He sired: * Addictive Habit, winner of the 2015 Livamol Classic and Foxbridge Plate. * Chocolate Fish, the winner of the 2018 Great Northern Steeplechase (6300m). Mouawad Mouawad stood one season in Australia at Glenlogan Park Stud in Queensland, however due to fertility problems, he was re-sold again at public auction for A$525,000 to the former Domeland Syndicate and shipped to China. His fate is unknown following the collapse of the Chinese racing industry in 2005.


Honours

Eight Carat won the
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Broodmare of the Year a record-equalling three times from 1995 to 1997 due to the deeds of Octagonal and Mouawad. In 1996 Eight Carat was named Broodmare of the Year by the international journal Owner-Breeder (USA).Thoroughbred Village
Retrieved 2010-3-10 Eight Carat died in 2000, aged 25 at Sir Patrick Hogan's Cambridge Stud. She is buried alongside
Sir Tristram Sir Tristram (7 April 1971 – 21 May 1997) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who stood at stud in New Zealand, where he sired an extraordinary 45 Group One winners, including three Melbourne Cup winners. His progeny earned him 17 off ...
(IRE).


References


External links


Stallion News: Eight Carat
* http://www.pedigreequery.com/eight+carat * http://www.studbook.org.au * http://www.ror.net.au {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713192645/http://www.ror.net.au/ , date=2007-07-13 * https://web.archive.org/web/20070615131207/http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/studs-stallions/stallions.aspx * http://www.windsorpark.co.nz 1975 racehorse births 2000 racehorse deaths New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame horses Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 9-c Blue Hen Broodmare